What is Public Health?

In this video, we take a look at Public Health – the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts of society. Public health focuses on improving the health of a population and preventing health problems before they happen. It is a broad field and covers a range of topics such as air pollution, epidemiology, communicable disease control, risk assessment, and health promotion. We’ll take a look at what public health is, how it is different to clinical medicine, who is responsible for doing it, and how it’s done! This video was created by Dr Ranil Appuhamy Voiceover - James Clark Creative Assistance - Neha

Topics

  • public health
  • health promotion
  • disease prevention
  • health protection
  • social determinants
  • commercial determinants
  • health governance
  • infectious diseases
  • antimicrobial resistance
  • climate change and health