Public Health Introduction Lecture

2. M A L I K I S H F A Q
S E N I O R L E C T U R E R
Public Health

3. What is Public Health
 Public health is the science of protecting and
improving the health of families and communities
through promotion of healthy lifestyles,
 research for disease and injury prevention and
detection and control of infectious diseases.
 public health is concerned with protecting the health
of entire populations.

4. How public health is possible
 monitor health,
 detect and investigate health problems,
 conduct research to enhance prevention,
 develop and advocate sound public health policies,
 implement prevention strategies,
 promote healthy behaviors,
 foster safe and healthful environments,
 provide leadership and training

5. What is Health ?
 the state of being free from illness or injury.
 the condition of being sound in body, mind, or spirit
 freedom from physical disease or pain
 Health is a state of complete physical, mental and
social well-being and not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity.

6. Disease
 A disease is a particular abnormal condition
 a condition of the living body or of one of its parts
that impairs normal functioning

7. Illnes
 It is a state in which equilibrium of the body and its
function are disturbed
 a condition of being unhealthy in your body or mind
 a disease or period of sickness affecting the body or
mind.
 a condition of being unhealthy in your body or mind