Public Health Midterm

the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities

looks at health around the US and anything that can make out health better or worse

an area of study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving health equity for all people worldwide

pertains to health and health equity around the globe interlinked with public health

health and access to healthcare is distributed equally

interconnect nature of populations across the globe, impacts the spread of disease and health-promoting interventions

high and fluctuating mortality, limited population growth, predominance of infectious disease and famine