About this trail:
Learn about Public Health with this trail.
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What does public health mean? Read about its objectives, history, definitions, public health programs and economies of public health. Public health has many sub-fields such as epidemiology, bio-statistics, occupational health, environmental health and health services. The site gives numerous good links to different public health organizations around the world.
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This website developed by the Association of Schools of Public Health, answers questions about does public health encompass, what impact it has on public health and what careers are available in the field of public health. A small audio-visual clip on the page also tells you about the definition of public health.
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Read about the ten great public health achievements in the 20th century as posted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Public health has increased the life expectancy of people in theUS by 25 years. Learn more about it through links to topics such as Immunizations, Control of Infectious Diseases, Motor-Vehicle safety and more.
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The oldest and largest association of public health professionals, it aims to protect Americans from serious health threats and encourage community-based health promotion. The most useful feature on the site is the links to health related articles sorted alphabetically by each topic. The topics are many, from prevention to alcohol, antibiotics to health administration.
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On this site you can learn about US Public Health Service. You find online videos, exhibits and even a free screen saver. Exhibits include images from the history of public health, the art of medicine in the 21st century and images from the ‘Visible human project’. You can take the public health trivia quiz too!




