Overview of Health Science

Interdisciplinary field focusing on the health and well-being of individuals and communities.
Combines knowledge from various disciplines: biology, chemistry, psychology, and social sciences.

Public Health
- Focus on preventing disease and promoting health at the population level.
- Involves epidemiology, health education, and community health initiatives.
Clinical Health
- Encompasses medical practice and healthcare delivery.
- Includes diagnosis, treatment, and patient care by healthcare professionals.
Health Policy and Management
- Study of health systems, policies, and management practices.
- Aims to improve health services and ensure access to healthcare.
Nutrition and Dietetics
- Focuses on the relationship between diet, health, and disease.
- Involves creating nutritional plans for individuals and populations.
Mental Health
- Examines psychological well-being and mental disorders.
- Includes therapies, counseling, and community support systems.
Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Study of drug development, pharmacology, and toxicology.
- Involves research and evaluation of medications for safety and efficacy.

Biostatistics: Application of statistics to biological and health-related studies.
Epidemiology: The study of disease distribution and determinants in populations.
Health Promotion: Strategies to enhance health knowledge and behavior.
Disease Prevention: Approaches to reduce the risk of illness and injury.

Physicians, nurses, public health officials, health educators, and mental health counselors.
Roles in research, policy-making, and administration are also common.

Essential for understanding health issues and improving healthcare through research.
Plays a vital role in managing public health crises (e.g., pandemics).
Contributes to the development of health policies and practices that enhance quality of life.

Public Health: Aims to prevent disease and promote health within communities.
- This involves epidemiology, health education, and community health initiatives.
Clinical Health: Focuses on healthcare delivery, diagnosis, treatment, and patient care.
- This involves healthcare professionals like physicians and nurses.
Health Policy and Management: Studies health systems, policies, and management practices.
- This area aims to improve health services and ensure healthcare access.
Nutrition and Dietetics: Focuses on the relationship between diet, health, and disease.
- Includes creating nutritional plans for individuals and populations.
Mental Health: Examines psychological well-being and mental disorders.
- Includes therapies, counseling, and community support systems.
Pharmaceutical Sciences: Studies drug development, pharmacology, and toxicology.
- This involves research and evaluation of medications for safety and efficacy.

Biostatistics: Uses statistics to analyze biological and health-related studies.
Epidemiology: Studies disease distribution and determinants within populations.
Health Promotion: Strategies to enhance health knowledge and behavior.
Disease Prevention: Approaches to reduce the risk of illness and injury.

Physicians, nurses, public health officials, health educators, and mental health counselors.
Roles in research, policy-making, and health administration are also common.

It helps understand health issues and improve healthcare through research.
Plays a vital role in managing public health crises (e.g., pandemics).
Contributes to the development of policies and practices that enhance quality of life.