Understanding the Focus of Public Health

The focus of public health is to prevent disease, promote health, and prolong life.

The main goals of public health are disease prevention, health promotion, and life extension.

Public health seeks to achieve better health outcomes for communities and populations.

<p>The overarching aim of public health efforts is to improve the overall well-being of society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Community/Public Health Nursing</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To preserve the health of the community and surrounding populations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Health promotion and health maintenance</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Identifying populations at risk and health</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A state of complete well-being, physical, social, and mental</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As a resource for everyday life, a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, and physical capacities</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Preventing disease, prolonging life, promoting health</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Assessment, policy development, assurance</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Preventing disease, prolonging life, promoting health through organized community efforts</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Personal, social, economic, environmental factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Primary prevention, secondary prevention, tertiary prevention</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Population's health status</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Organized health efforts at the community level</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To benefit each citizen</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Examining the origins of disease and identifying social, political, environmental, and economic factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Individual, family, group, community</p> Signup and view all the answers