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Public Health

 

Deals w/ Health issues and problems

What should be done for the good of the people

Efforts to improve public health—cost of health care

            40 million in USA w/o insurance

            ICU 3500-5000 $/day

Environment is deteriorating rapidly, pollutants, hazardous chemicals

1.25 trillion/year                        270 million in USA

Public Health—effort or activity where health of people in general is kept in mind

Parasitology—worms, helmnthic in public health