1) English-language journal
Found on
https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/public-health
[Ireland] The Public Health (Ireland) Act of 1878 was an Act of Parliament passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom which introduced a comprehensive code of sanitary law in Ireland. ...
Found on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Health_(Ireland)_Act_of_1878
[London] The Public Health (London) Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict c 76) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which extended access to Metropolitan Asylums Board hospitals to those who were not eligible for poor relief. It was repealed in part by Parts V and VI of the Third Schedule to the Public Health Act 1936. ...
Found on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Health_(London)_Act_1891
Public health is `the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals.` It is concerned with threats to health based on population health analysis. The population in question can be as small as.....
Found on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_health
Under Article 168 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, public health is a competence shared between the European Union and EU countries. While EU countries define and deliver their national health services and medical care, the EU seeks to complement national policies by means of its Health Strategy to:
Found on
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/summary/glossary/public_health.html
the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical and mental health, sanitation, personal hygiene, control of ... [10 related articles]
Found on
http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/129
Promotion of health at community level by government rather than on an individual basis. Public health includes the prevention of disease through the provision of clean water and sewage disposal,...
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
The health of the human population as a whole. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
The science and practice of protecting and improving the health of a community.
Found on
http://www.genesinlife.org/glossary
Type: Term Definitions: 1. the art and science of community health, concerned with statistics, epidemiology, hygiene, and the prevention and eradication of epidemic diseases; an effort organized by society to promote, protect, and restore the people's health; public health is a social institution, a service, and a practice. &nbs...
Found on
http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=39452
Public health: The approach to medicine that is concerned with the health of the community as a whole. Public health is community health. It has been said that: 'Health care is vital to all of us some of the time, but public health is vital to all of us all of the time.' The mission of public health is to 'fulfill society's interest in assuring con...
Found on
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5120
(history) Promotion of health at community level by government rather than on an individual basis. Public health includes the prevention of disease through the provision of clean water and sewage disposal, legislation for clean air, health education programmes, and medical care for the whole p...
Found on
https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21221
health services to improve and protect community health, esp. sanitation, immunization, and preventive medicine.
Found on
https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/public-health
No exact match found.
