Public Health - the basics

Reflect on the importance of the population as the basis of all definitions of Public Health

Reflect on this description of epidemiology as "the study of how often diseases occur in different groups of people and why", and consider what information you might need in an epidemiologic study

Reflect on the steps that might be needed to strengthen health systems in your setting

Accepting this statement from the resources section above "Public health practitioners must be ready to implement an evidence-based approach in their work" can you identify one area in which there is a need for evidence in your setting?

Reflect on how the social determinants of health might give rise to health inequality in your setting

Reflect on the potential for the application of Health Promotion to a health problem in your setting