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Public health is concerned with threats to the overall health of a community based on population health analysis. Health is defined and promoted differently by many organizations. The World Health Organization, the United Nations body that sets standards and provides global surveillance of disease, defines health as: "A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." The population in question can be as big as a handful of people ...
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Resources
- 2004 Federal Health Information Centers and Clearinghouses (National Health Information Center, ODPHP, PHS, HHS)
- 2004 Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information (National Health Information Center, ODPHP, PHS, HHS)
- 50 State Comparisons - HIV Reporting Policy (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
- America's Commitment: Women 2000 (U.S. Department of State)
- Best Practices Initiative: Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative Improves Breastfeeding Initiation Rates (Office of Public Health and Science, OS, HHS)
- Centers of Excellence - A Report Card of the Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- Diabetes: Disabling, Deadly, and on the Rise (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- Girl Power! (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, OPHS, HHS)
- Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
- Guide to Funding Resources (Rural Information Center Health Service, RIC, ARS, USDA)
- Healthy People 2000 (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Communication Support Center, OPHS, OS, HHS)
- Healthy People 2000 Consortium (U. S. Office of Personnel Management)
- Interim Recommended Notification Procedures for Local and State Public Health Department Leaders in the Event of a Bioterrorist Incident (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- Making the Grade on Women's Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card 2004 (National Women's Law Center)
- Overweight and Obesity: A Major Public Health Issue (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Communication Support Center, OPHS, OS, HHS)
- Physical Activity Fundamental To Preventing Disease (Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), OS, HHS)
- Preventing Dental Caries (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- Preventing Tobacco Use (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- Psychosocial Issues for Children and Families In Disasters: A Guide for the Primary Care Physician (National Mental Health Information Center, SAMHSA, HHS)
- Public Health (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Recommendations and Guidelines (National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention)
- Responding to the Needs of People with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness in Times of Major Disaster (National Mental Health Information Center, SAMHSA, HHS)
- Rural Health Services Funding: A Resource Guide (Rural Information Center Health Service, RIC, ARS, USDA)
- TB Elimination: Now Is the Time! (Office of Communications, NCHSTP, CDC, HHS)
- TB Elimination: Now Is the Time! - Fact Sheet (Office of Communications, NCHSTP, CDC, HHS)
- Volunteerism (Rural Information Center Health Service, RIC, ARS, USDA)
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