Topics: Health : Public Health and Safety
Concerned with protecting and improving the health of communities and populations. Public health includes such diverse topics as preventive medicine; health education and promotion; sanitation and hygiene; communicable-disease control; emergency medical services; assessment and monitoring and organization of health services and policies.
Community Health
Community health involves activities of local communities to manage healthcare, prevent diseases, provide primary care, teach health practices and hygiene, and promote a healthful environment.
Mobile Health Clinics,
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Disease Control and Prevention
Health Promotion,
Immunizations,
Injury,
Poisoning,
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Education
Schools and graduate programs offering study in public health as well as continuing education programs for public health clinicians.
Graduate Programs,
Graduate Schools,
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Emergency Services
Emergency services is a listing of sites that contains information or resources related to Public health and Safety.
Chats and Forums,
Education,
Employment,
Fire Fighting,
Medical,
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Epidemiology
Field of medicine concerned with the determination of causes, incidence, and characteristic behavior of disease outbreaks affecting human populations.
Education,
Infectious Diseases,
Journals,
Research,
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First Aid
Provides information on first aid topics aimed at health consumers. This information is not intended to replace the advice of healthcare professionals.
Accident Victims,
Allergic Reactions,
CPR,
Drowning and Near Drowning,
Emergency Contacts,
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History
The history of public health including large public health campaigns.
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Indigenous Health
For sites concerning the nature and management of the particular health problems of indigenous people.
Education,
Organizations,
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News and Media
Publications,
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Patient Safety
Sites providing information on improving safety for patients and residents in health care organizations. Issues include implementation of patient safety programs, the responsibility of organization leadership to create a culture of safety, prevention of medical errors, and the hospital's responsibility to tell a patient if he or she has been harmed by the care provided.
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Policy and Regulation
Sites providing information on regulatory issues, compliance, clinical guidelines, and developments in health care services.
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Rural Health
Rural communities often have different health and safety priorities because of their isolation and/or the nature of work and recreation undertaken.
Education,
Organizations,
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Statistics
Data collection and analysis are needed in order to be able to quantify the effect of risk factors and health intervention on populations.
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Tropical Health
The branch of medicine concerned with diseases, mainly of parasitic origin, common in tropical and subtropical regions.
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