What Is public health?

Public Health – Public Health includes all of the organized and holistic efforts to improve policy, education and access to make the healthiest choice the easiest choice for everyone.

From conducting scientific research to educating about health, people in the field of public health work to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy. That can mean vaccinating children and adults to prevent the spread of disease or educating people about the risks of alcohol and tobacco. Public health sets safety standards to protect workers and develops school nutrition programs to ensure kids have access to healthy food.


Public health works to track disease outbreaks, prevent injuries and shed light on why some of us are more likely to suffer from poor health than others. The many facets of public health include speaking out for laws that promote smoke-free indoor air and seatbelts, spreading the word about ways to stay healthy and giving science-based solutions to problems.


Public health saves money, improves our quality of life, helps children thrive and reduces human suffering.


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What is pUblic Health?


Public health promotes and protects the health of all people and their communities.
This science-based, evidence-backed field strives to give everyone a safe place to live, learn, work and play.
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WHY is public health important?

Public health improves our quality of life, helps children thrive, reduces human suffering and saves money.


Every day, the public health field is working – often behind the scenes – to prevent hazards and keep people healthy. For example, public health is responsible for:

  • Tracking disease outbreaks and vaccinating communities to avoid the spread of disease.
  • Setting safety standards to protect workers.
  • Developing school nutrition programs to ensure kids have access to healthy food.
  • Advocating for laws to keep people safe, including smoke-free indoor air and seatbelts.
  • Working to prevent gun violence.
  • Addressing the impact of climate change on our health.
  • Declaring racism as a public health crisis.