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Public health laboratory — Public Health Laboratories operate as a first line of defense to protect the public against diseases and other health hazards. Working in collaboration with other arms of the nation’s public health system, public health laboratories provide… … Wikipedia
public health — public health, adj. health services to improve and protect community health, esp. sanitation, immunization, and preventive medicine. [1610 20] * * * Science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized… … Universalium
Public health — Newspaper headlines from around the world about polio vaccine tests (13 April 1955). Public health is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society,… … Wikipedia
Public health-care in China — This article is about public health in Mainland China only. China is undertaking reform of its health care system. The New Rural Co operative Medical Care System (NRCMCS) is a 2005 initiative to overhaul the healthcare system, particularly… … Wikipedia
Public health informatics — has been defined as the systematic application of information and computer science and technology to public health practice, research, and learning. It is one of the subdomains of (bio)medical or health informatics.In the same way that Public… … Wikipedia
Public Health Genomics — is the utilization of genomics information to benefit public health. This is visualized as more effective personalised preventive care and disease treatments with better specificity, targeted to the genetic makeup of each patient. (Bellagio Group … Wikipedia
Public Health Agency of Canada — Infobox Government agency agency name = Public Health Agency of Canada logo width = logo caption = seal width = seal caption = formed = 2004 preceding1 = Health Canada’s Population and Public Health Branch preceding2 = dissolved = superseding =… … Wikipedia
Public Health Information Network — The Public Health Information Network (PHIN) is a national initiative, developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for advancing fully capable and interoperable information systems in public health organizations. The… … Wikipedia
Public health in the People's Republic of China — This article is about public health in the People s Republic of China, excluding Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. Since the founding of the People s Republic of China, the goal of healthcare programs has been to provide care to every member of the… … Wikipedia
Public health effects of pornography — Research concerning the public health effects of pornography is inconclusive; the availability of pornographic material and the incidence of sex crime have been variously argued to be in a positive or in a negative (inverse) correlation, and the… … Wikipedia
