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Austin Public Health is an open access, peer reviewed, scholarly journal dedicated to publish articles covering all areas of Public Health.
The journal aims to promote research communications and provide a forum for doctors, researchers, physicians and healthcare professionals to find most recent advances & happenings in all areas of Public Health. Austin Public Health accepts original research articles, reviews, mini reviews, case reports and rapid communication covering all aspects of public
Austin Public Health is an open access, peer reviewed, scholarly journal dedicated to publish articles covering all areas of Public Health.
The journal aims to promote research communications and provide a forum for doctors, researchers, physicians and healthcare professionals to find most recent advances & happenings in all areas of Public Health. Austin Public Health accepts original research articles, reviews, mini reviews, case reports and rapid communication covering all aspects of public
Austin Public Health is an open access, peer reviewed, scholarly journal dedicated to publish articles covering all areas of Public Health.
The journal aims to promote research communications and provide a forum for doctors, researchers, physicians and healthcare professionals to find most recent advances & happenings in all areas of Public Health. Austin Public Health accepts original research articles, reviews, mini reviews, case reports and rapid communication covering all aspects of public
combination of sciences, skills and beliefs that are directed to the maintenance and improvement of the health of all people. HEALTH? Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. SPECTRUM OF HEALTH Ideal health Positive health Negative or marginal health In apparent disease Apparent disease Death IDEAL HEALTH
This confirms to the WHO
definition of health POSITIVE HEALTH Perfect continuing adjustment between the individual and the environment
This definition indicates that health is a positive
dynamic interaction between the individual and his surroundings with proper acclimatization to maintain health NEGATIVE OR MARGINAL HEALTH If the individual is in a state of equilibrium, he looks healthy, but he has no ability to adjust himself to his surroundings, then he is going to fall ill on the slightest adverse stimulus. IN APPARENT DISEASE Disease is a state of departure fro normal to the extent that the ordinary physiologic processes of the tissues and organs are not enough to restore the body to its normal functions. This disease is not recognized by the individual but can be discovered by examination and screening tests APPARENT DISEASE
In this type of disease an individual is aware that
she/he is suffering from an illness, whether he/she seeks medical care or not. HOST FACTORS Heredity and genetic factors Age and sex Health status Previous immunologic experience Physiologic state Life style Socio-economic status RISK FACTORS There are factors that make an individual, a family, a group of individuals, or a community more prone to a specific disease due to the presence of a certain factor which is not the direct causative agent. The causative agent may be known or unknown. The risk factors are related to the host or his/herself specific environment. PUBLIC HEALTH ACCOMPLISHMENTS Vaccination Motor-vehicle safety Safer workplaces Control of infectious diseases Decline in deaths from coronary heart disease and stroke Safer and healthier foods Healthier mothers and babies Family planning