Public Health
The art of improving human health and keeping it protected is the science of Public health. This is done through health education, looking how to prevent injury, research for disease and the promotion of healthy lifestyles.
In this field of work it’s an aim to prevent health problems before they can occur. People like to work in this sector as they feel it can be rewarding as it can be seen as making the world a better safer place to live in.
The ultimate goal is to improve day to day live through treatment and prevention of diseases.
There are a broad range of fields in the Environmental research and public health sector all of which encompass academic disciplines.
A brief insight to public health, one of its earlier most notable specialist’s was physician John Snow. When a cholera outbreak hit London in the mid-19th century Snow found what the source of the infection was one certain well which was being used for water. After finding this out to much outrage snow removed the wells pump to stop the water being used from it, but by doing this he managed to stop the disease spreading.
Today educating people of health is a profession known as Health Education. Areas covered by this profession are areas such as environmental health, physical health, emotional health, spiritual health, intellectual health and social health.
As a health educator you are expected to teach and practice the seven areas of responsibility. These are as follows
- Assessing individual and community needs for health education
- Plan health education strategies, interventions and programs
- Implement health education strategies , interventions and programmes
- Conduct evaluation an research related to health education
- Administer health education strategies, interventions, and programs
- Serve as a health education resource person
- Communicate and advocate for health and education