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The Encyclopedia of Public Health is a reference set of four volumes covering all aspects of public health for the lay reader. It covers infectious diseases and other topics related to public health, such as causes of injury or chronic diseases. The 900 articles are written by experts in this domain.
Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse" is a blog post made in May 2011 [1] by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that uses a zombie apocalypse to raise public awareness of emergency preparedness. [2]
Behavior change, in context of public health, refers to efforts put in place to change people's personal habits and attitudes, to prevent disease. [1] Behavior change in public health can take place at several levels and is known as social and behavior change (SBC). [ 2 ]
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". [1] [2] Analyzing the determinants of health of a population and the threats it faces is the basis for public health. [3]
BMC Public Health is a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal that covers epidemiology of disease and various aspects of public health. [1] The journal was established in 2001 and is published by BioMed Central .
The American Journal of Public Health is a monthly peer-reviewed public health journal published by the American Public Health Association that covers health policy and public health. The journal was established in 1911 and its stated mission is "to advance public health research, policy, practice, and education."
The Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) (or Bachelor of Public Health) is an undergraduate degree that prepares students to pursue careers in the public, private, or non-profit sector in areas such as public health, environmental health, health administration, epidemiology, nutrition, biostatistics, or health policy and planning.
Examples of social media public health surveillance include HealthTweets, which gathers data from Twitter. [20] Twitter data is considered highly useful for public health research, as its data policies allow public access to 1% samples of raw tweets. Tweets can also be geolocated, which can be used to model the spread of contagious disease.