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What is "Public Health"?

Without googling, what do you think it is?

I want to know what others think it is. I know what it is, that's why I'm majoring in it.

People always ask me (irl) what I'm going to school for and I tell them public health. Their response is usually " oh, so you want to inspect restaurants"? That is a part of public health (health inspector), but that is not all public health is.
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Rambler · 61-69, M
Health issues that affect the entire public and are best addressed by management at the community or population level. Control of infectious diseases would be the most obvious example. Disaster preparation (with respect to health care) another.