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governmental role in public health  

Definition

  • Public health is the organized societal effort to protect and improve the health of communities. Public health focuses on the health of the entire population rather than on the health of individuals. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Governmental role in Public Health]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-TS88VR9L-4

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