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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Public Health''' β The science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. * '''Primary Prevention''' β Preventing a disease ''before'' it happens (e.g., vaccination, exercise). * '''Secondary Prevention''' β Detecting a disease early to stop it from getting worse (e.g., cancer screenings). * '''Tertiary Prevention''' β Managing a disease to prevent long-term damage (e.g., stroke rehabilitation). * '''Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)''' β The conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. * '''Health Equity''' β When everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. * '''Health Literacy''' β The ability of individuals to find, understand, and use information to make health-related decisions. * '''Intervention''' β A specific program or policy designed to improve health (e.g., adding Fluoride to water). * '''Surveillance''' β The continuous, systematic collection and analysis of health data. * '''Policy''' β A law or regulation that affects health (e.g., Soda Taxes, Air Quality standards). * '''Global Health''' β Health issues that transcend national boundaries. * '''Incidence / Prevalence''' β Key metrics for tracking how common a disease is in a population. * '''Quarantine''' β Restricting the movement of people who ''might'' have been exposed to a disease. * '''Isolation''' β Separating people who ''are'' sick from those who are healthy. </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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