Difference Between Public Health and Community Health
- Public health is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health & efficiency through organised community efforts. Community health refers to the healthy status of the member of the community to solve the problems affecting their health & to the totality of a health care provided for the community.
- It is a part of community health. It covers all the aspect of public health preventive disease & social medicine.
- In practice, public health components are community water supply, proper sewage disposal, good housing etc. Community health components are curative, preventive, promotive & rehabilitative services.
- Its main objects are to control physical environmental and communi-cable disease. Its main objects are to promote physical, mental, social well-being of the people.
- Community participation is not needed. Community participation is essential.
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