The Practice of Public Health

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Abstract

This introductory chapter presents relevant concepts and principles in public health. It highlights relevant historical, extant, and emerging approaches in public health – emphasizing their application (in subsequent chapters) to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Concepts covered range from prevention, control, elimination, eradication, surveillance, and quarantine to social public health (including advocacy, community engagement, and empowerment, responding to political controversies, countering misinformation, disinformation, and conspiracy theories). The chapter also takes a peek into the future of public health practice. The final section of the chapter presents the plan for the book and summarizes the substance of its chapters.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSpringerBriefs in Public Health
PublisherSpringer
Pages1-17
Number of pages17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Publication series

NameSpringerBriefs in Public Health
ISSN (Print)2192-3698
ISSN (Electronic)2192-3701

Keywords

  • Future of public health
  • History of public health
  • Public health
  • Public health practice
  • Social public health

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