Public Health
The Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) defines public health as “the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private communities, and individuals.”
How do you define public health in your own words? In your personal life, what does public health mean to you? Did you ever discuss the field in school or was the term never brought up?
What might be some benefits to learning about public health in a formal educational setting before college? What are some ways that you interact with public health issues and policy on a regular basis?
With the new focus on public health from the media and the government over the past year, did your personal definition of public health change at all? What is a public health issue that you are personally passionate about