Definition
Organised response by society to protect and promote health, and to prevent illness, injury and disability. The starting point for identifying public health issues, problems and priorities, and for designing and implementing interventions is the population as a whole, or population subgroups (NPHP 1998).
Comments
Guide for use:
To be used for collecting information on public health expenditure and activities.
Public health functionsOrigin:
National Public Health Partnership 1998.
References
(NPHP) National Public Health Partnership 1998. Public Health in Australia: the public health landscape: person, society, environment. Melbourne: NPHP.
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