Health Careers In Georgia


	ublic health is the science and practice
	of protecting and improving the health of
populations (as opposed to individuals).
Public health workers measure the well-being
of whole communities, identifying the
consequences of smoking, obesity, poverty,
disparities in (and lack of access to) health
care. They examine trends and behaviors that
drive up health care costs; they study patterns,
causes and control of disease; they monitor
environmental hazards, apply sanitary measure,
preach preventive medicine.