Community medicine
Community Medicine
Community medicine (pronunciation: /kəˈmjuːnɪti ˈmɛdsɪn/), also known as public health medicine, is a branch of medicine that is concerned with the health of the members of a community, region, or nation as a whole.
Etymology
The term "community medicine" is derived from the Latin communitas, meaning "community", and the Greek medicina, meaning "healing art".
Definition
Community medicine is a discipline of medicine that aims to improve the health and wellbeing of community members through disease prevention, health promotion, and health education. This is achieved by identifying and addressing community health needs, conducting research, and implementing health policies and programs.
Related Terms
- Epidemiology: The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to control health problems.
- Public Health: 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.
- Preventive Medicine: The branch of medicine concerned with preventing disease and promoting health in individuals and communities.
- Health Promotion: The process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health.
- Health Education: The process of assisting individuals, acting individually or collectively, to make informed decisions on matters affecting individual, family, and community health.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Community medicine
- Wikipedia's article - Community medicine
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