Population health
Population Health
Population health (pronunciation: /ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən hɛlθ/) is a field of health care that focuses on the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group. It is an approach to health that aims to improve the health of an entire human population.
Etymology
The term "population health" is derived from the English words "population", meaning a group of individuals, and "health", meaning the state of being free from illness or injury. The term was first used in the late 20th century to describe a new healthcare approach that focuses not only on individuals but also on the health of the entire population.
Related Terms
- Epidemiology: The study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations.
- Public Health: The science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities.
- Healthcare Disparities: Differences in health and healthcare that are closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage.
- Social Determinants of Health: Conditions in the environments in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks.
- Health Equity: The absence of avoidable or remediable differences among groups of people, whether those groups are defined socially, economically, demographically, or geographically.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Population health
- Wikipedia's article - Population health
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski