COMMUNITY HEALTH Mohamed M. B. Alnoor Mona M. H. Diab Community Health Program CHP 310 POPULATION MEDICINE

Disciplines that contribute to human health and disease are classified into : - Basic sciences - Clinical sciences - Population medicine POPULATION MEDICINE

in different settings and different times is/was referred to as : - hygiene - public health - preventive medicine - social medicine - community health - community medicine POPULATION MEDICINE public healthand preventive medicine preventive medicine social and

Hygiene The science of health علم الصحة Includes all factors which contribute to healthful living “determinants of health” POPULATION MEDICINE

Public Health الصحة العامة “Public Health Act “ of 1848 aims to : - protect people’s health - promote - restore POPULATION MEDICINE

Public Health “The art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through environmental sanitation, control of communicable diseases, health education, early diagnosis and preventive treatment of disease and organization of medical services to ensure every individual a standard of living adequate for maintenance of health and to enable every citizen to realize his birth rights of health and longevity” POPULATION MEDICINE

Preventive Medicine الطب الوقائى Developed as a branch of medicine, distinct from public health. It is applied to healthy people. Now it is similar to public health. POPULATION MEDICINE

Social Medicine الطب الاجتماعى First introduced at the same time as public health. This is to stress social factors as :determinants of health and disease - economic factors - education - occupation / employment - consanguinity - politics / administrative setup etc.. POPULATION MEDICINE

Community Health صحة المجتمع This term has replaced public health, preventive medicine and social medicine. Community Medicine طب المجتمع This is a new comer. It is the successor of public health, preventive medicine, social medicine and community health. POPULATION MEDICINE

is the art and science of studying and assessment of community health needs, organization and provision of comprehensive health services and evaluation and development of health care programs with the objectives of promotion of health and prevention of disease. Community Medicine POPULATION MEDICINE

Health Education MCH Environmental health School health Occupational health Control of communicable disease Control of noncommunicable disease POPULATION MEDICINE Community Medicine Branches, Divisions, Components

Health service administration: - Planning - Implementation - Evaluation Demography Nutrition Biostatistics Epidemiology POPULATION MEDICINE Community Medicine Branches, Divisions, Components

is the art and science of studying and assessment of community health needs, organization and provision of comprehensive health services and evaluation and development of health care programs with the objectives of promotion of health and prevention of disease. “The art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through environmental sanitation, control of communicable diseases, health education, early diagnosis and preventive treatment of disease and organization of medical services to ensure every individual a standard of living adequate for maintenance of health and to enable every citizen to realize his birth rights of health and longevity” Community MedicinePublic Health

Communicable Diseases: (Epidemiology, Control and Prevention) Immunity and Immunization Nutrition Health Services in KSA Health education MCH School Health Mental Health Environmental Health Occupational Health Demography Emerging and Reemerging infectious diseases: Swine Flu Bird Flu Haemorrhagic Fevers Malaria CHP310