Public Health and fitness Medicine

Distinctions Among Medication & Public Wellness busana muslim 219

Medication

Primary focus on individual
Personal service ethic, in the context of social responsibilities
Emphasis on disease diagnosis, treatment, and care for the individual patient
Medical paradigm places predominant emphasis on medical care
Uniform system for certifying specialists beyond professional medical degree
Lines of specialization organized, for example, by:
organ system (cardiology, neurology)
patient group (obstetrics, pediatrics)
etiology and pathophysiology (infectious disease, oncology)
technical skill (radiology, surgery)
Biological sciences central, stimulated by needs of patients; research moves involving laboratory and bedside
Numerical sciences increasing in prominence, though still a relatively minor part of training
Social sciences tend to be an elective part of medical education. busana muslim 220

PUBLIC Wellness

Primary focus on populations
Public service ethic, as an extension of concerns for the individual
Emphasis on disease prevention and overall health promotion for the whole community
Public overall health paradigm employs a spectrum of interventions aimed at the environment, human behavior and lifestyle, and medical care
Variable certification of specialists beyond professional public overall health degree
Lines of specialization organized, for example, by:
analytical method (epidemiology, toxicology)
setting and population (occupational overall health, global overall health)
substantive overall health problem (environmental overall health, nutrition)
Life sciences central, with a prime focus on major threats to the overall health of populations; research moves involving laboratory and field
Population sciences and quantitative disciplines essential features of analysis and training
Social and public policy disciplines an integral part of public overall health education. busana muslim 221