PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE OF PARASITE EGGS AND CYSTS CONTAMINATION ON NAIRA NOTES FROM FOOD VENDORS IN THINKERS` CORNER ENUGU STATE

📄 Project Abstract

Public health is the severe art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting human health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private communities and individuals. Analyzing the health of a population and the threats is the basis for public health. The public in question can be a small group of people, an entire village or it can be as large as several continents. Health is said to be the physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease. Public health aims to improve the quality of life through prevention and treatment of disease including mental health. It is done through surveillance of cases and health indicators, also through promotion of healthy behaviours. PUBLIC HEALTH PREVALENCE AND SIGNIFICANCE The focus of a public health intervention is to prevent and manage diseases, injuries and other health conditions through surveillance of cases and the promotion of healthy behaviours, communities and en...