Public Health is a science which main goal is to improve the health and well-being of communities as well as protect the safety of communities through prevention, education, access to healthcare and research for disease. Public Health tries to prevent diseases, prolong lifes and improve quality of life of individuals and communities.

Public Health professionals:

• educate, inform, empower people about health issues, especially those at risk

• identify potential problems in communities

• solve health problems

• enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety

• develop plans that support individual and community health efforts

• research new insights and solutions to health problems

You can ask how could be Public Health important for us? The truth is that most of people don't think about it until a crisis such as epidemic or pandemic capture their attention. Public health initiatives such as vaccinations, clean air, water policies, family planning and many more, have increased life expectancy in many states of the world.

This course is intented for Public Health students and every other people who want to learn and get new informations about some of the diseases which represent major Public Health problems.

On this course you will get informations about:

• Public Health Organizations

• The World's Epidemics

• Noncommunicable diseases

• Communicable diseases

• STD

• HIV

• Zoonosis

And on this course you will also find a lecture with sources for your thesis.