title: Public health in optometric education.
abstract: This paper describes the rationale for inclusion on community and public health principles and concepts in the optometric curriculum. The discussion includes the effect of external forces upon the optometric profession in the health care delivery system and the type of knowledge the optometrist must have to evaluate certain portions of the health care industry.
mesh_terms: D003154:Community Medicine / Q000193:education; D003479:Curriculum; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D009907:Optometry / Q000193:education*; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education*; D014481:United States