title: Public health revives.
abstract: Public health is the use of epidemiologic, scientific and behavioral knowledge to protect the health and well-being of the population by preventing disease and disability. The separation of medicine from public health has caused us to continuously overlook the triumphs of public health programs that have significantly improved the health of our communities.
authors.affiliation: New York Medical College, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fugazzi
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011635:Public Health Administration; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology