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social science subjects > health and social care > health policy > public health core disciplines

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public health core disciplines  

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  • Public health practitioners employ a multidisciplinary approach to fulfill their core functions of health assessment, assurance, and policy development. The five disciplines at the core of public health practice are epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, health behavior and education, and health services administration. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Care Management; Public Health Core Disciplines]

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