Public Health and Healthy Communities
A healthy community starts with you.
What is Public Health?
Although many people do not understand public health, it is everywhere. Public health deals with the water you drink, the food you eat, the air you breathe, as well as the quality and accessibility of your health care. Anything that deals with the health of the overall population is public health.
Public health mainly works to:
- Prevent illness and harm
- Promote health and healthy behaviors
- Protect the public from health hazards
Visit whatispublichealth.org for more information about public health!
Who Does Public Health?
Public health involves many different disciplines; therefore, public health includes professionals from a wide variety of fields. The one thing these professionals have in common is that they are working to promote the health of overall population.
Here are some examples of Public Health Professionals
- Restaurant Inspectors
- Public Health Nurses
- Epidemiologists
- Health Educators
- Community Planners
- Public Policymakers
Local Faces in Public Health
Do you ever wonder who is promoting health in your community? Explore the links below to learn more about local professionals and organizations that are working for your health:
Mario C. Browne, MPH, CHES
Project Director / Community Health Coordinator
Center for Minority Health
University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health
Rachel Filippini
Executive Director
Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP)
Lorraine Starsky, RN, BSN
Diabetes Nurse Consultant
Allegheny County Health Department, Chronic Diseases Prevention
Ronald E. Voorhees, MD, MPH
Chief, Office of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Allegheny County Health Department
A Healthy Community Starts with You.
There are several things you can do to promote public health in your community. It all starts with being informed about issues that commonly affect health. Please explore the links below to learn more about some pertinent community health issues.
