Public Health & Preventive Medicine

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Public Health & Preventive Medicine

We are the primary unit within the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine that provides education, research and collaboration directed at improving the health of the community.

WHAT IS PUBLIC HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE?

Public Health is the science and practice of protecting and improving the health of a community, as by preventive medicine, health education, control of communicable diseases, application of sanitary measures, and monitoring of environmental hazards.