A Review of Types of Public Health Services
Keywords:
Public Health, ServicesAbstract
Since public health sector is a widespread domain, it involves several kinds of duties and services in its purview. The present section gives insights regarding the various types and kinds of public health services. Broadly speaking, there are ten types of public health services. These ten services or core functions work in tandem to maintain health and well-being at an overall community level. The ten core types of public health services have developed through discussions in the medical and public administration domain from the early 90s. This period is also known as the founding years of healthcare reform that happened in the 21st century.
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