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Public Health Sciences seeks and analyses knowledge
on determinants for health and also develops and evaluates
methods to, efficiently, prevent disease and promote health.
As the causes for health are multiple the scientific field
of public health, and the study programme in this field,
are interdisciplinary and involve disciplines such as social,
political, behavioural, epidemiological, statistical and
medical sciences.
The study programme has two main perspectives; one is scientific
and one is more oriented towards a profession in public
health work. In the scientific perspective the role/effect
of living conditions on health are investigated in relation
to policy, economy and culture, both historically and in
our present time, locally and internationally.
Critical analysis of basic concepts is another central
element.
In the professionally oriented programme foundations
are laid for practical work in public health. This includes
understanding of determinants of health in populations,
groups and individuals and causes for health differences
between groups. This forms the basis for studies of methods
for intervention on different levels e.g. structural and
behavioural and their evaluation. |
