Public Health Focuses on What Society Can Do to Assure

question 17

True/False

Public health focuses on what society can do to assure healthy conditions for its citizens and concentrates on populations, not individuals.

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Definitions:

Family

A primary group of people—usually related by ancestry, marriage, or adoption—who form a cooperative economic unit to care for any offspring (and each other) and who are committed to maintaining the group over time.

Social Expectations

The norms and standards established by society that influence and regulate individuals' behavior, roles, and interactions.

Individuality

The quality or character of being an individual; distinctiveness and uniqueness of an individual in contrast to others within a group.

Elderly

The elderly refers to older individuals, typically those beyond the age of retirement, who are in the later stages of life, often requiring different forms of social and healthcare support.