Essential Public Health Services actively promote policies, systems and services that enable good health. Public Health Services seek to remove obstacles and systemic and structural barriers — such as poverty, racism, gender discrimination, and other forms of oppression — that have resulted in health inequalities. Everyone should have a fair and just opportunity to achieve good health and well-being.
Public health works to track disease outbreaks, prevent injuries and shed light on why some of us are more likely to suffer from poor health than others. The many facets of public health include advocacy, outreach, and providing science-based solutions to problems. Public health saves money, improves our quality of life, helps children thrive, and reduces human suffering.
