Public health

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005292",
  "term": "Public health",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and control of disease and disability, and the promotion of physical and mental health of the population on the international, national, state, or municipal level.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "human health and safety",
    "adulterated foods",
    "health hazards",
    "National Cholesterol Education Program",
    "Nutrition Landscape Information System",
    "health behavior",
    "water quality",
    "endemic diseases",
    "risk communication",
    "health surveys",
    "One Health initiative",
    "Clean Air Act",
    "public health engineering",
    "evidence-based practice",
    "food fraud",
    "travelers diarrhea",
    "USDA Branded Food Products Database",
    "microbiological guidelines",
    "food enrichment",
    "nutrition policy",
    "dietary recommendations",
    "human health",
    "health services",
    "hygiene",
    "vaccination",
    "diet-related diseases",
    "environmental health",
    "comorbidity",
    "community health",
    "disease eradication",
    "health policy",
    "rural health",
    "health promotion"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "salud pública"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/public-health/"
}