Public health achievements

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 1. Vaccination
• Eradication of small pox and polio

• Control of measles, rubella, tetanus,

diphtheria, etc.

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 2. Motor-vehicle safety

• Increased use of safety belts, child safety

seats, the use of motorcycle helmet

• Decreasing drinking and driving

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 3. Safer workplaces

• Better control of work related health problems

• Decrease in severe injuries and deaths

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 4. Control of infectious diseases

• Reduced by clean water and improved

sanitation

• Discovery of antimicrobial therapy

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 5. Decline in deaths from coronary
heart disease and stroke

• Smoking cessations and blood pressure

control

• Improved access to early detection and better

treatment.

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 6. Safer and healthier foods

• Decrease in microbial contamination

• Increase in nutritional contents

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 7. Healthier mothers and babies

• Better hygiene and nutrition

• Availability of antibiotics

• Greater access to health care

• Technologic advances

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 8. Family planning

• Smaller family size

• Longer interval between birth of children

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 9. Fluoridation of drinking water
• Reduction in tooth decay and tooth lose

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 10. Recognition of tobacco use as a
health hazard

• Changes in social norms to

– prevent initiation of tobacco use,

– promote cessation, and

– reduce exposure to smoke.

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 Summary

• Public health has made major contributions to

the quality of life.

• Increase the lifespan because of public health

programs to prevent and control infectious
diseases and improve environmental health.

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