Public Health Basics

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## TL;DR

Public health focuses on population-level conditions that prevent disease and protect health. This repair removes anecdotal history and unsupported rankings, using CDC and WHO public-health frameworks.

## Core Explanation

The article now anchors public health in population-level protection, the Ten Essential Public Health Services framework, and the WHO constitution definition of health. It avoids overclaiming which determinants matter more than others.

## Further Reading

- [About Public Health](https://www.cdc.gov/public-health-gateway/php/about/index.html)
- [10 Essential Public Health Services](https://www.cdc.gov/public-health-gateway/php/about/10-essential-public-health-services.html)
- [Constitution of the World Health Organization](https://www.who.int/about/governance/constitution)

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