NUCC taxonomy code
Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician
2083P0901X
IndividualAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Grouping
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification
- Preventive Medicine
- Specialization
- Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
Definition
Public health and general preventive medicine focuses on promoting health, preventing disease, and managing the health of communities and defined populations. These practitioners combine population-based public health skills with knowledge of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention-oriented clinical practice in a wide variety of settings.
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