Objectives

Assess health risks and develop and test interventions aimed at reducing harmful exposure, disease onset, and progression across all life stages

Description

Health protection focuses on safeguarding the health of populations against external threats via governmental policies, regulations, and laws. It is a responsibility of municipal, state, and federal governmental agencies to assure access to quality, accessible, and affordable health care. Governments occupy a unique position in stewarding health through policies and decisions that shape not only health delivery directly but also promote health and well-being via economic, environmental, and societal frameworks. One of the essential factors that could potentially influence health protection will be how the electorate and governments evolve in directing public health goals based on societal and ethical values, as well as the management of conflicting public health guidance and communication.