Community health is a branch of medical and clinical sciences focusing on maintaining, protecting, and improving the health status of communities. According to WHO, environmental, social, and economic resources are essential to sustain the emotional and physical well-being of people. Medical interventions that occur in communities are primary care, secondary care, and tertiary care. Doctors provide tailored services in each category to the community.
Community health impacts everything—educational achievement, safety, crime, and people’s ability to work and be financially healthy, eventually improving life expectancy and happiness. A lack of focus on community health can lead to complex problems such as crime and safety issues that can quickly become a self-perpetuating cycle. Repeated exposure to crime and violence is also linked to an increase in negative health outcomes. Figure 1…
