Abstract

The many types of Public health and the laws governing it, along with the various fields of expertise for physicians in the field of Public Health industry. Medical licensing and Board Certification. Ambulatory care, what it is and where it is received. Medicaid and Medicare, definitions of both, who and what they cover, when they were enacted.

Health Care Terms Public Health Agencies are often considered the health care safety net by all the people who provide health care. They are the agencies that focus on prevention of disease in populations rather than the treatment of individuals. Some provide primary care such as family planning, prenatal care and the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases; because of being financially insecure they partner with private sectors i.e. volunteer agencies. Community health centers are also considered a healthcare safety net because they assist by filling in health care services gaps, and their main focus is also on the health of the population. (Health Care Delivery in the U.S.) Since the beginning of organized public health programs, physicians have been seen as essential to the delivery of public health services. In the list of numerous professions needed for the high-quality practice of public health, physicians are included with nurses, dentists, veterinarians, environmental health specialists, laboratorians, epidemiologists, health educators and others. There are many more physicians than are currently recognized that engage in public health activities at some point in their career. These physicians include infectious disease physicians investigating health care-associated disease outbreaks, pediatricians working in school health, and emergency medicine specialists serving as the medical directors of emergency medical services. It was a practicing pediatrician that launched the national effort to