21^st Asia Pacific Diabetes Conference

Public Health Challenges Of Diabetes

Public health protects and promotes the health of the people where they live. Public health professionals aim to prevent people living in communities from falling ill and create awareness among them to encourage healthy atmosphere. Vaccinating children to avoid spread of disease, educating them in terms of risk factors and preventive measures, developing nutritional programs etc. are carried out by people in public health departments. They also shed light on why few communities of people are more prone to a disease than others.