PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALISTS AND THEIR ROLE IN DISEASE PREVENTION CAMPAIGNS

Authors

  • Faisal Safar Almalki, Danh Abdulhameed Amer Alqhtani, Nada Khaled Fahad Al-Obaid, Manal Arif Alanazi, Mohammed Eid Alotaibi, Aminah Almubarak, Rana Mohammed Alamriand Fatimah Sharae Abdullah AlQahtani Author

Keywords:

Interpersonal communication Public health specialists Employment Health education Mass media Mass media campaigns Public health Public Health, Community

Abstract

A public health specialist, also known as a preventive medicine specialist in the United States, is a medical doctor who undergoes additional training in public health after attaining a primary medical qualification; such specialists are often involved in public health campaigns aimed at preventing the spread of communicable and non-communicable diseases. Within these campaigns, which address common human diseases such as COVID-19, measles, or polio, the public health specialist plays a central role in the planning and implementation of protective and preventive measures that are designed to be educational in nature (Sim et al., 2007).

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Published

2025-08-18

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2025)

Section

Articles