kansanterveystiede
Kansanterveystiede, or public health science, is an interdisciplinary field that studies health and disease in populations, focusing on determinants, prevention, promotion, and health equity. It combines methods from epidemiology, biostatistics, and social sciences with health policy, management, and environmental and occupational health. Researchers and professionals in kansanterveystiede seek to understand how factors such as behavior, socioeconomics, living conditions, and health systems influence population health, and to design interventions that improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities. Common research areas include epidemiology and surveillance, health promotion and education, environmental and occupational health, health services research, biostatistics, and health policy analysis.
Education and career: In Finland, kansanterveystiede is taught at universities and universities of applied sciences. Degree
Relation to medicine and policy: Kansanterveystiede complements clinical disciplines by prioritizing prevention and population-level interventions. It