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Sanitarnoepidemiology (often rendered as sanitarnoepidemiologija in some languages) is a branch of public health concerned with the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in populations and the application of this knowledge to prevent disease and protect health. The term encompasses the intersection of sanitary measures, environmental health, and epidemiological methods.

The field covers activities such as surveillance of communicable and non-communicable diseases, investigation of disease clusters, and assessment of environmental factors that influence health. Core components include sanitation, water quality, food safety, housing conditions, waste management, and vector control. Sanitarnoepidemiology also addresses vaccination programs, occupational health, and health impact assessments of urban planning and industrial activities.

Methods used in sanitarnoepidemiology combine traditional epidemiology with environmental health assessment. This includes data collection and analysis, risk assessment, outbreak investigations, field surveys, laboratory testing, and statistical modeling. Practitioners often work within public health institutes, ministries of health, or international organizations and collaborate with legislators to develop standards, guidelines, and response protocols. Risk communication and public education are also important to promote informed decisions and community engagement.

Challenges in the field include limited resources, data quality and timeliness, climate change, urbanization, and maintaining privacy and ethical standards. Despite these challenges, sanitarnoepidemiology plays a crucial role in preventing disease, guiding sanitation improvements, and shaping policies that protect population health.