The history of School of Public Health of Anhui Medical University can be traced back to 1950 Public Health Discipline of Southeast Medical College. 1985 the institute of preventive medicine of Anhui medical college was established, and the departments were integrated. In the same year, it was renamed the Health Department of Anhui Medical University; In 2000, it was renamed School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University. By 2003, it has become a college with a complete training system for undergraduates, masters and doctors, and has unique advantages in the teaching and research of public health and preventive medicine.

In 20 17, in the fourth round of subject level evaluation by the Ministry of Education, public health and preventive medicine ranked side by side in the national ranking11; The discipline of public health and preventive medicine has been funded by the A-class domestic first-class disciplines and local high-level first-class disciplines in Anhui universities; The discipline of pharmacology and toxicology has continuously entered 65,438+0% of ESI worldwide and won the world-class discipline award of Anhui universities.

Introduction to public health:

Public health is a management science, which provides disease prevention and health promotion for the public by organizing community resources. It uses preventive medicine, health promotion, environmental sanitation, social science and other technologies and means. The public health system consists of international public health organizations, national public health organizations, local public health organizations and community public health organizations.

Public health service is a service with low cost and good effect, but it is also a service with relatively long social benefit return period. In foreign countries, the government plays an important role in public health services, and the intervention role of the government is irreplaceable in public health work. Many countries have clear regulations and restrictions on the responsibilities of governments at all levels in public health, which is conducive to better playing the role of governments at all levels and to supervision and evaluation.