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Opportunities and Challenges for both National and International Public Health Area - The Public Health Sector in Government (범국가.범세계적 보건분야에 대한 기회와 도전 - 정부의 보건부문)

  • Oh, Dae-Kyu
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • v.39 no.4
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    • pp.289-292
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    • 2006

  • To inform choices about the future of people who study public health and preventive medicine, the current status of public health is examined in terms of the public health sector in government. After tracing the major achievements of public health in the modern era, this paper explores the potential of public health and its core functions, which is realized by public health professionals working in the government sector. Finally, this article highlights the international dimension of public health, which is becoming increasingly important and therefore attracting many people who would like to take part.

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Identification and Genotypic Characterization of Potentially Pathogenic Acanthamoeba Isolated from Tap Water in Wuxi, China

  • Wang, Meixu;Sun, Guangxu;Sun, Yangkai;You, Xiaomin;Li, Xiaoxue;Cheng, Yang;Xuan, Yinghua
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.56 no.6
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    • pp.615-618
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    • 2018

  • Members of genus Acanthamoeba are widely distributed in the environment. Some are pathogenic and cause keratitis and fatal granulomatous amoebic encephalitis. In this study, we isolated an Acanthamoeba CJW/W1 strain from tap water in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China. Its 18S rDNA was sequenced and a phylogenetic tree was constructed. The isolated cysts belonged to morphologic group II. Comparison of 18S rDNA sequences of CJW/W1 strain and other isolates showed high similarity (99.7%) to a clinical isolate Asp, KA/E28. A phylogeny analysis confirmed this isolate belonged to the pathogenic genotype T4, the most common strain associated with Acanthamoeba-related diseases. This is the first report of an Acanthamoeba strain isolated from tap water in Wuxi, China. Acanthamoeba could be a public health threat to the contact lens wearers and, therefore, its prevalence should be monitored.

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Vision and Training Strategy for Health Management Specialist (예방의학의 발전방향: 보건의료관리 분야)

  • Kim, Han-Joong
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.195-198
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    • 2006

  • The identity crisis of preventive medicine appears to have been deepening. As a solution, it is insisted that preventive medicine should focus on clinical preventive medicine. However, in the field of heath policy and management, the better solution should be found in a serious search for visions and perspectives of its study on population and society. In this regard, the specialist who studies the field can be defined as a medical doctor majoring in public health. In this paper, I first forecasted major socioeconomic changes to occur in medical and public health arena and explored the role of those studying health policy and management. Secondly, I summarized their career paths and main activities in order to establish visions. Finally, I proposed curriculums on health policy and management for medical school undergraduates and for specialists majoring in preventive medicine, respectively.

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