第1篇
LadiesandGentlemen,
Goodmorning/afternoon/evening.Itismygreathonortostandbeforeyoutodaytoaddressatopicthatisofparamountimportancetoallofus:publichealth.Inanerawhereglobalconnectivityhasbecomethenorm,thehealthofourcommunitiesismoreinterconnectedthaneverbefore.Thechallengeswefaceinpublichealthareimmense,butsoaretheopportunitiesforpositivechange.Today,Iwilldiscussthecurrentstateofpublichealth,thepressingissuesweareconfronting,andthestepswemusttaketoensureahealthierfutureforall.
I.Introduction
Publichealthisthescienceandartofpreventingdisease,prolonginglife,andpromotinghealththroughorganizedeffortsandinformedchoicesofsociety,organizations,publicandprivate,communities,andindividuals.Itencompassesawiderangeofissues,frominfectiousdiseasestochronicconditions,fromenvironmentalhealthtomentalhealth.Thegoalofpublichealthistocreateenvironmentswherepeoplecanbehealthy,regardlessoftheirsocio-economicstatus,race,ethnicity,orgeographiclocation.
Inrecentyears,theworldhaswitnessedaseriesofpublichealthcrisesthathavehighlightedthefragilityofourhealthsystemsandtheurgencyofaddressingtherootcausesofdisease.FromtheCOVID-19pandemictotheescalatingobesityepidemic,wearefacingunprecedentedchallengesthatrequireacoordinatedandcomprehensiveresponse.Aswenavigatethesechallenges,itiscrucialtorecognizetheimportanceofpublichealthinourdailylivesandtheroleweallplayinpromotingandprotectingit.
II.TheCurrentStateofPublicHealth
A.GlobalHealthCrises
TheCOVID-19pandemichasbroughtpublichealthtotheforefrontofglobaldiscourse.Therapidspreadofthevirushasunderscoredtheinterconnectednessofourworldandtheimportanceofrobusthealthsystems.Thepandemichasalsoexposedinequalitiesinaccesstohealthcare,withmarginalizedcommunitie