Urban

Urban Medicine

Urban Medicine (pronounced: /ˈɜːrbən mɛdɪsɪn/) is a branch of medicine that focuses on health issues and diseases prevalent in urban areas. It is a multidisciplinary field that involves various aspects of healthcare, including public health, epidemiology, and social medicine.

Etymology

The term "Urban Medicine" is derived from the Latin word "urbanus" meaning "of the city" and the Latin word "medicina" meaning "the healing art".

Related Terms

• Public Health: The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private communities, and individuals.
• Epidemiology: The study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations.
• Social Medicine: An interdisciplinary field of study that looks at the distribution and determinants of health and diseases, health conditions, and health services in society.
• Urban Health: A field of research and practice that studies the health characteristics of urban areas and the factors influencing them.

See Also

• Rural Medicine
• Community Health
• Health Disparities

References

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Urban
• Wikipedia's article - Urban

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