Practices

Practices groups the recurring, applied activities the health and wellness field carries out to protect or improve population health, such as immunization, screening, vector control, sanitation and hygiene practice, distinct from the named programs and campaigns that deliver them. Belongs here: a general practice or modality of intervention, its purpose and its typical setting. Does not belong here: a specific named program or campaign that applies a practice to a target population, filed under Public Health Programs.