ABSTRACT
Preventive medicine is a medical specialty that applies a population-based or systemic approach to improve the health of individuals (American College of Preventive Medicine 2012). Among the many roles of preventive medicine physicians, most work to identify high-risk subpopulations through the application of statistical methods, prevent and limit disease and injury, facilitate early diagnosis through screening and education outreach, promote health and wellness in individuals and populations, and improve the quality of health-care delivery (American College of Preventive Medicine 2011). Public health is a eld that focuses on evaluating health status, preventing disease, and promoting the health of populations (Aschengrau and Seage 2003). According to the Association of
CONTENTS
5.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................235 5.2 Epidemiology .....................................................................................................................236 5.3 Economic Impact of Disease ............................................................................................236 5.4 Opportunities for Advancement through Technology ................................................ 237 5.5 Current Nanomedicine Applications ..............................................................................238
