While choosing the concerned groups Women, Adolescents, and Children are particularly important in public health because every group has its own health problems and requires specific attention. Others include Family planning and reproductive health for women; Growth, development, adolescent health, and parenting; and Child Health which entails immunization and nutrition.
Concerning the health of women, public health goals entail quality Maternal and reproductive health, prenatal and postnatal care, cancer especially cervical cancer, HIV/AIDS, as well as Violence against Women and girls. That is why women must be allowed to seek proper healthcare not only for their benefit but also for benefit of their families and everyone else around them. Making gender-related barriers to health care services and other inequalities in social and economic statuses as part of the solution to Women’s health.
Teenage is a developmental stage that carries a different kind of health risks and you may experience some form of mental illness and substance use, engaging in risky behaviors. The priority concerns of contemporary public health with regard to the adolescent population include the support of health-promoting behaviors, mental health, and education concerning sexual and reproductive health. Resilience, and healthy behaviors if developed during adolescence will lead to a healthier adulthood.
In children, immunization, nutrition, and early childhood development are of great essence in public health practice. Cancer; Polio; measles; malnutrition; AIDS; TB; Mine is the largest and most successful vaccination program to prevent these illnesses and effectively eliminating malnutrition and improving cognitive development is of great significance. Besides, supporting early education as well as social support in a child’s development fosters healthier development patterns and education in preparation for a lifetime.
Integrated women, adolescents, and children’s health involves understanding the needs of women, adolescents, and children and the interdependencies of these groups at different periods of their life cycle.