NATIONAL Open University of NigeriaCourse lead by Mba OkoronkwoCourse contributed by Dr. Gloria O. Anetor2025-12-112025-12-112021https://nou.edu.ng/coursewarecontent/PHS%20203_0.pdfhttps://nou.edu.ng/coursewarecontent/PHS%20203_0.pdfhttps://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/2388The course highlights issues of health in broad perspectives; ranging from various periods of recorded history, that is, from the antiquity to present times. The development and growth of public health from its inception are addressed. The various actors in the course of its development and the various roles played by each of them are highlighted. Also, the course traces the development of modern public health in Nigeria, that is, the development of health services and the basic health services to the development of the national primary health care system are highlighted.• General overview of public health. • General introduction to public health. • Concept of health and public health. • Determinants of health. • Major disciplines in public health. • Ethical issues and challenges in public health. • History of public health in Nigeria. • Public health practice in pre-colonial Nigeria. • Health care services in colonial Nigeria. • Health care services in the postcolonial Nigeria. • Primary health care and subsequent health developments in Nigeria. • Structure of health service delivery in Nigeria. • Primary health care concepts and principles. • Health for all. • Organization of health system based on primary health. • Community based health services.enBook