International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Int J Prev Med)2008-78021120120704132330ENDivision of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, SRM University, Chennai, India20120704<p>There is a growing tendency where medicalization of public health through mass therapeutics and secondary preventive measures are being substituted for primary preventive activity. Scaled-up mass therapeutic intervention in the community is being confused with public health intervention. The objective of this paper is to provide a broad public health and epidemiological criteria for public health intervention and public health impact</p> <strong>Keywords: </strong>Epidemiology, public health impact, public health intervention, primary preventionhttp://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/view/777http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/download/777/1298