Introduction to public health / Mary-Jane Schneider ; drawings by Henry Schneider.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Burlington, Mass. : Jones & Bartlett Learning, c2014.Edition: Fourth edition; Philippine editionDescription: xxxi, 622 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781449688875 (pbk.)
- 9789746522908 (reprint edition)
- 144968887X (pbk.)
- RA425 Sch5 2014
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"Original English language edition published by Jones & Bartlett Learning, c2014."--Copyright page.
"Reprint edition"--Copyright page.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is public health? -- Public health : science, politics, and prevention -- Why is public health controversial? -- Powers and resposibilities of government -- Analytical methods of public health -- Epidemiology : the basic science of public health -- Epidemiologic principles and methods -- Problems and limits of epidemiology -- Statistics : making sense of uncertainty -- The role of data in public health -- Biomedical basis of public health -- The "conquest" of infectious disease -- The resurgence of infectious diseases -- The biomedical basis of chronic diseases -- Genetic diseases and other inborn errors -- Social and behavioral factors in health -- Do people choose their own health? -- How psychosocial factors affect health behavior -- Public health enemy number one : tobacco -- Public health enemy number two and growing : poor diet and physical physical inactivity -- Injuries are not accidents -- Maternal and child health as a social problem -- Mental health : public health includes healthy minds -- Environmental issues in public health -- A clean environment : the basis of public health -- Clean air : is it safe to breath? -- Clean water : a limited resource -- Solid and hazardous wastes : what to do with the garbage? -- Safe food and drugs : an ongoing regulatory battle -- Population : the ultimate environmental health issue -- Medical care and public health -- Is the medical care system a public health issue? -- Why the U.S. medical system needs reform -- Health services research : finding what works -- Public health and the aging population -- The future of public health -- Emergency preparedness, post 9/11 -- Public health in the twenty-first century: achievements and challenges.
"Introduction to Public Health, Fourth Edition offers a thorough, accessible overview of the expanding field of public health for students new to its concepts and actors. Written in engaging, nontechnical language, this best-selling text explains in clear terms the multi-disciplinary strategies and methods used for measuring, assessing, and promoting public health. Packed with illustrative real-world examples, this updated edition provides students with informative discussions of the current technical issues and practical obstacles facing public health practitioners and policymakers alike. Through coverage of new approaches to research and data collection, current best practices in the field, and the social and ethical challenges of devising public policy, Introduction to Public Health, Fourth Edition provides readers with a broad-reaching, practical framework for understanding the multifaceted forces and organizations of today’s public health enterprise."--Back cover.
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Fund 164 C & E Publishing, Inc. Purchased 06/24/2019 77156 NEJ PHP 718.00 copy 2 2019-06-482 2019-1-0390