Introduction to public health / Mary-Jane Schneider.

By: Schneider, Mary-JaneMaterial type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Burlington : Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2021. Edition: 6th edDescription: xxx, 524 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9781284197594; 1284197646Subject(s): Public Health | Public Health PracticeDDC classification: 362.1 Online resources: WorldCat Details

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Table of contents Public health : science, politics, and prevention Why is public health controversial? Powers and responsibilities of government 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 The "conquest" of infectious diseases The resurgence of infectious diseases The biomedical basis of chronic diseases Genetic diseases and other inborn errors 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 inactivity Injuries are not accidents Maternal and child health as a social problem Mental health : public health includes healthy minds A clean environment : the basis of public health Clean air : is it safe to breathe? 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 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 Emergency preparedness, post-9/11 Public health in the twenty-first century : achievements and challenges

Summary: Offering a thorough, accessible and lively overview of public heath for students new to the field, Introduction to Public Health offers a broad-reaching, practical framework for understanding the forces and organizations of public health today. Through engaging, nontechnical language, illustrative real world examples, and the current political, economic, and cultural news of the day, students gain a clear understanding of the scope of today's public health problems and possible solutions."--Provided by publisher

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Reserve Section	Non-fiction	362.1 SCI 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan		31415
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Table of contents Public health : science, politics, and prevention
Why is public health controversial?
Powers and responsibilities of government
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
The "conquest" of infectious diseases
The resurgence of infectious diseases
The biomedical basis of chronic diseases
Genetic diseases and other inborn errors
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 inactivity
Injuries are not accidents
Maternal and child health as a social problem
Mental health : public health includes healthy minds
A clean environment : the basis of public health
Clean air : is it safe to breathe?
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
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
Emergency preparedness, post-9/11
Public health in the twenty-first century : achievements and challenges

Offering a thorough, accessible and lively overview of public heath for students new to the field, Introduction to Public Health offers a broad-reaching, practical framework for understanding the forces and organizations of public health today. Through engaging, nontechnical language, illustrative real world examples, and the current political, economic, and cultural news of the day, students gain a clear understanding of the scope of today's public health problems and possible solutions."--Provided by publisher

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