Introduction to public health

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Main Author: Schneider, Mary-Jane, 1939- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2021
Edition:Sixth edition.
Subjects:
Public health > Textbooks.
Public Health.
Public Health Practice.
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Public Health: Science, Politics, and Prevention
  • Chapter 2. Why Is Public Health Controversial?
  • Chapter 3. Powers and Responsibilities of Government
  • Chapter 4. Epidemiology: The Basic Science of Public Health
  • Chapter 5. Epidemiologic Principles and Methods
  • Chapter 6. Problems and Limits of Epidemiology
  • Chapter 7. Statistics: Making Sense of Uncertainty
  • Chapter 8. The Role of Data in Public Health
  • Chapter 9. The "Conquest" of Infectious Diseases
  • Chapter 10. The Resurgence of Infectious Diseases
  • Chapter 11. The Biomedical Basis of Chronic Diseases
  • Chapter 12. Genetic Diseases and Other Inborn Errors
  • Chapter 13. Do People Choose Their Own Health?
  • Chapter 14. How Psychosocial Factors Affect Health Behavior
  • Chapter 15. Public Health Enemy Number One: Tobacco
  • Chapter 16. Public Health Enemy Number Two--and Growing: Poor Diet and Physical Inactivity
  • Chapter 17. Injuries Are Not Accidents
  • Chapter 18. Maternal and Child Health as a Social Problem
  • Chapter 19. Mental Health: Public Health Includes Healthy Minds
  • Chapter 20. A Clean Environment: The Basis of Public Health
  • Chapter 21. Clean Air: Is It Safe to Breathe?
  • Chapter 22. Clean Water: A Limited Resource
  • Chapter 23. Solid and Hazardous Wastes: What to Do with the Garbage?
  • Chapter 24. Safe Food and Drugs: An Ongoing Regulatory Battle
  • Chapter 25. Population: The Ultimate Environmental Health Issue
  • Chapter 26. Is the Medical Care System a Public Health Issue?
  • Chapter 27. Why the U.S. Medical System Needs Reform
  • Chapter 28. Health Services Research: Finding What Works
  • Chapter 29. Public Health and the Aging Population
  • Chapter 30. Emergency Preparedness, Post-9/11
  • Chapter 31. Public Health in the Twenty-First Century: Achievements and Challenges

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