An Introduction To Community Health / Edition 7

by James F. McKenzie, Robert R. Pinger, Jerome E. Kotecki

Overview

An Introduction to Community Health, Seventh Edition, has been updated to reflect the latest trends and statistics in community health. With an emphasis on developing the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in health education, this best-selling introductory text covers such topics as epidemiology, community organization, program planning, minority health, health care, mental health, environmental health, drugs, safety, and occupational health. Short scenarios, key terminology, marginal definitions, and web activities are included in each chapter to make this an accessible and reader-friendly resource for the beginning community health student.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763790110
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	03/03/2011
Edition description:	7
Pages:	596
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.30(d)

Table of Contents

Unit1 Foundations of Community Health
Chapter1 Community Health: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Chapter2 Organizations That Help Shape Community Health
Chapter3 Epidemiology: The Study of Disease, Injury, and Death in the Community
Chapter4 Epidemiology: Prevention and Control of Diseases and Health Conditions
Chapter5 Community Organizing/Building and Health Promotion Programming
Chapter6 The School Health Program: A Component of Community Health
Unit2 The Nation’s Health
Chapter7 Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
Chapter8 Adolescents, Young Adults, and Adults
Chapter9 Elders
Chapter10 Community Health and Minorities
Chapter11 Community Mental Health
Chapter12 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs: A Community Concern
Chapter13 Health Care System
Unit3 Environmental Health and Safety
Chapter14 Community Health and the Environment
Chapter15 Injuries as a Community Health Problem
Chapter16 Safety and Health in the Workplace

Editorial Reviews

This text for students of health education presents an introduction to community health. Topics include, for example, governmental and nongovernmental health agencies, epidemiology, school health programs, community health and minority populations, community mental health, and workplace safety. Each chapter in the fourth edition features a boxed section containing content related to the goals and objectives. The authors are on the faculty of Ball State University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)