Public Health 101: Improving Community Health: .
From clean drinking water, to seat belts, to immunizations, the impact of public health on every individual is undeniable. For undergraduates, an understanding of the foundations of public health is an essential step toward becoming an educated citizen. Public Health 101 provides a big-picture, population perspective on the determinants of health and disease and the tools available to protect and promote health. It examines the full range of options for intervention including use of the healthcare system, the public health system, and society-wide systems such as laws and taxation.
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Public Health 101: Improving Community Health: .
From clean drinking water, to seat belts, to immunizations, the impact of public health on every individual is undeniable. For undergraduates, an understanding of the foundations of public health is an essential step toward becoming an educated citizen. Public Health 101 provides a big-picture, population perspective on the determinants of health and disease and the tools available to protect and promote health. It examines the full range of options for intervention including use of the healthcare system, the public health system, and society-wide systems such as laws and taxation.
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From clean drinking water, to seat belts, to immunizations, the impact of public health on every individual is undeniable. For undergraduates, an understanding of the foundations of public health is an essential step toward becoming an educated citizen. Public Health 101 provides a big-picture, population perspective on the determinants of health and disease and the tools available to protect and promote health. It examines the full range of options for intervention including use of the healthcare system, the public health system, and society-wide systems such as laws and taxation.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781284225860
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date: 03/07/2018
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 338
File size: 55 MB
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About the Author

Professor of Epidemiology, Medicine, and Health Policy, and Founding Dean, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, Washington D.C.
Clinical Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York

Table of Contents

Section I PRINCIPLES OF POPULATION HEALTH
Chapter 1 PUBLIC HEALTH: THE POPULATION HEALTH APPROACH
Chapter 2 EVIDENCE-BASED PUBLIC HEALTH
Section II TOOLS OF POPULATION HEALTH
Chapter 3 PUBLIC HEALTH DATA AND COMMUNICATIONS
Chapter 4 SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 5 HEALTH LAW, POLICY, AND ETHICS
Section III PREVENTING DISEASE, MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY
Chapter 6 NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Chapter 7 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Chapter 8 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
Section IV HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS, AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
Chapter 9 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND THE HEALTH WORKFORCE
Chapter 10 HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 11 HEALTH INSURANCE AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
Section V PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTIONS AND SYSTEMS
Chapter 12 PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTIONS AND SYSTEMS
Chapter 13 FOOD AND DRUGS AS PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES
Chapter 14 SYSTEMS THINKING: FROM SINGLE SOLUTION TO ONE HEALTH

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