Introduction to Public Health
- ISBN/EAN
- 9780729538909
- Editore
- Elsevier Science
- Formato
- Sconosciuto
- Anno
- 2009
- Pagine
- Pag. 386<br> Churchill Livingstone <br> Softcover
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41,99 €
This text introduces students to the core concepts and principles of public health: the nature and scope of public health; its history; an introduction to health determinants and epidemiology; evidence-based practice in public health and understanding public health data plus more.
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| Autore | Fleming - Parker |
|---|---|
| Editore | Elsevier Science |
| Anno | 2009 |
| Tipologia | Libro |
| Lingua | Inglese |
| Indice | Introduction vii Mary Louise Fleming About the Authors xii Acknowledgements xiii Reviewers xiv Section 1 History and definitions of public health 1 Introduction Mary Louise Fleming 1 History and development of public health Mary Louise Fleming 3 2 Defining health and public health Mary Louise Fleming 25 3 Contemporary public health policy and management Elizabeth Parker 46 Section 2 Risk and determinants of health 69 Introduction Mary Louise Fleming 4 Epidemiology Bonnie Macfarlane Mary-Anne Kedda 71| 5 Physical and environmental determinants Mary Louise Fleming Thomas Tenkate 93 6 Social and emotional determinants of health Elizabeth Parker 119 Section 3 Ethics, evidence and practice 141 Introduction Mary Louise Fleming 7 Ethics and public health Trish Gould 143 8 Evidence-based practice Mary Louise Fleming Gerry FitzGerald 165 9 Planning and evaluation Elizabeth Parker 192 Section 4 Public health interventions 213 Introduction Mary Louise Fleming 10 Disease prevention and control Thomas Tentake Mary Louise Fleming Gerry FitzGerald 215 11 Health protection Thomas Tenkate 247 12 Health promotion Elizabeth Parker 280 Section 5 Contemporary issues 305 Introduction Mary Louise Fleming 13 The impact of globalisation on health Xiang-Yu (Janet) Hou 307 14 The new epidemics Gerry FitzGerald 332 15 The future for public health Mary Louise Fleming 350 Reflection Public health achievements and challenges in the 21st century Mary Louise Fleming 363 Glossary 368 Index 375 Customers who bought this also boughtPublic Health Nursing : Population-Centered Health Care in the Community Marcia Stanhope, Jeanette LancasterCommunity/Public Health Nursing Practice : Health for Families and Populations Frances A. Maurer, Claudia M. SmithFoundations of Nursing in the Community : Community-Oriented Practice Marcia Stanhope, Jeanette LancasterCommunity/Public Health Nursing : Promoting the Health of Populations Mary A. Nies, Melanie McEwenHealth Promotion Throughout the Life Span Carole Lium Edelman, Carol Lynn MandleMore by This Author loading... Related EssentiaLists uiAction=GetRelatedListsByEanFromProductPage&page=List&pageType=list&ean=9780729538909&productCode=BK&maxCount=5&threshold=10 loading... Fans of this Book uiAction=GetProfileBlurbsWithEANinFavorites&page=UserProfile&pageType=profile&eanInput=9780729538909 loading... |
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