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Public health 101 : improving community health / Richard Riegelman, Brenda Kirkwood.

By: Riegelman, Richard K [author.].
Contributor(s): Kirkwood, Brenda [author.].
Series: Essential public health. Publisher: Burlington, MA, USA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, ©2019Edition: Third edition.Description: xiii, 338pages : 28cm. colored illustration; book.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781284118445 (pbk. : alk. paper).Other title: Public health one hundred one.Subject(s): Public HealthDDC classification: 362.1 R44 2019
Contents:
Public health : the population health approach -- Evidence-based public health -- Public health data and communications -- Social and behavioral sciences and public health -- Health law, policy, and ethics -- Noncommunicable diseases -- Communicable diseases -- Environmental health and safety -- Health professionals and the health workforce -- Healthcare institutions -- Health insurance and healthcare systems -- Food and drugs as public health issues -- Systems thinking : from single solutions to one health -- Systems thinking : from single solutions to one health.
Summary: Public Health 101: Improving Community Health, Third Edition provides a big-picture, population perspective on the determinants of health and disease and the tools available to protect and promote health. Now with a greater emphasis on community involvement and providing community-based services, the Third Edition 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. Through a unique set of case studies, vignettes, and extensive examples, readers will come away with a clear understanding of how public health affects their everyday lives. They will learn and apply frameworks for thinking about public health issues and gain a deeper understanding about the health news they are exposed to each day--back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Public health : the population health approach -- Evidence-based public health -- Public health data and communications -- Social and behavioral sciences and public health -- Health law, policy, and ethics -- Noncommunicable diseases -- Communicable diseases -- Environmental health and safety -- Health professionals and the health workforce -- Healthcare institutions -- Health insurance and healthcare systems -- Food and drugs as public health issues -- Systems thinking : from single solutions to one health -- Systems thinking : from single solutions to one health.


Public Health 101: Improving Community Health, Third Edition provides a big-picture, population perspective on the determinants of health and disease and the tools available to protect and promote health. Now with a greater emphasis on community involvement and providing community-based services, the Third Edition 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. Through a unique set of case studies, vignettes, and extensive examples, readers will come away with a clear understanding of how public health affects their everyday lives. They will learn and apply frameworks for thinking about public health issues and gain a deeper understanding about the health news they are exposed to each day--back cover.

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