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 healthand understanding public health data plus more. INDICE: Introduction Section 1: History and Definitions of Public Health Introduction 1. Defining health and public health 2. History and development ofpublic health 3. Contemporary public health policy Section 2: Risk and Determinants of Health Introduction 4. Epidemiology 5. Biological and environmental determinants 6. Social and emotional determinants Section 3: Ethics, Evidence and Practice Introduction 7. Ethics and public health 8. Evidence-based practice 9. Planning and evaluation Section 4: Public health interventions Introduction 10. Disease control and management 11. Environmental Health 12. Emergency Planning and Response 13. Health promotion Section 5: Contemporary issues Introduction 14. Health and globalisation 15. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health 16. The future for public health Reflection: Public Health Achievements and Challenges in the 21st Century Glossary
- ISBN: 978-0-7295-4091-9
- Editorial: Churchill Livingstone
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 400
- Fecha Publicación: 26/01/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés