Case Studies in Public Health contains selected case studies of some of the most important and influential moments in medicine and epidemiology. The cases chosen for this collection represent a wide array of public health issues that go into the makeup of what can be termed the New Public Health (NPH), which includes traditional public health, such as sanitation, hygiene and infectious disease control, but widens its perspective to include the organization, financing and quality of health care services in a much broader sense. Each case study is presented in a systematic fashion to facilitate learning, with the case, background, current relevance, economic issues, ethical issues, conclusions, recommendation and references discussed for each case. The book is a valuable resource for advanced students and researchers with specialized knowledge who need further information on the general background and history of public health and important scientific discoveries within the field. It is an ideal resource for students in public health, epidemiology, medicine, anthropology, and sociology, and for those interested in how to apply lessons from the past to present and future research. Explores the history of public health through important scientific events and flashpointsPresents case studies in a clear, direct style that is easy to followUses a systematic approach to help learn lessons from the past and apply them to the present INDICE: Introduction: Challenges1. Magic Bullets in the New Public Health 2. Evidence Based Public Health and the Rules of Evidence 3. Communicable Diseases 4. Chronic Disease Epidemiology 5. Maternal and Child Health 6. Special Groups7. Nutrition 8. Environmental and Occupational Health 9. Public Health Organization 10. Health Economics 11. Health Management 12. Health Systems 13. Manpower 14. Technology, Law, Ethics and Quality 15. Global Health
- ISBN: 978-0-12-804571-8
- Editorial: Academic Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 450
- Fecha Publicación: 08/09/2017
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés