Public health foundations: concepts and practices
by Andresen, Elena Bouldin, Erin DeFries
"Foundations of Public Health is a concise yet comprehensive text that offers an excellent and engaging introduction to the field of public health. This important resource is an up-to-date introduction to the core concepts and the practices of public health. The book introduces public health in concept and its systems; the foundational tools of data, epidemiology, biostatistics, and key study designs; populations' issues including infectious disease, health behavior, and environmental health pl…
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- Full title :Public health foundations : concepts and practices / [edited by] Elena Andresen, Erin DeFries Bouldin.
Summary
"Foundations of Public Health is a concise yet comprehensive text that offers an excellent and engaging introduction to the field of public health. This important resource is an up-to-date introduction to the core concepts and the practices of public health. The book introduces public health in concept and its systems; the foundational tools of data, epidemiology, biostatistics, and key study designs; populations' issues including infectious disease, health behavior, and environmental health plus analytical tools of qualitative research and risk assessment; and how health services are formulated and delivered."--
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- Publication Date:©2010.
- Edition:1st ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Jossey-Bass
- Place of Publication:San Francisco
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2010.
Notes
XCS614X.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 520 p.) : : ill., maps
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780470890165, 0470890169, 9780470890172, 0470890177, 9780470890189, 0470890185
- oclc:ocn929334745
- LC Classification:RA445
- Dewey Decimal:362.10973
Table of Contents
pt. 1. History, development, and organization -- pt. 2. Analytic tools and methods -- pt. 3. Behavior and health -- pt. 4. Health services and social determinants -- pt. 5. Forecastic public health.
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