Essentials of public health

• Main Authors: Birkhead, Guthrie S. (Author), Morrow, Cynthia B. (Author), Pirani, Sylvia (Author)
• Other Authors: Turnock, Bernard J.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Burlington, MA Jones & Bartlett Learning 2021
• Series: Essential public health
• Subjects: Public Health Administration; Public Health Practice; United States
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"As one of the foundational texts in the Essential Public Health series, Essentials of Public Health is an excellent introduction to the field of public health. Written for senior-level undergraduates or graduate students in public health, health science, nursing, and other health professions,...

Table of Contents:

• What is public health?
• Assessment : defining and measuring health and determinants of health
• Public health and the healthcare system
• Law, government, and public health
• Twenty-first century community public health practice
• Public health practice : future challenges
• Public health workforce
• Public health administration
• Environmental and occupational health
• Public health nursing
• Epidemiology and statistics
• Public health education and information
• Additional public health professional and technnical occupations.