Public health and society : current issues /
Weill, Barbara,
Public health and society : current issues / Lillian D. Burke, Retired Business Education/Medial Technology/Marketing Teacher Essex County, Vo-Tech High School District, Newark, New Jerey, Professor, Departments of Business and Computer Science, Middlesex County College, Edison, New Jersey, Barbara Weill, PhD (Sociology), Retired Adjunct Professor, Departmet of Computer Science, Middlesex County College, disn, New Jersey. - First edition. - xiii, 507 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The Social Determinants of Health -- 2. The Climate Crisis as a Public Health Issue -- 3. Environmental Health -- 4. The Emergence and Reemergence of Diseases -- 5. Drug Use and Society -- 6. Tobacco Vaping and Alcohol Use as Public Health Issues -- 7. Gun Violence and Suicide as Public Health Issues -- 8. Mental Health as a Public Health Issue -- 9. Chronic Disease as a Public Health Issue --- 10. COVID19 as a Public Health Issue -- APPENDIX 1. Fundamental Concepts in Public Health -- APPENDIX 2. HIV Timeline -- APPENDIX 3. Additional Resources and Help Lines -- Glossary -- Acronyms -- Index.
"Public Health and Society: Current Issues examines public health issues and crises including the social determinants of health climate change, environmental health, emerging and reemerging diseases, the opioid epidemic, alcohol and tobacco use, gun violence and suicide, mental health, chronic diseases, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The book discusses the impact of these issues on public health, society, and the individual"-- "Public Health and Society: Current Issues analyzes current public health issues in a historical context, while relating them to individual lives. The text emphasizes the social determinants of health, social justice, and the climate crisis, by leading off with these important topics and then integrates them where appropriate throughout the text. Subsequent chapters explore gun violence, the opioid epidemic, tobacco, vaping, and alcohol use, COVID-19, mental health, environmental health chronic disease, emerging and reemerging diseases, and more. Key features- Personal vignettes humanize public health issues and make them resonate for readers.- Short histories put current issues into historical context, for example, the opioid epidemic (Ch. 5) and alcohol and tobacco use (Ch.6) - "In the News" articles bring public health topics up-to-date and underscore their modern relevance.- Comprehensive and up-to-date data and references are included throughout the text. - Navigate eBook access (included with he printed text) provides convenient online or offline access to the digital text from a computer, tablet, or smart phone. - Invaluable teaching resources help facilitate course preparation and include a helpful instructor's manual with sample syllabus and course and lecture notes, chapter tests, and PowerPoint presentation slides"--
9781284211306
2022046091
Public health--Textbooks.
Social medicine--Textbooks.
Environmental health--Textbooks.
RA425 / .W447 2024
362.1
Public health and society : current issues / Lillian D. Burke, Retired Business Education/Medial Technology/Marketing Teacher Essex County, Vo-Tech High School District, Newark, New Jerey, Professor, Departments of Business and Computer Science, Middlesex County College, Edison, New Jersey, Barbara Weill, PhD (Sociology), Retired Adjunct Professor, Departmet of Computer Science, Middlesex County College, disn, New Jersey. - First edition. - xiii, 507 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The Social Determinants of Health -- 2. The Climate Crisis as a Public Health Issue -- 3. Environmental Health -- 4. The Emergence and Reemergence of Diseases -- 5. Drug Use and Society -- 6. Tobacco Vaping and Alcohol Use as Public Health Issues -- 7. Gun Violence and Suicide as Public Health Issues -- 8. Mental Health as a Public Health Issue -- 9. Chronic Disease as a Public Health Issue --- 10. COVID19 as a Public Health Issue -- APPENDIX 1. Fundamental Concepts in Public Health -- APPENDIX 2. HIV Timeline -- APPENDIX 3. Additional Resources and Help Lines -- Glossary -- Acronyms -- Index.
"Public Health and Society: Current Issues examines public health issues and crises including the social determinants of health climate change, environmental health, emerging and reemerging diseases, the opioid epidemic, alcohol and tobacco use, gun violence and suicide, mental health, chronic diseases, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The book discusses the impact of these issues on public health, society, and the individual"-- "Public Health and Society: Current Issues analyzes current public health issues in a historical context, while relating them to individual lives. The text emphasizes the social determinants of health, social justice, and the climate crisis, by leading off with these important topics and then integrates them where appropriate throughout the text. Subsequent chapters explore gun violence, the opioid epidemic, tobacco, vaping, and alcohol use, COVID-19, mental health, environmental health chronic disease, emerging and reemerging diseases, and more. Key features- Personal vignettes humanize public health issues and make them resonate for readers.- Short histories put current issues into historical context, for example, the opioid epidemic (Ch. 5) and alcohol and tobacco use (Ch.6) - "In the News" articles bring public health topics up-to-date and underscore their modern relevance.- Comprehensive and up-to-date data and references are included throughout the text. - Navigate eBook access (included with he printed text) provides convenient online or offline access to the digital text from a computer, tablet, or smart phone. - Invaluable teaching resources help facilitate course preparation and include a helpful instructor's manual with sample syllabus and course and lecture notes, chapter tests, and PowerPoint presentation slides"--
9781284211306
2022046091
Public health--Textbooks.
Social medicine--Textbooks.
Environmental health--Textbooks.
RA425 / .W447 2024
362.1