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050 0 0 _aRA425
_b.S28 2021
100 1 _aSchneider, Mary-Jane,
_d1939-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aIntroduction to public health /
_cMary-Jane Schneider with Henry S. Schneider and Stephen J.R. Smith; drawings by Henry S. Schneider.
250 _aSixth edition.
264 1 _aBurlington, MA :
_bJones & Bartlett Learning,
_c[2021]
300 _a1 online resource (xxx, 524 pages) :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRevised edition of: Introduction to public health / Mary-Jane Schneider, Henry S. Schneider. Fifth edition. [2017].
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _a1. Public Health: Science, Politics, and Prevention -- 2. Why Is Public Health Controversial? -- 3. Powers and Responsibilities of Government -- 4. Epidemiology: The Basic Science of Public Health -- 5. Epidemiologic Principles and Methods -- 6. Problems and Limits of Epidemiology -- 7. Statistics: Making Sense of Uncertainty -- 8. The Role of Data in Public Health -- 9. The “Conquest” of Infectious Diseases -- 10. The Resurgence of Infectious Diseases -- 11. The Biomedical Basis of Chronic Diseases -- 12. Genetic Diseases and Other Inborn Errors -- 13. Do People Choose Their Own Health? -- 14. How Psychosocial Factors Affect Health Behavior -- 15. Public Health Enemy Number One: Tobacco -- 16. Public Health Enemy Number Two—and Growing: Poor Diet and Physical Inactivity -- 17. Injuries Are Not Accidents -- 18. Maternal and Child Health as a Social Problem -- 19. Mental Health: Public Health Includes Healthy Minds -- 20. A Clean Environment: The Basis of Public Health -- 21. Clean Air: Is It Safe to Breathe? -- 22. Clean Water: A Limited Resource -- 23. Solid and Hazardous Wastes: What to Do with the Garbage? -- 24. Safe Food and Drugs: An Ongoing Regulatory Battle -- 25. Population: The Ultimate Environmental Health Issue -- 26. Is the Medical Care System a Public Health Issue? -- 27. Why the U.S. Medical System Needs Reform -- 28. Health Services Research: Finding What Works -- 29. Public Health and the Aging Population -- 30. Emergency Preparedness, Post-9/11 -- 31. Public Health in the Twenty-First Century: Achievements and Challenges -- Glossary -- Index -- Bonus Chapter: Learning from the COVID-19 Pandemic.
520 _a"Introduction to Public Health is the original undergraduate introductory public health text. Designed for upper level undergraduate course and graduate courses, it is an accessible overview of the expanding field of public health for students new to its concepts and actors. The author writes in engaging, nontechnical language, explaining, in clear terms the multi-disciplinary strategies and methods used for measuring, assessing, and promoting public health"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aPublic health
_vTextbooks.
700 1 _aSchneider, Henry S.,
_eauthor,
_eillustrator.
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