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Mary Jane Schneider
ISBN: 9780763730000
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
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This thorough revision contains new chapters on bioterrorism and emergency preparedness. Further bioterrorism issues have been woven through relevant chapters. New additions in epidemiology include anthrax and SARS. Additions in women's health consider new developments in hormone replacement therapy. A new emphasis has been placed on planning that include natural disasters as well as terrorism. Introduction to Public Health…
Introduction to Public Health, Second Edition covers the basic elements of public health as well as essential data and statistics. This thorough revision contains new chapters on bioterrorism and emergency preparedness. Further bioterrorism issues have been woven through relevant chapters. New additions in epidemiology include anthrax and SARS.
| ISBN | 0763730009 | | Pages | 573 | | ISBN13 | 9780763730000
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc | | Weight (grammes) | 799 | | Imprint | Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc | | Published in | Sudbury | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9780834208391 | | Publication date | 26 Sep 2005 | | Height (mm) | 228 | | Illustrator | Henry Schneider | | Width (mm) | 154 | | Library of Congress | 2005008642 | | Spine width (mm) | 30 | | DEWEY | 362.1 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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| Ch. 1 | | Public health : science, politics, and prevention | | 3 | | Ch. 2 | | Why is public health controversial? | | 17 | | Ch. 3 | | Powers and responsibilities of government | | 31 | | Ch. 4 | | Epidemiology : the basic science of public health | | 51 | | Ch. 5 | | Epidemiologic principles and methods | | 69 | | Ch. 6 | | Problems and limits of epidemiology | | 85 | | Ch. 7 | | Statistics : making sense of uncertainty | | 99 | | Ch. 8 | | The role of data in public health | | 121 | | Ch. 9 | | The "conquest" of infectious diseases | | 137 | | Ch. 10 | | The resurgence of infectious diseases | | 157 | | Ch. 11 | | The biomedical basis of chronic diseases | | 183 | | Ch. 12 | | Genetic diseases and other inborn errors | | 197 | | Ch. 13 | | Do people choose their own health? | | 217 | | Ch. 14 | | How psychosocial factors affect health behavior | | 231 | | Ch. 15 | | Tobacco - public health enemy number one | | 249 | | Ch. 16 | | Public health threat number two and growing : poor diet and physical inactivity | | 269 | | Ch. 17 | | Injuries are not accidents | | 293 | | Ch. 18 | | Maternal and child health as a social problem | | 311 | | Ch. 19 | | A clean environment : the basis of public health | | 333 | | Ch. 20 | | Clean air : is it safe to breathe? | | 351 | | Ch. 21 | | Clean water : a limited resource | | 367 | | Ch. 22 | | Solid and hazardous wastes : what to do with the garbage? | | 383 | | Ch. 23 | | Safe food and drugs : an ongoing regulatory battle | | 395 | | Ch. 24 | | Population : the ultimate environmental health issue | | 415 | | | More... | | |
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