This text introduces students to the core concepts and principles of public health: the nature and scope of public health; its history; an introduction to health determinants and epidemiology; evidence-based practice in public health and understanding public health data plus more. INDICE: Section 1 History, definitions and public health policy Introduction 1 Defining health and public health 2 History and development of public health 3 Public health policy 4 Social policy and public health Section 2 Determinants of health Introduction 5 Epidemiology 6 Biological and environmental determinants 7 Social and emotional determinants Section 3 Ethics, evidence and practice Introduction 8 Ethics and public health 9 Evidence-based practice 10 Planning and evaluation Section 4 Health protection and promotion Introduction 11 Disease control and management 12 Environmental health 13 Disaster preparedness and public health 14 Health promotion Section 5 Contemporary issues Introduction 15 Globalisation and health 16 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health 17 Grand challenges for public health Glossary Index
- ISBN: 978-0-7295-4203-6
- Editorial: Churchill Livingstone
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 400
- Fecha Publicación: 26/09/2015
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés