Introduction to public health

Introduction to public health / Mary-Jane Schneider ; with Henry S. Schneider ; drawings by Henry S. Schneider.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Schneider, Mary-Jane, 1939- (Author), Schneider, Henry S. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2021]
Edition:	Sixth edition.
Subjects:	Public health.

Table of Contents:

Public health : science, politics, and prevention
Why is public health controversial?
Powers and responsibilities of government
Epidemiology : the basic science of public health
Epidemiologic principles and methods
Problems and limits of epidemiology
Statistics : making sense of uncertainty
The role of data in public health
The "conquest" of infectious diseases
The resurgence of infectious diseases
The biomedical basis of chronic diseases
Genetic diseases and other inborn errors
Do people choose their own health?
How psychosocial factors affect health behavior
Public health enemy number one : tobacco
Public health enemy number two--and growing : poor diet and physical inactivity
Injuries are not accidents
Maternal and child health as a social problem
Mental health : public health includes healthy minds
A clean environment : the basis of public health
Clean air : is it safe to breathe?
Clean water : a limited resource
Solid and hazardous wastes : what to do with the garbage?
Safe food and drugs : an ongoing regulatory battle
Population : the ultimate environmental health issue
Is the medical care system a public health issue?
Why the U.S. medical system needs reform
Health services research : finding what works
Public health and the aging population
Emergency preparedness, post-9/11
Public health in the twenty-first century : achievements and challenges.