Introduction to Public Health / Mary-Jane Schneider ; drawings by Henry Schneider.

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, c2006.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xli, 573 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

0763730009 (pbk.)
9780763730000

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DDC classification:

362.1 22 SCH

Contents:

1. 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. Tobacco-public health enemy number one -- 16. Public health threat number two and growing: poor diet and physical inactivity -- 17. Injuries are not accidents -- 18. Maternal and child health as a social problem -- 19. A clean environment: the basis of public health -- 20. Clean air: is it safe to breathe? -- 21. Clean water: a limited resource -- 22. Solid and hazardous wastes: what to do with the garbage? -- 23. Safe food and drugs: an ongoing regulatory battle -- 24. Population: the ultimate environmental health issue -- 25. Is the medical care system a public health issue? Why the U.S. medical system needs reform -- 26. Health services research: finding what works -- 27. Public health and the aging population -- 28. Emergency preparedness, post-9/11 -- 29. Public health in the twenty-first century: achievements and challenges.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Social Sciences	Non-fiction	362.1 SCH (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		40929

1. 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. Tobacco-public health enemy number one --
16. Public health threat number two and growing: poor diet and physical inactivity --
17. Injuries are not accidents --
18. Maternal and child health as a social problem --
19. A clean environment: the basis of public health --
20. Clean air: is it safe to breathe? --
21. Clean water: a limited resource --
22. Solid and hazardous wastes: what to do with the garbage? --
23. Safe food and drugs: an ongoing regulatory battle --
24. Population: the ultimate environmental health issue --
25. Is the medical care system a public health issue? Why the U.S. medical system needs reform --
26. Health services research: finding what works --
27. Public health and the aging population --
28. Emergency preparedness, post-9/11 --
29. Public health in the twenty-first century: achievements and challenges.

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