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100 1 _aSchneider, Mary-Jane.
245 1 0 _aIntroduction to Public Health /
_cMary-Jane Schneider ; drawings by Henry Schneider.
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aSudbury, Mass. :
_bJones and Bartlett,
_cc2006.
300 _axli, 573 p. :
_bill. ;
_c23 cm.
505 0 _t1. Public health: science, politics, and prevention --
_t2. Why is public health controversial? --
_t3. Powers and responsibilities of government --
_t4. Epidemiology: the basic science of public health --
_t5. Epidemiologic principles and methods --
_t6. Problems and limits of epidemiology --
_t7. Statistics: making sense of uncertainty --
_t8. The role of data in public health --
_t9. The "Conquest" of infectious diseases --
_t10. The resurgence of infectious diseases --
_t11. The biomedical basis of chronic diseases --
_t12. Genetic diseases and other inborn errors --
_t13. Do people choose their own health? --
_t14. How psychosocial factors affect health behavior --
_t15. Tobacco-public health enemy number one --
_t16. Public health threat number two and growing: poor diet and physical inactivity --
_t17. Injuries are not accidents --
_t18. Maternal and child health as a social problem --
_t19. A clean environment: the basis of public health --
_t20. Clean air: is it safe to breathe? --
_t21. Clean water: a limited resource --
_t22. Solid and hazardous wastes: what to do with the garbage? --
_t23. Safe food and drugs: an ongoing regulatory battle --
_t24. Population: the ultimate environmental health issue --
_t25. Is the medical care system a public health issue? Why the U.S. medical system needs reform --
_t26. Health services research: finding what works --
_t27. Public health and the aging population --
_t28. Emergency preparedness, post-9/11 --
_t29. Public health in the twenty-first century: achievements and challenges.
650 0 _aPublic health.
650 1 2 _aPublic Health.
650 2 2 _aPublic Health Practice.
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_cBOOKS
100 1 _d1939-
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
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