Public health foundations : concepts and practices / [edited by] Elena Andresen, Erin DeFries Bouldin.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2010.Description: xxiv, 520 p : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0470445874 (pbk.)
  • 9780470445877 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.10973 22
LOC classification:
  • RA445 .P83
Online resources: Summary: "Foundations of Public Health is a concise yet comprehensive text that offers an excellent and engaging introduction to the field of public health. This important resource is an up-to-date introduction to the core concepts and the practices of public health. The book introduces public health in concept and its systems; the foundational tools of data, epidemiology, biostatistics, and key study designs; populations' issues including infectious disease, health behavior, and environmental health plus analytical tools of qualitative research and risk assessment; and how health services are formulated and delivered."-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Foundations of Public Health is a concise yet comprehensive text that offers an excellent and engaging introduction to the field of public health. This important resource is an up-to-date introduction to the core concepts and the practices of public health. The book introduces public health in concept and its systems; the foundational tools of data, epidemiology, biostatistics, and key study designs; populations' issues including infectious disease, health behavior, and environmental health plus analytical tools of qualitative research and risk assessment; and how health services are formulated and delivered."-- Provided by publisher.

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