Now with a new full color design and art program, the Eighth Edition of An Introduction to Community & Public Health provides the latest trends and statistics in community health. With an emphasis on developing the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in health education, this best-selling introductory text covers such topics as epidemiology, community organization, program planning, minority health, health care, mental health, environmental health, drugs, safety, and occupational health. A robust pedagogy helps students understand and retain key learning objectives and better prepare for class.
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Vinten-Johansen, P., Brody, H., Paneth, N., Rashman, S. and Rip, M. (2003) Cholora, Chloroform and the Science of Medicine: A Life of John Snow. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 437 pages. (Very detailed and scholarly account of John ...
In the early 1900s, a maternity nurse by the name of Margaret Sanger delivered babies in the homes of poor, mostly immigrant women. The women Sanger cared for knew nothing of how to prevent pregnancy and because of the Comstock laws ...
Community nursing is the fastest growing area of nursing practice in Australia. This book offers an engaging introduction to the theory, skills and application of community and primary health care.
New to the Third Edition: New or expanded sections covering: Pandemic Flu Response to Hurricane Katrina FDA Regulation of Tobacco Promoting Physical Activity Poisoning (now the #2 cause of injury death) Nonfatal Traumatic Brain Injuries ...
This is the ideal book for anyone interested in putting public health at the centre of their working lives.
Gerry FitzGerald is Professor of Health Management in the School of Public Health and Social Work at the Queensland University of Technology, and is responsible for developing emergency and disaster management education and research ...
Most importantly, the book is strongly focused on outcomes, encouraging students to ask: what is best practice when it comes to planning for communities, and how do we accurately measure the results of planning practice?