Public health foundations : concepts and practices /
Contributor(s): Andresen, Elena | Bouldin, Erin DeFries.
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2010Description: xxiv, 520 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9780470445877; 9780470445877:; 0470445874.Subject(s): Public health -- United States
DDC classification: 362.10973 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."--Summary: 'Public Health Foundations' is a concise yet comprehensive text that offers an engaging introduction to the field of public health. The book introduces public health in concept and its systems, the foundational tools of data, epidemiology, biostatistics, and key study designs, and populations' issues including infectious disease.
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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."--
'Public Health Foundations' is a concise yet comprehensive text that offers an engaging introduction to the field of public health. The book introduces public health in concept and its systems, the foundational tools of data, epidemiology, biostatistics, and key study designs, and populations' issues including infectious disease.