Introduction to Public Health 5th Edition
by Mary-Jane Schneider (Author)
Introduction to Public Health, Fifth Edition offers a thorough, accessible overview of the expanding field of public health for students new to its concepts and actors. Written in engaging, nontechnical language, this best selling text explains in clear terms the multi disciplinary strategies and methods used for measuring, assessing, and promoting public health.
Packed with illustrative real world examples, this updated edition provides students with informative discussions of the current technical issues and practical obstacles facing public health practitioners and policymakers alike.
In her unique style, author Mary Jane Schneider goes beyond the science of Public Health with a hard look at the politics that put these topics in the headlines. Readers will come away with a broad reaching, practical framework for understanding the multifaceted forces and organizations of today’s public health enterprise.
Key Features:
Up to date coverage of the newest developments in infectious disease, injury control, environmental health controversies, the reform of the American healthcare system, and more
Vivid presentation of Public Health principles through current stories in the news, such as Ebola in the United States, e cigarettes, eating disorders, the California Measles outbreak, and traumatic brain injury in the NFL
Extensive discussion of current topics including population growth and climate change as contributors to drought, wars, and migrations in the Middle East; and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in the United States
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