| Description |
xviii, 534 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
What is public health? -- Health from an ecological perspective -- Public health and the health system -- Law, government, and public health -- Core functions and public health practice -- The infrastructure of public health -- Public health interventions -- Public health emergency preparedness and response -- Future challenges for public health in America |
| Summary |
"Using a straightforward systems approach, Public Health: What It Is and How It Works explores the inner workings of the complex modern U.S. public health system - what it is, what it docs, how it works, and why it is important. It covers the origins and development of the modern public health system; the relationship of public health to the overall health system; how the system is organized at the federal, state, and local levels; its core functions and how well these are currently being addressed; evidence-based practice and an approach to program planning and evaluation for public health interventions; public health activities such as epidemiological investigation, biomedical research, environmental assessment, policy development, and more."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Public health -- United States.
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Public health administration -- United States.
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Health Services.
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Public Health.
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Public Health Administration.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
| LC no. |
2007036122 |
| ISBN |
9780763754440 paperback |
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0763754447 paperback |
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