| Description |
viii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Understanding public health |
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Understanding public health.
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| Contents |
1. The emergence of public health and the centrality of values -- 2. Data on populations and mortality -- 3. The burden of disease and other summary measures of population health -- 4. Inequalities in health -- 5. The Impact of healthcare on population health -- 6. Assessing the impact on population health of policies in other sectors -- 7. The changing nature of infectious disease -- 8. Tobacco: a public health emergency -- 9. Food, trade and health -- 10. Drains, dustbins and diseases -- Glossary |
| Summary |
"This book is for those who want to answer the question 'What is public health?'. Much of modern public health is about tackling strong vested interests head on, empowering people so they can make healthy decisions, and recognising the political nature of the issues. If a society is to achieve these things, it needs public health practitioners with the necessary knowledge, skills and vision. This book looks at the foundation of public health, its historical evolution, the themes that underpin public health, the increasing importance of globalization and the most important causes of avoidable disease and injury. These include transport, tobacco, nutrition, infectious disease and waste disposal." -- Publisher's website |
| Notes |
Includes tables |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Public health.
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| Author |
McKee, Martin.
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Pomerleau, Joceline.
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| ISBN |
0335218369 (paperback) |
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