Public health foundations concepts and practices /
Public health foundations concepts and practices / [electronic resource] :
[edited by] Elena Andresen, Erin DeFries Bouldin.
- 1st ed.
- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2010.
- 1 online resource (547 p.)
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. History, development, and organization -- pt. 2. Analytic tools and methods -- pt. 3. Behavior and health -- pt. 4. Health services and social determinants -- pt. 5. Forecastic public health.
"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."--
1282822527 9786612822520 0470890169
Public health--United States.
RA445 / .P834 2010
362.10973
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. History, development, and organization -- pt. 2. Analytic tools and methods -- pt. 3. Behavior and health -- pt. 4. Health services and social determinants -- pt. 5. Forecastic public health.
"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."--
1282822527 9786612822520 0470890169
Public health--United States.
RA445 / .P834 2010
362.10973