TY - BOOK AU - Andresen,Elena AU - Bouldin,Erin DeFries TI - Public health foundations: concepts and practices SN - 1282822527 AV - RA445 .P834 2010 U1 - 362.10973 22 PY - 2010/// CY - San Francisco PB - Jossey-Bass KW - Public health KW - United States N1 - 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 N2 - "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."-- UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/amref/detail.action?docID=624406&query= ER -