Oxford textbook of public health / edited by Roger Detels ...[et al.]
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TextoDetalles de publicación: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002 Edición: 4th ed.Descripción: XX, 1955, [40] p. ; 28 cmISBN: 0-19-850959-6Tema(s): Salud PúblicaResumen: New affordable one-volume paperback edition. Approaches public health from an international perspective. Relevance for developing country issues. Comprehensive, clear, consistent and easy to read. Includes timely coverage of bioterrorism. Recommended for postgraduate students. This new paperback edition of the Oxford Textbook of Public Health, Fourth Edition encapsulates the complex, dynamic field of public health in a single accessible volume for the student or practitioner. In three comprehensive sections it covers the scope of public health; methods of research, both quantitative and qualitative; and the practical applications of public health principles. The Textbook discusses new challenges to public health such as re-emerging infectious diseases, globalization, and social inequalities in health. It considers public health in relation to human rights and ethics and tackles such difficult issues as: prioritizing disparate public health problems; identifying and implementing cost effective strategies; and the need for a comprehensive rather than an issue- or disease- oriented approach for the resolution of public health problems. This fourth edition provides a clear international perspective on health policy, including more coverage of issues of relevance to developing countries and presenting the perspective of public leaders including the former Director General of the World Health Organization on strategies to resolve existing and anticipated global health problems.Resumen: INDICE: Part 1 - The Scope of Public Health. 1 The development of the discipline of public health. 2 Determinants of health and disease. 3 Public health policies. 4 Law, ethics, and challenges. Part 2 - The Methods of Public Health. 5 Information systems and sources of intelligence. 6 Epidemiologic and biostatistical approaches. 7 Social Science techniques. 8 Environmental and occupational health sciences. Part 3 - The Practice of Public Health. 9 Major health problems. 10 Prevention and control of public health hazards. 11 Intervention for special populations. 12 Public health functions.
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New affordable one-volume paperback edition. Approaches public health from an international perspective. Relevance for developing country issues. Comprehensive, clear, consistent and easy to read. Includes timely coverage of bioterrorism. Recommended for postgraduate students. This new paperback edition of the Oxford Textbook of Public Health, Fourth Edition encapsulates the complex, dynamic field of public health in a single accessible volume for the student or practitioner. In three comprehensive sections it covers the scope of public health; methods of research, both quantitative and qualitative; and the practical applications of public health principles. The Textbook discusses new challenges to public health such as re-emerging infectious diseases, globalization, and social inequalities in health. It considers public health in relation to human rights and ethics and tackles such difficult issues as: prioritizing disparate public health problems; identifying and implementing cost effective strategies; and the need for a comprehensive rather than an issue- or disease- oriented approach for the resolution of public health problems. This fourth edition provides a clear international perspective on health policy, including more coverage of issues of relevance to developing countries and presenting the perspective of public leaders including the former Director General of the World Health Organization on strategies to resolve existing and anticipated global health problems.
INDICE: Part 1 - The Scope of Public Health. 1 The development of the discipline of public health. 2 Determinants of health and disease. 3 Public health policies. 4 Law, ethics, and challenges. Part 2 - The Methods of Public Health. 5 Information systems and sources of intelligence. 6 Epidemiologic and biostatistical approaches. 7 Social Science techniques. 8 Environmental and occupational health sciences. Part 3 - The Practice of Public Health. 9 Major health problems. 10 Prevention and control of public health hazards. 11 Intervention for special populations. 12 Public health functions.
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