Introduction to Public Health - Softcover

Schneider, Mary Jane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0763763810 ISBN 13: 9780763763817

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2010

Synopsis

...one of the most interestingly organized books about public health I have ever seen. The chapter structure is more inquisitive or intellectual and less about rote memorization. ... a welcome surprise in a large field of materials. Patricia Wren, Oakland University Published in conjunction with the American Public Health Association, Introduction to Public Health, Third Edition offers a thorough, accessible overview of the expanding field of public health for students new to its concepts and actors. Written in engaging, nontechnical language, this best-selling text explains in clear terms the multi disciplinary strategies and methods used for measuring, assessing, and promoting public health. Packed with illustrative real world examples, this updated edition provides students with informative discussions of the current technical issues and practical obstacles facing public health practitioners and policymakers alike. Through coverage of new approaches to research and data collection, current best practices in the field, and the social and ethical challenges of devising public policy, Introduction to Public Health, Third Edition provides readers with a broad reaching, practical framework for understanding the multifaceted forces and organizations of today s public health enterprise

About this edition

• Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0763763810
• ISBN 13: 9780763763817
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 595