Introduction to Public Health, 3e

Parker DVM, Elizabeth

ISBN 10: 0729542033 / ISBN 13: 9780729542036

Published by Churchill Livingstone Australia, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introduction to Public Health, 3e
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone Australia
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0729542033
• ISBN 13: 9780729542036
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

This third edition of Introduction to Public Health by Fleming and Parker continues to cement itself as a highly-respected resource for public health students. This title provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the key concepts and principles of public health from a multidisciplinary perspective.

This highly anticipated new edition of Introduction to Public Health addresses topical issues, including epidemiology, ethics and evidence-based practice. Parker and Fleming also includes a new focus on infectious diseases and disease presence. The inclusion of the new chapter 'Public health and social policy' will help broaden the readers' understanding of the influence policy has on public health.

Evolve resources for students and instructors:

• Student quiz

Evolve resources for instructors only:

• PowerPoint slides
• Lesson and tutorial plans
• Image bank (tables and figures from book)

• New chapter: 'Public health and social policy'
• Focus on infectious diseases and disease prevention

About the Authors

Elizabeth Parker is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Public Health and Social Work at the Queensland University of Technology. She has teaching and research experience in public health and health promotion in Australia, and was formerly a senior manager in the Department of Public Health, Toronto, Canada. She is co-author, with Professor Mary Louise Fleming, of the book Health promotion: principles and practice in the Australian context. She holds a Doctor of Education degree from the University of Toronto.

Professor Mary Louise Fleming is Public Health Consultant and Board Director, Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health and Social Work at the Queensland University of Technology. She has over 30 years' experience in teaching and research in higher education, in public health and health promotion. Her research experience is in: action research; process, impact and outcome evaluation in health promotion; and public health intervention design, development and implementation. Mary Louise has worked as a consultant for the World Health Organization and for Commonwealth and state health departments, and has sat on National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) public health project grant review panels. She is a member of the Board of Wesley Medical Research and the Metro North Hospital and Health Service in Queensland. She is widely published in the area of health promotion and public health. Her current role recognises the need for innovative solutions to the health-care system of the future, and working with the health care system to realise gains in efficiency and effectiveness while
focused on the patient at the centre of care.