Public health
Subtitle: what it is and how it works
By: Bernard J. Turnock.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 534
ISBN-13: 9780763754440
Subjects: Public health -- United States; Public health administration -- United States; Public Health Administration -- United States; Health Services -- United States; Public Health -- United States
Description: This book is a straight forward introduction to the complex, multidimensional field of public health and how it functions in modern day America. Introduces a unifying conceptual model characterizing public health by its missions, functions, capacity, process, and outcomes. The edition includes Health People 2010 objectives, case studies, achievements of the 20th century, and a resource site on the Internet.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is public health?; title: Health from an ecological perspective; title: Public health and the health system; title: Law, government, and public health; title: Core functions and public health practice; title: The infrastructure of public health; title: Public health interventions; title: Public health emergency preparedness and response; title: Future challenges for public health in America.