Public health foundations
Subtitle: concepts and practices
By: [edited by] Elena Andresen, Erin DeFries Bouldin
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2010
Place of publication: San Francisco, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9780470445877
Subjects: Health Policy; Public health; Epidemiologic Methods; Health Behavior; Public Health
Description: "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."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.