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9781607950448

Pdq Public Health

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  • ISBN13:

    9781607950448

  • ISBN10:

    1607950448

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-08-01
  • Publisher: Pmph USA Ltd

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McMaster Univ., Ontario, Canada. Pocket guide to understanding public health. Covers the three phases of the epidemiological transition, provides a list of acronyms and abbreviations in common use in public health, and enhances concepts presented with humorous quotes. For students and public health professionals. Softcover. DNLM: Public Health.

Table of Contents

What Is Public Health?
A Brief History of Public Health
Dogma and Disease - The Sociology of Public Health
Bad Smells, Bodies, and Boards of Health: Controlling Disease Becomes a Legislative Process
We Can See You Now - Germs Identified as the Enemy
Better Sanitation Through Cleaning the Gene Pool - Eugenics and Social Engineering
Why Modern Schools of Public Health Owe Their Origin to an Alpine Railway
Tunnel - The Medical Science of Social and Economic Development
It's Easier to Prevent It Than Treat It - Mid 20th Century Public Health Public Health and Emergencies
Taking Care of It Yourself - The Ascent of Health Promotion
Meetings and Definitions - Making Sure Everyone Is on the Same Page
Classical Key Concepts
Some Basic Terminology
Person, Place, and Time -- The Determinants of Health
Summary
Surveillance
The Uses of Surveillance
Methods of Surveillance
Sources of Data
Spectrum of Outcomes
Attributes of Surveillance Systems
Summary
Outcomes
Counting the Bodies
Measures of Mortality
Measures of Impact
DALYs, QALYs, and Other Outcomes That Don't End in "LY"
Summary
Risk
On the Varieties of Risk
Risk Assessment
Risk Perception
Communicating Risk
Risk Tolerance
Summary
Mitigation and Prevention
Changing the Outcomes
Making a Difference -- Modern Public Health Interventions
The Origin of Public Health
Globalization of Public Health and the Influence of Population Mobility
Globalization and Public Health over the Ages
Summary
The Future
Changing Management of Threats, Risks, and the Perception of Risk in Public Health
Inter-connectivity and Globalization of Public Health
Integration of Health and Public Health Capacities - Coordination and Collaboration
Population Mobility and International Diversity and Disparity
Moving from Stakeholders to Stewardship: Integration of Health, Public Health with Other Non-Health Sectors
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