Public Health 101: Improving Community Health: Improving Community Health 3rd Edition

Public Health 101: Improving Community Health 3rd Edition offers an essential foundation for understanding public health principles and practices. From clean drinking water to immunizations, public health touches every aspect of daily life. This textbook gives undergraduates a population-based perspective on the determinants of health and disease, with practical tools for promoting health and preventing illness.

Key Features:

• A comprehensive guide for understanding the role of the public health system, healthcare, and society-wide interventions like laws and taxation.
• Includes real-world examples and practical tools for disease prevention, health promotion, and community health initiatives.
• Covers the full range of public health interventions, from chronic disease prevention to communicable disease control.

This textbook is a must-have for students pursuing a career in public health or anyone interested in the role of public health in improving community well-being.

Table of Contents (Short Version):

• Section I: Principles of Population Health
  • Public Health: The Population Health Approach
  • Evidence-Based Public Health
  • Public Health Data and Communications
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Health
  • Health Law, Policy, and Ethics
• Section II: Noncommunicable and Communicable Diseases
  • Noncommunicable Diseases
  • Communicable Diseases
• Section III: Public Health Systems and Professionals
  • Health Professionals and the Health Workforce
  • Healthcare Institutions and Systems
  • Public Health Institutions and Systems
• Section IV: Special Topics in Public Health
  • Food and Drugs as Public Health Issues
  • Systems Thinking: From Single Solutions to One Health

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What Can You Do With a Master’s in Public Health?

A Master’s in Public Health (MPH) opens the door to a variety of careers aimed at improving community and population health. Graduates can work in government agencies, non-profit organizations, hospitals, and global health institutions. Common roles include public health educator, epidemiologist, health policy analyst, environmental health officer, and public health program manager. MPH holders play a crucial role in disease prevention, health promotion, and policy-making at local, national, and global levels.

Product Details:

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning; 3rd edition (March 21, 2018)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 338 pages
• ISBN-10: 1284118444
• ISBN-13: 978-1284118445