Public health : what it is and how it works /
Turnock, Bernard J.,
Public health : what it is and how it works / Bernard J. Turnock. - Fourth edition. - xviii, 534 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What Is Public Health? -- Health from an Ecological Perspective -- Public Health and the Health System -- Law, Government, and Public Health -- Core Functions and Public Health Practice -- The Infrastructure of Public Health -- Public Health Interventions -- Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response -- Future Challenges for Public Health in America. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9.
"Using a straightforward systems approach, Public Health: What It Is and How It Works explores the inner workings of the complex modern U.S. public health system - what it is, what it docs, how it works, and why it is important. It covers the origins and development of the modern public health system; the relationship of public health to the overall health system; how the system is organized at the federal, state, and local levels; its core functions and how well these are currently being addressed; evidence-based practice and an approach to program planning and evaluation for public health interventions; public health activities such as epidemiological investigation, biomedical research, environmental assessment, policy development, and more."--BOOK JACKET.
0763754447 9780763754440
2007036122
Public health--United States.
Public health administration--United States
Medical care--United States
RA445 / .T86 2009
362.10973
Public health : what it is and how it works / Bernard J. Turnock. - Fourth edition. - xviii, 534 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What Is Public Health? -- Health from an Ecological Perspective -- Public Health and the Health System -- Law, Government, and Public Health -- Core Functions and Public Health Practice -- The Infrastructure of Public Health -- Public Health Interventions -- Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response -- Future Challenges for Public Health in America. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9.
"Using a straightforward systems approach, Public Health: What It Is and How It Works explores the inner workings of the complex modern U.S. public health system - what it is, what it docs, how it works, and why it is important. It covers the origins and development of the modern public health system; the relationship of public health to the overall health system; how the system is organized at the federal, state, and local levels; its core functions and how well these are currently being addressed; evidence-based practice and an approach to program planning and evaluation for public health interventions; public health activities such as epidemiological investigation, biomedical research, environmental assessment, policy development, and more."--BOOK JACKET.
0763754447 9780763754440
2007036122
Public health--United States.
Public health administration--United States
Medical care--United States
RA445 / .T86 2009
362.10973