Topics in Public Health

David Claborn

ISBN 10: 9535121324 / ISBN 13: 9789535121329

Edité par Intechopen Jun 2015, 2015

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Neuware -Public health has been defined as the efforts of a community that allow a population to remain healthy. This definition is very inclusive, so elements of clinical care, health promotion and many other fields contribute to the larger discipline of public health. The profession has evolved in recent years, with the emphasis in the developed world changing from the hygiene method for control of infectious diseases to a more complex approach to address chronic disease. However, the focus in public health continues to be the population. This book provides a sample of fields that contribute to the public health profession. Its broad approach provides examples of the core fields of public health, including environmental health, epidemiology, biostatistics, health administration, and health behavior.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 308 pp. Englisch.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Topics in Public Health
• Éditeur: Intechopen Jun 2015
• Date de parution: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 9535121324
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9789535121329
• Reliure: Buch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 266 L x 185 H x 26 P (en millimètres) 266 millimètres de largeur par 185 millimètres de hauteur par 26 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 879 grammes

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Public health has been defined as the efforts of a community that allow a population to remain healthy. This definition is very inclusive, so elements of clinical care, health promotion and many other fields contribute to the larger discipline of public health. The profession has evolved in recent years, with the emphasis in the developed world changing from the hygiene method for control of infectious diseases to a more complex approach to address chronic disease. However, the focus in public health continues to be the population. This book provides a sample of fields that contribute to the public health profession. Its broad approach provides examples of the core fields of public health, including environmental health, epidemiology, biostatistics, health administration, and health behavior.