Understanding the Science and Practice of Public Health

ISBN-13: 9781119860921 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023

Crosby

Spis treści

Foreword viiPreface ixChapter 1 The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Portrait of an Epidemic 1Chapter 2 Changing Lives a "Million at a Time": Public Health Is Very Different Than the Medical Profession 25Chapter 3 The Evolution of Public Health Practice 45Chapter 4 How Does Public Health Work? The Example of Tobacco Control 63Chapter 5 America's Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease Epidemics: Possible Public Health Solutions 83Chapter 6 Preventing Diabetes: A Public Health Priority 105Chapter 7 Averting Cancer Rather Than Waiting to Treat It 123Chapter 8 Excessive Alcohol Use: How Can It Be Reduce data Population Level? 141Chapter 9 Solving the U.S. Opioid Crisis: A Public Health Challenge 155Chapter 10 HIV in the United States-What Else Can We Do? 173Chapter 11 Preventing Gun Violence and Promoting Highway Safety: A Study of Stark Contrasts 195Chapter 12 Climate Change: The Importance of Water 215Chapter 13 Climate Change: Implications Regarding Food 233Chapter 14 Over population and the Prevention of Unintended Pregnancy 255Chapter 15 Emerging Diseases and the Need for Vaccine Research 271Annotated Answers to Practice Questions 289Epilogue 317

O autorze

Richard Crosby, PhD, is a professor of public health at University of Kentucky. His research focuses on preventing and controlling epidemics. He has been a two-time recipient of CDC's prestigious awards for Prevention Research Centers. This is the 10th textbook Crosby has published to share his inspiration for advancing public health practice.