Public Health: What It Is and How It Works

ISBN-13: 9781284069419 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 454 str.

Bernard J. Turnock

Opis

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 Does, How It Works, And Why It Is Important. The Book 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.