Introduction to Public Health is a foundation, introductory text addressing the principles and practice of public health. Written from a multidisciplinary perspective, the text defines the discipline of public health, the nature and scope of public health activity and the challenges that face public health in the 21st century. Designed for undergraduate health science and nursing students, the text helps readers with their understanding of the nature and scope of public health and the challenges facing the field into the future.
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1. Introduction - p. xii 2. About the authors - p. xiv 3. Acknowledgements - p. xvii 4. Reviewers - p. xviii 5. Section 1 Definitions, determinants and challenges - p. xviii 6. Introduction - p. 1 7. Chapter 1 Defining health and public health - p. 3 8. Chapter 2 Public health challenges - p. 16 9. Chapter 3 Epidemiology - p. 28 10. Chapter 4 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health - p. 55 11. Section 2 Policy, ethics and evidence - p. 68 12. Introduction - p. 69 13. Chapter 5 Public health policy - p. 71 14. Chapter 6 Public health and social policy - p. 85 15. Chapter 7 Ethics and public health - p. 98 16. Chapter 8 Evidence-based practice - p. 113 17. Section 3 Public health strategies - p. 123 18. Introduction - p. 125 19. Chapter 9 Individual and interpersonal strategies for public health - p. 127 20. Chapter 10 Communities and organisational strategies - p. 143 21. Chapter 11 Enabling environments for health - p. 154 22. Section 4 Contemporary issues - p. 168 23. Introduction - p. 169 24. Chapter 12 Refocusing public health - p. 172 25. Chapter 13 Contemporary practice - p. 184 26. Chapter 14 Global health - p. 197 27. Chapter 15 Disasters, emergencies and terrorism - p. 213 28. Chapter 16 Concluding remarks - p. 233 29. Glossary - p. 244 30. Index - p. 250
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Introduction to Public Health is a foundation, introductory text addressing the principles and practice of public health. Written from a multidisciplinary perspective, the text defines the discipline of public health, the nature and scope of public health activity and the challenges that face public health in the 21st century. Designed for undergraduate health science and nursing students, the text helps readers with their understanding of the nature and scope of public health and the challenges facing the field into the future.
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1. Introduction - p. xii 2. About the authors - p. xiv 3. Acknowledgements - p. xvii 4. Reviewers - p. xviii 5. Section 1 Definitions, determinants and challenges - p. xviii 6. Introduction - p. 1 7. Chapter 1 Defining health and public health - p. 3 8. Chapter 2 Public health challenges - p. 16 9. Chapter 3 Epidemiology - p. 28 10. Chapter 4 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health - p. 55 11. Section 2 Policy, ethics and evidence - p. 68 12. Introduction - p. 69 13. Chapter 5 Public health policy - p. 71 14. Chapter 6 Public health and social policy - p. 85 15. Chapter 7 Ethics and public health - p. 98 16. Chapter 8 Evidence-based practice - p. 113 17. Section 3 Public health strategies - p. 123 18. Introduction - p. 125 19. Chapter 9 Individual and interpersonal strategies for public health - p. 127 20. Chapter 10 Communities and organisational strategies - p. 143 21. Chapter 11 Enabling environments for health - p. 154 22. Section 4 Contemporary issues - p. 168 23. Introduction - p. 169 24. Chapter 12 Refocusing public health - p. 172 25. Chapter 13 Contemporary practice - p. 184 26. Chapter 14 Global health - p. 197 27. Chapter 15 Disasters, emergencies and terrorism - p. 213 28. Chapter 16 Concluding remarks - p. 233 29. Glossary - p. 244 30. Index - p. 250
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