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Introduction to Community and Public Health
About This Book
Learn the basics of the five core areas of community and public health Introduction to Community and Public Health, 2nd Edition covers the basics in each area of community and public health as identified by the Association of Schools of Public Health. With a student-friendly approach, the authors discuss epidemiology, biostatistics, social and behavioral sciences, environmental health, and healthy policy and management. The book is written to serve both graduate and undergraduate public health students, as well as to help prepare for the Certified in Public Health (CPH) exam, Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam and Master certified in Health Education Specialist (MCHES) exam, the book covers each of these five core disciplines, plus other important topics.
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITYAND PUBLIC HEALTH
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Define basic terms in community and public health.
- Differentiate between medicine and community and public health .
- Identify issues in community and public health.
- Identify and classify factors affecting community and public health.
- Describe local, state, national, and global organizations in community and public health.
- Trace the historical timeline of community and public health.
- Explain the current challenges confronting community and public health.
- Identify the core functions of public health.
- Explain how globalization affects the global burden of disease.
- Explain One Health.
Defining Community and Public Health
PUBLIC HEALTH COMPETENCIES ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Explain public health history, philosophy, and values.
- Identify the core functions of public health and the 10 essential services.
- Explain the effects of environmental factors on a populationâs health.
- Explain the biological and genetic factors that affect a populationâs health.
- Explain the behavioral and psychological factors that affect a populationâs health.
- Explain the social, political, and economic determinants of health and how they contribute to population health and health inequities.
- Explain how globalization affects the global burden of disease.
- Explain an ecological perspective on the connections among human health, animal health, and ecosystem health (e.g., One Health).
Table of contents
- COVER
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FIGURES AND TABLES
- PREFACE
- ABOUT THE COMPANION WEBSITE
- THE AUTHORS
- CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITYAND PUBLIC HEALTH
- CHAPTER 2: DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY IN COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
- CHAPTER 3: ANALYTICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY IN COMMUNITYPUBLIC HEALTH
- CHAPTER 4: DESCRIPTIVE BIOSTATISTICS IN COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
- CHAPTER 5: INFERENTIAL BIOSTATISTICS IN COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
- CHAPTER 6: SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES INCOMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
- CHAPTER 7: MODELS IN HEALTH EDUCATIONAND HEALTH PROMOTION
- CHAPTER 8: THEORIES IN HEALTH EDUCATIONAND HEALTH PROMOTION
- CHAPTER 9: METHODS IN HEALTH EDUCATIONAND HEALTH PROMOTION
- CHAPTER 10: POPULATION DYNAMICS AND CONTROL
- CHAPTER 11: AIR, WATER, AND NOISE POLLUTION
- CHAPTER 12: INJURY CONTROL AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
- CHAPTER 13: ORGANIZATION, FINANCING, AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH SERVICES AND PUBLIC HEALTHSYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES
- CHAPTER 14: PROGRAM PLANNING, BUDGETING, MANAGEMENT, AND EVALUATION IN COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
- CHAPTER 15: SYSTEMS THINKING AND LEADERSHIP INCOMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
- GLOSSARY
- INDEX
- END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT