Schneider, Mary-Jane,  1939- <br/><br/>
Introduction to public health / 
Mary-Jane Schneider, with Henry S. Schneider ; drawings by Henry S. Schneider 
 - Fifth edition 
 - Burlington, MA :  Jones & Bartlett Learning,  2017. 
 - xxx, 591 pages :  illustrations (some color) ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references, glossary and index. 
<br/><br/>PART I: WHAT IS PUBLICH HEALTH? -- Public health: science, politics, and prevention -- Why is public health controversial? -- Powers and responsibilities of government -- PART II: ANALYTICAL METHODS OF PUBLIC HEALTH -- Epidemiology: the basic science of public health -- Epidemiologic principles and methods -- Problems and limits of epidemiology -- Statistics: making sense of uncertainty -- The role of data in public health -- PART III: BIOMEDICAL BASIS OF PUBLIC HEALTH -- The "Conquest" of infectious diseases -- The resurgence of infectious diseases -- The biomedical basis of chronic diseases -- Genetic diseases and other inborn errors -- PART IV: SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL FACTORS IN HEALTH -- Do people choose their own health? -- How psychosocial factors affect health behavior -- Public health enemy number one: tobacco -- Public health enemy number two and growing: poor diet and physical inactivity -- Injuries are not accidents -- Maternal and child health as a social problem -- Mental health: public health includes healthy minds -- PART V: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN PUBLIC HEALTH -- A clean environment: the basis of public health -- Clean air: is it safe a breathe? -- Clean water: a limited resource -- Solid and hazardous wastes: what to do with the garbage? -- Safe food and drugs: an ongoing regulatory battle -- Population: the ultimate environmental health issue -- PART VI: MEDICAL CARE AND PUBLICH HEALTH -- Is the medical care system a public health issue? -- Why the U.S. medical system needs reform -- Health services research: finding what works -- Public health and the aging population -- PART VII: THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC HEALTH -- Emergency preparednes, post-9/11 -- Public health in the Twenty-First Century: achievements and challenges 
<br/><br/> Department of Community & Family Medicine  School of Medicine  School of Nursing  School of Medical Technology  School of Radiologic Technology  School of Pharmacy 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781284089233 1284089231 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2016001765 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101675087  DNLM 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Public health--Textbooks <br/>Public health<br/>Public Health<br/>Public Health Practice
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA 425  / .S364 2017