Introduction to Community and Public Health

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sharma, Manoj
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2014.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Figures and Tables
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • The Authors
  • Chapter 1 Introduction to Community and Public Health
  • Learning Objectives
  • Defining Community and Public Health
  • Basic Terms in Community and Public Health
  • Issues in Community and Public Health
  • Factors Affecting Community and Public Health
  • Biological Factors
  • Behavioral Factors
  • Social Factors
  • Cultural Factors
  • Organizational Factors
  • Environmental Factors
  • Community and Public Health Organizations
  • Historical Timeline for Community and Public Health
  • Influences from Ancient Civilizations
  • Community and Public Health in the Middle Ages in Europe
  • Community and Public Health During the Renaissance in Europe
  • Community and Public Health During Early Modern Times in Europe
  • Infectious Disease Vaccination
  • Community and Public Health During the Industrial Revolution
  • The Bacteriological Revolution and Its Impact on Community and Public Health
  • Community and Public Health in the Mid-1900s
  • Community and Public Health in the Late 1900s
  • Current Challenges in Community and Public Health
  • Summary
  • Key Terms
  • Review Questions
  • Skill-Building Activity
  • Websites to Explore
  • American Public Health Association (APHA)
  • Code of Hammurabi
  • Community Health Status Indicators
  • Edward Jenner and the Discovery of Vaccination
  • Healthy People 2020
  • What Is Public Health?
  • References
  • Chapter 2 Descriptive Epidemiology in Community and Public Health
  • Learning Objectives
  • Definition, Scope, and Evolution of Epidemiology
  • Descriptive Epidemiology and Analytical Epidemiology
  • Contributions of Epidemiology
  • Uses and Functions of Epidemiology
  • Agent, Host, and Environment
  • Rates, Ratios, Proportions, and Percentages
  • Measurement of Mortality
  • Measurement of Morbidity
  • Composite Measures in Epidemiology
  • Disability-Adjusted Life Year
  • Distribution by Time, Place, and Person
  • Summary
  • Key Terms
  • Review Questions
  • Skill-Building Activity
  • Websites to Explore
  • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
  • Dr. Joseph Goldberger and the War on Pellagra
  • James Lind and Scurvy
  • John Snow
  • Percivall Pott and Scrotal Cancer
  • Teaching the Epidemiological Triad
  • Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
  • References
  • Chapter 3 Analytical Epidemiology in Community and Public Health
  • Learning Objectives
  • Types of Analytical Epidemiological Studies
  • Observational Studies
  • Intervention Studies
  • Association and Causation
  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology
  • Chronic Disease Epidemiology
  • Selected Lifestyle Risk Factors
  • Tobacco Use
  • Alcohol Use
  • Physical Inactivity
  • Unhealthy Diet
  • Summary
  • Key Terms
  • Review Questions
  • Skill-Building Activity
  • Websites to Explore
  • Breast Cancer Research

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