Prevention, policy, and public health /

The greatest public health victories of the last century - public sanitation, vehicle safety measures, limits on smoking and tobacco use - have all been facilitated by public policies. While policy is an unparalleled tool for effecting change in public health, most professionals are unprepared to pl...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Eyler, Amy A. (Editor), Chriqui, Jamie F. (Editor), Moreland-Russell, Sarah (Editor), Brownson, Ross C. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Medical policy.
Public health.
Health Policy
Policy Making
Health Priorities
Health Promotion > methods
Preventive Medicine > methods
Public Health
Politique sanitaire.
Santé publique.
public health.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Medical policy
Public health
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The greatest public health victories of the last century - public sanitation, vehicle safety measures, limits on smoking and tobacco use - have all been facilitated by public policies. While policy is an unparalleled tool for effecting change in public health, most professionals are unprepared to plan, apply, or study policy in a consequential way. This title provides a basic foundation for students, professionals, and researchers to be more effective in the policy arena. It offers information on the dynamics of the policymaking process, theoretical frameworks, analysis, and policy applications.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190224660
0190224665

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