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
Table of Contents:
  • Policy and prevention / Amy A. Eyler and Ross C. Brownson
  • Policy explained / Shelley Golden and Sarah Moreland-Russell
  • Policy theory / Sarah Moreland-Russell and Marissa Zwald
  • Policy analysis / Jamie F. Chriqui and Sabrina K. Young
  • Social determinants / Jason Q. Purnell, Sarah Simon, Emily B. Zimmerman, Gabriela J. Camberos, and Robert Fields
  • Tobacco / Sarah Moreland-Russell and Shelley Golden
  • Obesity and food policy / Jamie F. Chriqui and Christina N. Sansone
  • Physical activity / Amy A. Eyler and Marissa Zwald
  • Alcohol policy / Richard A. Grucza and Andrew D. Plunk
  • Infectious disease / William G. Powderly
  • Injury prevention / David A. Sleet and Frederic E. Shaw
  • Violence / Melissa Jonson-Reid, Janet L. Lauritsen, Tonya Edmond, and F. David Schneider
  • Sexual behavior / Bradley Stoner
  • Illicit drug use / Duane C. McBride, Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath, and Curtis W. VanderWaal
  • Tracking and surveillance / Jamie F. Chriqui and Amy Eyler
  • Communication / Harry T. Kwon and David E. Nelson
  • Advocacy / Roberta R. Friedman and Marlene B. Schwartz
  • Next steps / Ross C. Brownson and Amy A. Eyler.

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