The New Public Health
eBook - PDF

The New Public Health

An Introduction for the 21st Century

  1. 856 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The New Public Health

An Introduction for the 21st Century

About this book

Countries around the world are engaged in health reform, which places great demands on health care providers and systems managers. From the managed care revolution in the United States to the rebuilding of health systems in postcommunist Russia, these reforms impact millions of health care workers, government officials, patients, and the public alike.The New Public Health will help students and practitioners understand factors affecting the reform process of health care organization and delivery. It links the classic public health issues such as environmental sanitation, health education, and epidemiology with the new issues of universal health care, economics, and management of health systems for the new century.- Provides a comprehensive overview of public health from a global perspective- Assesses health systems models of the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Scandinavian countries, and developing countries including China, Nigeria, and Colombia- Analyzes critical issues of health economics, including forces associated with escalating costs and the strategies to control those costs- Discusses strategies for dealing with the many ramifications of managed care- Links medicine with the social sciences, technology, and health management issues as they evolve

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. The New Public Health
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Foreword
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1. A History of Public Health
  8. Chapter 2. Expanding the Concept of Public Health
  9. Chapter 3. Measuring and Evaluating the Health of a Population
  10. Chapter 4. Communicable Diseases
  11. Chapter 5. Noncommunicable Conditions
  12. Chapter 6. Family Health
  13. Chapter 7. Special Community Health Needs
  14. Chapter 8. Nutrition and Food Safety
  15. Chapter 9. Environmental and Occupational Health
  16. Chapter 10. Organization of Public Health Systems
  17. Chapter 11. Measuring Costs: The Economics of Health
  18. Chapter 12. Planning and Managing Health Systems
  19. Chapter 13. National Health Systems
  20. Chapter 14. Human Resources for Health Care
  21. Chapter 15. Technology, Quality, Law, and Ethics
  22. Chapter 16. Globalization of Health
  23. Glossary
  24. Subject Index