Scutchfield and Keck's Principles of Public Health Practice
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Scutchfield and Keck's Principles of Public Health Practice

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Scutchfield and Keck's Principles of Public Health Practice

About this book

PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE, Fourth Edition explores how public health departments offer and manage services through community and government organizations, along with related careers. Written and edited by seasoned public health professionals, this book addresses the fundamentals of public health operations and systems, including key definitions, a history of the discipline, public health settings, the link between public health and health care delivery, epidemiology, policy and administration, evidence-based decision making, legal considerations, and much more. Completely updated and redesigned, PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE, Fourth Edition also includes helpful features, such as chapter review questions and appendices, and a robust set of optional e-learning tools that help you study when and where it works best for your lifestyle.

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Table of contents

  1. Dedication
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Foreword
  5. Preface
  6. About the Authors
  7. Contributor List
  8. Reviewers
  9. Part One: The Basis of Public Health
  10. Part Two: The Settings of Public Health Practice
  11. Part Three: The Tools of Public Health Practice
  12. Part Four: Provision of Public Health Services
  13. Part Five: Public Health Practice in a New Era
  14. Appendix A: Major National Public Health Professional Associations
  15. Appendix B: Core Competencies for Public Health Practice
  16. Glossary
  17. Index