Introduction to Community and Public Health

Manoj Sharma 지음

Jossey-Bass 2014년 07월 22일 출간

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Learn the basics of the five core areas of community and public healthIntroduction to Community and Public Health covers the basics in each area of community and public health as identified by the Association of Schools of Public Health. In a student-friendly approach, authors Manoj Sharma, Paul W. Branscum, and Ashutosh Atri discuss epidemiology, biostatistics, social and behavioral sciences, environmental health, and healthy policy and management. Written to serve both graduate and undergraduate public health students, as well as to help prepare for the Certified in Public Health (CPH) exam, Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam and Master certified in Health Education Specialist (MCHES) exam, the book covers each of these five core disciplines, plus other important topics such as:Population dynamics and controlAir, water, and noise pollution, and other environmental issuesProgram planning, budgeting, management, and evaluationSystems thinking and leadership in community and public healthStudents will gain insight into the descriptive, inferential, and analytical aspects of community and public health, as well as models, methods, and theories in health education and health promotion. Introduction to Community and Public Health provides the foundation necessary to build the skills of tomorrow's community and public health leaders.

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Figures and Tables xiiiPreface xxiAcknowledgments xxiiiThe Authors xxvChapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH 1Learning Objectives 1Defining Community and Public Health 1Basic Terms in Community and Public Health 5Issues in Community and Public Health 10Factors Affecting Community and Public Health 12Community and Public Health Organizations 19Historical Timeline for Community and Public Health 24Current Challenges in Community and Public Health 37Summary 40Key Terms 41Review Questions 42Skill-Building Activity 42Websites to Explore 43References 45Chapter 2 DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY IN COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH 49Learning Objectives 49Definition, Scope, and Evolution of Epidemiology 49Descriptive Epidemiology and Analytical Epidemiology 51Contributions of Epidemiology 52Uses and Functions of Epidemiology 54Agent, Host, and Environment 56Rates, Ratios, Proportions, and Percentages 57Summary 79Key Terms 80Review Questions 81Skill-Building Activity 81Websites to Explore 82References 83Chapter 3 ANALYTICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY IN COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH 87Learning Objectives 87Types of Analytical Epidemiological Studies 87Association and Causation 100Infectious Disease Epidemiology 103Chronic Disease Epidemiology 107Selected Lifestyle Risk Factors 110Summary 114Key Terms 115Review Questions 115Skill-Building Activity 116Websites to Explore 116References 117Chapter 4 DESCRIPTIVE BIOSTATISTICS IN COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH 123Learning Objectives 123Basic Terms in Biostatistics 123Frequency Distribution 127Measures of Central Tendency 129Measures of Dis

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Manoj Sharma, MBBS, MCHES, PHD, is a professor at the University of Cincinnati#x2019;s Health Promotion #x0026; Education and Public Health programs.Paul W. Branscum, PHD, RD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Health and Exercise Science at the University of Oklahoma.Ashutosh Atri, MD, MS, is a practicing psychiatrist in Kearney, Nebraska, and has completed graduate training in health promotion and education from the University of Cincinnati.