| Description |
xvi, 607 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Approaches to public health. -- 1. Understanding health: definitions and perspectives. -- 2. A history of public health. -- 3. The new public health evolves. -- Pt. 2. Political economy of public health. -- 4. Politics and ideologies: the invisible hands of public health. -- 5. Globalisation and health. -- Pt. 3. Researching public health. -- 6. Research for a new public health. -- 7. Epidemiology and public health. -- 8. Survey research methods in public health. -- 9. Qualitiative research methods. -- 10. Evaluation of community-based health promotion. -- Pt. 4. Patterns of health, illness, and mortality. -- 11. Changing health and illness profiles in the twentieth century: global and Australian perspectives. -- 12. Social patterning of health. -- 13. Health: an unequally distributed resource |
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Pt. 5. Unhealthy environments: global and Australian perspectives. -- 14. Global physical threats to the environment and public health. -- 15. Urbanisation, population, communities and environments: global trends. -- Pt. 6. Healthy choices: individuals, behaviour, and communities. -- 16. Medical interventions. -- 17. Behavioural health promotion and its limitations. -- 18. Health development and empowerment: communities and individuals. -- 19. Organisational development: towards health-promoting organisations. -- 20. Public health policy. -- Pt. 7. Healthy societies and environments. -- 21. Healthy economic policies. -- 22. Cities, suburbs, and communities: how might they change to support the environment and human health? -- 23. Towards a more equitable society. -- 24. Healthy cities, Local Agenda 21, and healthy settings. -- 25. The politics, organisation, and sustainability of new public health initiatives. -- Pt. 8. Public health in the twenty-first century |
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26. Linking the local, national, and global. -- App. 1. Public health keywords. -- App. 2. Public health websites |
| Summary |
This title provides a comprehensive look at the factors threatening health globally and the measures that can be taken to promote health in communities. The book argues that social, economic and environmental factors are as vital to health as biological and genetic factors |
| Analysis |
Public health (Australia ) Globalisation |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1998 |
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Previous edition titled: The new public health : an Australian perspective |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references:( pages 548-594) and index |
| Notes |
Also published as an electronic book (Etitle) by James Bennett Pty. Ltd, in 2004 with ISBN 0190020458 |
| Subject |
Research.
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Political planning.
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Health promotion -- Australia.
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Public health -- Australia.
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Global Health.
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Public Health.
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Health Promotion.
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Public Health.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326
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Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
| Author |
James Bennett Pty. Ltd
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| LC no. |
2003267418 |
| ISBN |
0195515528 |
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