Contents note continued: Section 5 Contemporary issues -- 15.The impact of globalisation on health / Xiang-Yu Hou -- 16.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health / Ray Mahoney -- 17.Grand challenges for public health / Mary Louise Fleming
Machine generated contents note: Section 1 History and definitions of public health -- 1.Defining health and public health / Mary Louise Fleming -- 2.History and development of public health / Mary Louise Fleming -- 3.Contemporary public health policy / Elizabeth Parker -- 4.Public health and social policy / Greg Marston -- Section 2 Determinants of health -- 5.Epidemiology / Catherine M. Bennett -- 6.Biological and environmental determinants / Thomas Tenkate -- 7.Social and emotional determinants of health / Elizabeth Parker -- Section 3 Ethics, evidence and practice -- 8.Ethics and public health / Trish Gould -- 9.Evidence-based practice / Gerry FitzGerald -- 10.Planning and evaluation / Elizabeth Parker -- Section 4 Health protection and promotion -- 11.Disease control and management / Gerry FitzGerald -- 12.Environmental health / Thomas Tenkate -- 13.Disaster preparedness and public health / Gerry FitzGerald -- 14.Health promotion / Elizabeth Parker --
Summary
This ediiton continues to cement itself as a highly-respected resource for public health students. This title provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the key concepts and principles of public health from a multidisciplinary perspective. This text addresses topical issues, including epidemiology, ethics and evidence-based practice. This edition also includes a new focus on infectious diseases and disease presence. The inclusion of the new chapter Public health and social policy will help broaden the readers' understanding of the influence policy has on public health