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Author Fleming, Mary Louise, author

Title Introduction to public health / Mary Louise Fleming ; Elizabeth Parker
Edition 3e [Third edition]
Published Chatswood, N.S.W. : Elsevier Australia, [2015]
Chatswood, NSW : Elsevier Australia (a division of Reed International Books Australia Pty Ltd), [2015]
©2015
©2015

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Description xiii, 421 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm
regular print
Contents 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
Analysis Australian
Notes Previous edition: 2009
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Audience Tertiary/Undergraduate
Subject Closing the Gap of Indigenous Disadvantage (Australia)
National Aboriginal Health Strategy (Australia)
Northern Territory Emergency Response
Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
Aboriginal Australians -- Health and hygiene -- Textbooks.
Aboriginal Australians -- Medical care.
Aboriginal Australians -- Mortality.
Epidemiology.
Health education -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Australia.
Public health practice
Public health -- Australia -- Case studies.
Public health -- Australia -- Textbooks.
Public health -- Australia.
Public health.
Public Health.
Public Health.
Genre/Form Textbooks.
Case studies.
Author Parker, Elizabeth, author
LC no. 2014471787
ISBN 9780729542036
Other Titles Public health