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Introduction to public health / (Record no. 486)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 0763730009 (pbk.)
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ISBN 9780763730000
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 362.121
Item number S28
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME
Personal name Schneider, Mary-Jane,
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Introduction to public health /
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 2nd ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication Sudbury, Mass. :
Name of publisher Jones and Bartlett,
Year of publication c2006.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages xli, 573 p. :
Other physical details ill. ;
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Public health: science, politics, and prevention -- Why is public health controversial? -- Powers and responsibilities of government -- Epidemiology: the basic science of public health -- Epidemiologic principles and methods -- Problems and limits of epidemiology -- Statistics: making sense of uncertainty -- The role of data in public health -- The "Conquest" of infectious diseases -- The resurgence of infectious diseases -- The biomedical basis of chronic diseases -- Genetic diseases and other inborn errors -- Do people choose their own health? -- How psychosocial factors affect health behavior -- Tobacco-public health enemy number one -- Public health threat number two and growing: poor diet and physical inactivity -- Injuries are not accidents -- Maternal and child health as a social problem -- A clean environment: the basis of public health -- Clean air: is it safe to breathe? -- Clean water: a limited resource -- Solid and hazardous wastes: what to do with the garbage? -- Safe food and drugs: an ongoing regulatory battle -- Population: the ultimate environmental health issue -- Is the medical care system a public health issue? Why the U.S. medical system needs reform -- Health services research: finding what works -- Public health and the aging population -- Emergency preparedness, post-9/11 -- Public health in the twenty-first century: achievements and challenges.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Public health.
650 12 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Public Health.
650 22 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Public Health Practice.
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Koha item type Books
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    Non-fiction Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Library Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Library Reference 14/08/2017 Purchased 362.121 S28 0000000020432 Books
    Non-fiction Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Library Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences, Library General Stacks 14/08/2017 Purchased 362.121 S28 0000000020431 Books