Issues in Public Health by Joceline Pomerleau
This book is for those who want to answer the question 'What is public health?'. Much of modern public health is about tackling strong vested interests head on, empowering people so they can make healthy decisions, and recognising the political nature of the issues. If a society is to achieve these things, it needs public health practitioners with the necessary knowledge, skills and vision.This book looks at the foundation of public health, its historical evolution, the themes that underpin public health, the increasing importance of globalization and the most important causes of avoidable disease and injury. These include: TransportTobaccoNutrition Infectious diseaseWaste disposal Series Editors: Rosalind Plowman and Nicki Thorogood.
Lecturer in Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Professor of European Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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| ISBN 13 | 9780335218363 |
| ISBN 10 | 0335218369 |
| Title | Issues in Public Health |
| Author | Joceline Pomerleau |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Open University Press |
| Year published | 2005-08-16 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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