Public Health - Bernard J. Turnock

Using a straightforward systems approach Public Health: What It Is and How It Works explores the inner workings of the complex modern U.S. public health system-what it is what it does how it works and why it is important. The book covers the origins and development of the modern public health system; the relationship of public health to the overall health system; how the system is organized at the federal state and local levels; its core functions and how well these are currently being addressed; evidence-based practice and an approach to program planning and evaluation for public health interventions; public health activities such as epidemiological investigation biomedical research environmental assessment policy development and more.

TITLE: Public Health

AUTHOR: Bernard J. Turnock

SKU: 9781284069419

PUBLISHER: Jones and Bartlett Publishers Inc

DATE PUBLISHED: 20/07/2015

PLACE PUBLISHED: United States

PAGES: 454

BINDING: Hardback

LANGUAGE: English

WEIGHT: 822 gr