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Table of Contents Contents: WHAT IS PUBLIC HEALTH? * Public Health: Science, Politics, and Prevention * Why Is Public Health Controversial? * Powers and Responsibilities of Government * ANALYTICAL METHODS OF PUBLIC HEALTH * 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 * BIOMEDICAL BASIS OF PUBLIC HEALTH * The Conquest of Infectious Diseases * The Resurgence of Infectious Diseases * The Biomedical Basis of Chronic Diseases * Genetic Diseases and Other Inborn Errors * SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL FACTORS IN HEALTH * Do People Choose Their Own Health? * How Psychosocial Factors Affect Health and Health Behavior * Tobacco: Public Health Threat Number One * Diet and Activity Patterns: Public Health Threat Number Two * Injuries Are Not Accidents * Maternal and Child Health As a Social Problem * ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN PUBLIC HEALTH * 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 * MEDICAL CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH * Is the Medical Care System a Public Health Issue? * Why the U. S. Health Medical System Needs Reform * Health Services Research: Finding What Works * Public Health and the Aging Population * THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC HEALTH * Public Health at the End of the Century: Achievements and Challenges * Glossary * Index Read More Most Helpful Customer Reviews See all customer reviews >.
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Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Prologue Pt. IWhat is Public Health?1 Ch. 1 Public Health: Science, Politics, and Prevention3 Ch. 2 Why Is Public Health Controversial?16 Ch. 3 Powers and Responsibilities of Government27 Pt. IIAnalytical Methods of Public Health43 Ch. 4 Epidemiology: The Basic Science of Public Health45 Ch. 5 Epidemiologic Principles and Methods62 Ch. 6 Problems and Limits of Epidemiology77 Ch. 7 Statistics: Making Sense of Uncertainty89 Ch. 8 The Role of Data in Public Health109 Pt. IIIBiomedical Basis of Public Health123 Ch. 9 The Conquest of Infectious Diseases125 Ch. 10 The Resurgence of Infectious Diseases142 Ch. 11 The Biomedical Basis of Chronic Diseases163 Ch. 12 Genetic Diseases and Other Inborn Errors175 Pt. IVSocial and Behavioral Factors in Health189 Ch. 13 Do People Choose Their Own Health?191 Ch. 14 How Psychosocial Factors Affect Health and Health Behavior204 Ch. 15 Tobacco: Public Health Threat Number One221 Ch. 16 Diet and Activity Patterns: Public Health Threat Number Two239 Ch. 17 Injuries Are Not Accidents259 Ch. 18 Maternal and Child Health as a Social Problem277 Pt. VEnvironmental Issues in Public Health297 Ch. 19 A Clean Environment: The Basic of Public Health299 Ch. 20 Clean Air: Is It Safe To Breathe?313 Ch. 21 Clean Water: A Limited Resource326 Ch. 22 Solid and Hazardous Wastes: What To Do with the Garbage?338 Ch. 23 Safe Food and Drugs: An Ongoing Regulatory Battle349 Ch. 24 Population: The Ultimate Environmental Health Issues364 Pt. VIMedical Care and Public Health379 Ch. 25 Is the Medical Care System a Public Health Issue?381 Ch. 26 Why the U. S. Medical System Needs Reform397 Ch. 27 Health Services Research: Finding What Works412 Ch. 28 Public Health and the Aging Population430 Pt. VIIThe Future of Public Health451 Ch. 29 Public Health at the End of the Century: Achievements and Challenges453 Glossary468 Index481 Read More Most Helpful Customer Reviews See all customer reviews >.