Public health foundations : concepts and practices /
[edited by] Elena Andresen, Erin DeFries Bouldin.
- 1st ed.
- San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2010.
- 520 p. : ill.
HKBU library
YT2025 M09
"Foundations of Public Health is a concise yet comprehensive text that offers an excellent and engaging introduction to the field of public health. This important resource is an up-to-date introduction to the core concepts and the practices of public health. The book introduces public health in concept and its systems; the foundational tools of data, epidemiology, biostatistics, and key study designs; populations' issues including infectious disease, health behavior, and environmental health plus analytical tools of qualitative research and risk assessment; and how health services are formulated and delivered."--
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Public health--United States. Public Health--United States. Epidemiologic Methods--United States. Health Behavior--United States. Health Policy--United States.