01427cam a22002534a 4500008004100000020001800041020001500059040000800074050002100082245010900103250001200212260004500224300001900269505001700288518001500305520062500320650003400945650003400979650004201013650003601055650003401091700002101125700002701146100826s2010 cauab b 001 0 eng  a9780470445877 a0470445874 aSDU00aRA445bP976 201000aPublic health foundations :bconcepts and practices /c[edited by] Elena Andresen, Erin DeFries Bouldin. a1st ed. aSan Francisco, CA :bJossey-Bass,c2010. a520 p. :bill. aHKBU library aYT2025 M09 a"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."-- 0aPublic healthzUnited States.12aPublic HealthzUnited States.22aEpidemiologic MethodszUnited States.22aHealth BehaviorzUnited States.22aHealth PolicyzUnited States.1 aAndresen, Elena.1 aBouldin, Erin DeFries.