Issues in public health : challenges for the 21st century / edited by Alison Krentel and Martin McKee.

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Series: Understanding public healthPublisher: London : Open University Press, 2022Edition: Third editionDescription: xvii, 300 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cmContent type:

text
still image

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780335249152 (pbk.) :

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LOC classification:

RA425

Summary: What is public health and why is it important? By looking at the foundations of public health, its historical evolution, the themes that underpin public health and the increasing importance of globalization, this book provides thorough answers to these important questions. Written by experts in the field, the book discusses the core issues of modern public health, such as tackling vested interests head on, empowering people so they can make healthy decisions, and recognising the political nature of the issues. The new edition has been updated to identify good modern public health practice, evolving from evidence.

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Previous edition: 2011.

At foot of cover title: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is public health and why is it important? By looking at the foundations of public health, its historical evolution, the themes that underpin public health and the increasing importance of globalization, this book provides thorough answers to these important questions. Written by experts in the field, the book discusses the core issues of modern public health, such as tackling vested interests head on, empowering people so they can make healthy decisions, and recognising the political nature of the issues. The new edition has been updated to identify good modern public health practice, evolving from evidence.

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