Essentials of Public Health

As one of the foundational texts in the Essential Public Health series, Essentials of Public Health is an excellent introduction to the field of public health.nnWritten for senior-level undergraduates or graduate students in public health, health science, nursing, and other health professions, Essentials of Public Health gives special focus to public health careers and the workings of public health agencies.nnCombining the best elements of Dr. Turnock’s other books: Public Health: What It Is and How It Works and Public Health: Career Choices That Make a Difference, Essentials of Public Health, Third Edition, uses clear, reader-friendly language and helpful learning tools such as chapter exercises and discussion questions, making it an ideal text to prepare your students for the profession of public health.nnNew to the Third Edition:nnComprehensive new coverage of topics such as: the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, strategic planning, accreditation of public health organizations and credentialing of public health workersnExtensive information on state and local public health practice derived from national surveys conducted since 2012nTwo separate chapters on Community Public Health Practice and Emergency Preparedness (formerly covered in one single chapter)nNew conceptual frameworks for the public health system, overall health system, and public health workforcenAn examination of an additional 16 different public health occupationsa total of 39 covered in allnMore than 60 new or revised charts and tables and a series of outside-the-book thinking exercises appears in each chapter.nnThis book:nnDefines and describes the public health systemnProvides concepts and tools for measuring health in populationsnCharacterizes the relationship of the public health system with medical care and other elements of the overall health systemnIdentifies governments unique contributions through federal, state, and local public health agenciesnOffers basic information on the size and composition of the public health workforcenAddresses careers and jobs in public health administration, epidemiology, public health nursing, health education, and more.Additional ISBNs: 9781284069358, 1284069354, 9781284087901, 1284087905