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Zusatztext People across the globe are more connected now than ever before. This important new work by White, Stallones, and Last clearly articulates the power of this connectedness and the potential to improve health across the levels of an ecological framework. The authors effectively communicate the core principles of public health and relate these to a variety of critical global health issues. Informationen zum Autor Franklin White is President of Pacific Health & Development Science, Inc., in Victoria, British Columbia. Lorann Stallones is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Colorado Injury Control Research Center at Colorado State University.John M. Last is Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Ottawa. Klappentext Blending established wisdom with new perspectives, Global Public Health will stimulate better understanding of how the different streams of public health can work more synergistically to promote global health equity. It is a foundation on which future public health measures can be built and succeed. Zusammenfassung Blending established wisdom with new perspectives, Global Public Health will stimulate better understanding of how the different streams of public health can work more synergistically to promote global health equity. It is a foundation on which future public health measures can be built and succeed. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. History, Aims and Methods of Public Health 2. Ecology and Public Health - The Science Base 3. Philosophical and Ethical Foundations of Public Health 4. Community Foundations of Public Health 5. Assessing Population Health 6. Integrated Approaches to Disease Prevention and Control 7. Air, Water and Food 8. Public Health Organization and Function in Evolving Health Systems 9. Global Ecology and Emerging Health Challenges Epilogue
