Prevention, Policy, and Public Health
Sarah Moreland-Russell
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Description for Prevention, Policy, and Public Health
Hardback. Prevention, Policy, and Public Health provides a basic foundation for students, professionals, and researchers to be more effective in the policy arena. It offers information on the dynamics of the policymaking process, theoretical frameworks, analysis, and policy applications. Editor(s): Eyler, Amy A.; Chriqui, Jamie F. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 179 x 30. Weight in Grams: 738.
The greatest public health victories of the last century -- public sanitation, vehicle safety measures, limits on smoking and tobacco use -- have all been facilitated by public policies. While policy is an unparalleled tool for effecting change in public health, most professionals are unprepared to plan, apply, or study policy in a consequential way. Prevention, Policy, and Public Health provides a basic foundation for students, professionals, and researchers to be more effective in the policy arena. It offers information on the dynamics of the policymaking process, theoretical frameworks, analysis, and policy applications. It also offers tools for ... Read more
The greatest public health victories of the last century -- public sanitation, vehicle safety measures, limits on smoking and tobacco use -- have all been facilitated by public policies. While policy is an unparalleled tool for effecting change in public health, most professionals are unprepared to plan, apply, or study policy in a consequential way. Prevention, Policy, and Public Health provides a basic foundation for students, professionals, and researchers to be more effective in the policy arena. It offers information on the dynamics of the policymaking process, theoretical frameworks, analysis, and policy applications. It also offers tools for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190224653
SKU
V9780190224653
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Sarah Moreland-Russell
Amy A. Eyler, PhD, is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean of Public Health at the Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis. Her main research interests are health promotion through community policy and environmental interventions, with a focus on physical activity and obesity prevention. For over a decade, she served as Principal Investigator for the Physical Activity Policy Research ... Read more
Reviews for Prevention, Policy, and Public Health
There are many public policy and public health books, but none demonstrate the dynamic interface between public health, health promotion, and public policy like this one does.
Carole A. Kenner, PhD, RN, FAAN (The College of New Jersey), Doody's Notes
Carole A. Kenner, PhD, RN, FAAN (The College of New Jersey), Doody's Notes