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Population Health
T. Kue Young
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Description for Population Health
Hardback. This text has a strong base in epidemiology and is organized around the logical sequence of studying and attempting to improve the health of populations. The second edition incorporates many new topics that reflect changes in contemporary public health concerns, such as emergent infections and bioterrorism. Num Pages: 403 pages, numerous figures & tables. BIC Classification: MBNH; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 714.
Population health encompasses traditional public health and preventive medicine but emphasizes the full range of health determinants affecting the entire population rather than only ill or high-risk individuals. The population health approach integrates the social and biological, the quantitative and qualitative, recognizing the importance of social and cultural factors in practice and research. This text is organized around the logical sequence of studying and attempting to improve the health of populations; measuring health status and disease burden, identifying and modelling health determinants, assessing health risks and inferring causation, designing research studies, planning interventions, and evaluating health programs. The second ... Read more
Population health encompasses traditional public health and preventive medicine but emphasizes the full range of health determinants affecting the entire population rather than only ill or high-risk individuals. The population health approach integrates the social and biological, the quantitative and qualitative, recognizing the importance of social and cultural factors in practice and research. This text is organized around the logical sequence of studying and attempting to improve the health of populations; measuring health status and disease burden, identifying and modelling health determinants, assessing health risks and inferring causation, designing research studies, planning interventions, and evaluating health programs. The second ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
403
Condition
New
Number of Pages
403
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195158540
SKU
V9780195158540
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-9
Reviews for Population Health
From reviews of the first edition: This beautifully crafted textbook fills a long-empty niche in public health training. It provides between one set of covers a comprehensive introduction to all the quantitative methods for the assessment of population health status that the average health professional needs to know... The whole effect is very refreshing and holistic - this is a ... Read more