Topics in Public Health

Edited by David M. Claborn

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Abstract: Public health has been defined as the efforts of a community that allow a population to remain healthy. This definition is very inclusive, so elements of clinical care, health promotion and many other fields contribute to the larger discipline of public health. The profession has evolved in recent years, with the emphasis in the developed world changing from the hygiene method for control of infectious diseases to a more complex approach to address chronic disease. However, the focus in public health continues to be the population. This book provides a sample of fields that contribute to the public health profession. Its broad approach provides examples of the core fields of public health, including environmental health, epidemiology, biostatistics, health administration, and health behavior.

JEL-codes: Q51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
ISBN: 978-953-51-2132-9
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A New Direct Detection System for Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

Stephen C. Edberg and J. Michael Miller

A Review on the Assessment of the Potential Adverse Health Impacts of Carbamate Pesticides

Elsa Dias, Fernando Garcia E Costa, Simone Morais and Maria De Lourdes Pereira

Accelerated Detection of Microbes Utilizing an Organic Particle Catalyst in the Total Coliforms and Escherichia coli MMO-MUG (Colilert®) test

Stephen C. Edberg

Alcohol Consumption Among Adolescents -- Implications for Public Health

Francisca Carvajal and Jose Manuel Lerma-Cabrera

An Overview of The Public Health Global Perspective on the Grand Challenges of Non-Communicable and Chronic Diseases Within the Framework for Developing new Drugs

Charles Ntungwen Fokunang, Vincent P.K Titanji, Jeanne Ngongang, Tazoacha Asonganyii, Obama Abena, Luc Gwum, Joseph Fokam, John Fomnboh Dobgima, Raymond Langsi, Valentine Ndikum, Frederick Kechia, Barbara Atogho Tiedeu, Zacharia Sando, Estella Tembe Fokunang and Lazare Kaptue

Disasters and Public Heath -- An Updated Review of the Role of Infectious Disease in the Post-Disaster Environment

David M. Claborn and Christie Oestreich

Health Risk Management and Mass Media -- Newspaper Reports on BSE in South Korea

Satomi Noguchi and Hajime Sato

Mental Health -- An Issue Neglected by European Public Health Systems?

Denise Zak

Microbial Health Risks of Regulated Drinking Waters in the United States -- A Comparative Microbial Safety Assessment of Public Water Supplies and Bottled Water

Stephen C. Edberg

Review of Iron Supplementation and Fortification

Lauren Ramsay and Christopher Charles

The Public Health perspective on Migratory Health - Displaced Populations in Global Disease Epidemics

Charles Ntungwen Fokunang, Valentin Ndikum, Dobgima Fomnboh, Luc Gwum, Obama Abena and Tazoacha Asongani

Use of Natural Latex as a Biomaterial for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot -- A New Approach to Treating Symptoms of Diabetes Mellitus

Suelia De Siqueira Rodrigues Fleury Rosa, Maria Do Carmo Reis, Mario Fabricio Fleury Rosa, Diego Colon, Celia A. Reis and Jose M. Balthazar

Variables that May Affect the Transmission of Dengue - A Case Study for Health Management in Asia

Muhiuddin Haider and Jamie Turner

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