The new public health

__The New Public Health__ has established itself as a solid textbook throughout the world. Translated into 7 languages, this work distinguishes itself from other public health textbooks, which are either highly locally oriented or, if international, lack the specificity of local issues relevant to students understanding of applied public health in their own setting. This 3e provides a unified approach to public health appropriate for all masters level students and practitioners-specifically for courses in MPH programs, community health and preventive medicine programs, community health education programs, and community health nursing programs, as well as programs for other medical professionals such as pharmacy, physiotherapy, and other public health courses. * Changes in infectious and chronic disease epidemiology including vaccines, health promotion, human resources for health and health technology * Lessons from H1N1, pandemic threats, disease eradication, nutritional health * Trends of health systems and reforms and consequences of current economic crisis for health * Public health law, ethics, scientific d health technology advances and assessment * Global Health environment, Millennium Development Goals and international NGOs

The New Public Health has established itself as a solid textbook throughout the world. Translated into 7 languages, this work distinguishes itself from other public health textbooks, which are either highly locally oriented or, if international, lack the specificity of local issues relevant to students' understanding of applied public health in their own setting.

This 3e provides a unified approach to public health appropriate for all masters' level students and practitioners—specifically for courses in MPH programs, community health and preventive medicine programs, community health education programs, and community health nursing programs, as well as programs for other medical professionals such as pharmacy, physiotherapy, and other public health courses.

• Changes in infectious and chronic disease epidemiology including vaccines, health promotion, human resources for health and health technology
• Lessons from H1N1, pandemic threats, disease eradication, nutritional health
• Trends of health systems and reforms and consequences of current economic crisis for health
• Public health law, ethics, scientific d health technology advances and assessment
• Global Health environment, Millennium Development Goals and international NGOs

Countries around the world are engaged in health reform, which places great demands on health care providers and systems managers. From the managed care revolution in the United States to the rebuilding of health systems in postcommunist Russia, these reforms impact millions of health care workers, government officials, patients, and the public alike. The New Public Health will help students and practitioners understand factors affecting the reform process of health care organization and delivery. It links the classic public health issues such as environmental sanitation, health education, and epidemiology with the new issues of universal health care, economics, and management of health systems for the new century. Key Features: * Provides a comprehensive overview of public health from a global perspective * Assesses health systems models of the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Scandinavian countries, and developing countries including China, Nigeria, and Colombia * Analyzes critical issues of health economics, including forces associated with escalating costs and the strategies to control those costs * Discusses strategies for dealing with the many ramifications of managed care * Links medicine with the social sciences, technology, and health management issues as they evolve. Content: Front Matter, Page iii Copyright, Page iv Dedication, Page v About the Authors, Pages xvii-xviii Foreword, Pages xix-xx Preface, Pages xxi-xxiii Acknowledgments, Page xxv Chapter 1 - A History of Public Health, Pages 1-42 Chapter 2 - Expanding the Concept of Public Health, Pages 43-90 Chapter 3 - Measuring, Monitoring, and Evaluating the Health of a Population, Pages 91-147 Chapter 4 - Communicable Diseases, Pages 149-236 Chapter 5 - Non-Communicable Diseases and Conditions, Pages 237-309 Chapter 6 - Family Health, Pages 311-379 Chapter 7 - Special Community Health Needs, Pages 381-418 Chapter 8 - Nutrition and Food Safety, Pages 419-469 Chapter 9 - Environmental and Occupational Health, Pages 471-533 Chapter 10 - Organization of Public Health Systems, Pages 535-573 Chapter 11 - Measuring Costs: The Economics of Health, Pages 575-611 Chapter 12 - Planning and Managing Health Systems, Pages 613-641 Chapter 13 - National Health Systems, Pages 643-728 Chapter 14 - Human Resources for Health, Pages 729-770 Chapter 15 - Health Technology, Quality, Law, and Ethics, Pages 771-819 Chapter 16 - Global Health, Pages 821-866 Index, Pages 867-884