Introduction to Public Health [With Access Code]

by Mary Jane Schneider

Book Overview

Introduction to Public Health, Fifth Edition offers a thorough, accessible overview of the expanding field of public health for students new to its concepts and actors. Written in engaging, nontechnical language, this best-selling text explains in clear terms the multi-disciplinary strategies and methods used for measuring, assessing, and promoting public health.
Packed with illustrative real-world examples, this updated edition provides students...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1284089231
• ISBN13: 9781284089233
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• Length: 594 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Thanks

Great info on public health issues. I am learning everyday from each chapter, thanks.

Great book.

This is an excellent Public Health textbook. Don't let the size of the book overwhelm you because the chapters are quite short. It is very easy to read and understand that practically anyone won't have trouble reading this.

Extremely fast shipping and Great communication

Product came as stated, and shipping was extremely fast...Highly recommend

so far so good, but too redundant

this was required for my intro to public health class, and so far it's a pretty good accompaninent to our class lectures. however, often times, i find the explanations and supports they give too redundant. if you buy this and read it, i suggest not reading every paragraph. if you understand an idea or concept with just one example they give, don't feel as if you need to read the 2 or 3 other examples they go into detail for the next couple of pages. so far, out of the 4 or 5 chapters i've read, i have actually found the prologue to be the most interesting. the prologue talks about some famous, most obvious cases of public health - i.e. AIDS and a water treatment caused breakout somewhere close the Great Lakes area. I'm not sure what this says about the book though... Overall, good, strong introduction to Public Health, but redundant at times.

Truly a wonder

Truly a wonder. Not only is it full of useful information, well organized, thorough, and insightful - it's readable!!! For once, I could not put a book (other than a novel!) down! The author kept my interest alive with the excellent use of the language and the ability to keep even sub-sub-sections organized and to the point.I turned to this book because I'm writing an evaluation of Washington State's substance abuse prevention efforts during the last few years, and my boss requested that I analyze it from the perspective of the public health model. I needed a review, and this book provided exactly what I needed.I especially enjoyed the open, honest statements in the preface about how difficult it was to define public health during the author's involvement in establishing the School of Public Health in the University at Albany. The book is a delight to read and oh-so-useful.