Place and Health as Complex Systems: A Case Study and Empirical Test

by J Galen Buckwalter, Rajeev Rajaram, Michael Ball, et al.

The history of public health has focused on direct relationships between problems and solutions: vaccinations against diseases, ad campaigns targeting risky behaviors. But the accelerating pace and mounting intricacies of our lives are challenging the field to find new scientific methods for studying community health. The complexities of place (COP) approach is emerging as one such promising method.

Place and Health as Complex...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319097334
• ISBN13: 9783319097336
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"