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Tulchinsky, Theodore H.,

The new public health / Theodore H. Tulchinsky, MD, MPH, Braun School of Public Health, Hebrew University-Hadassah, Ein Karem, Jerusalem, Israel and Elena A. Varavikova, MD, MPH, PhD, Research Institute for Public Health Organization and Information (CNIIOIZ), Moscow, Russian Federation with Joan D. Bickford, MSN, Former Chief Public Health Nurse, Province of Manitoba, Canada ; foreword by Jonathan Fielding, MD, MPH, University of Los Angeles (UCLA), California. - Third edition. - xxv, 884 . : ill. ; 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:
1. A history of public health
2. Expanding the concept of public health
3. Measuring and evaluating the health of a population
4. Communicable diseases
5. Noncommunicable conditions
6. Family health
7. Special community health needs
8. Nutrition and food safety
9. Environmental and occupational health
10. Organization of public health systems
11. Measuring costs : the economics of health
12. Planning and managing health systems
13. National health systems
14. Human resources for health care
15. Health technology, quality, law, and ethics
16. Globalization of health.


ISBN: 9780124157668

LCCN: 2014427175

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Public health.
Medical policy.

Dewey Class. No.: WA 100 T917 2014