Schneider’s Introduction to Public Health, 7th edition(PDF)

By Jessica Kruger, Andy Moralez, C. Eduardo Siqueira
Offering a thorough, accessible and lively overview of public health for students new to the field, Schneider’s Introduction to Public Health offers a broad-reaching, practical framework for understanding the forces and organizations of public health today. Through engaging, nontechnical language, illustrative real-world examples, and the current political, economic, and cultural news of the day, students gain a clear understanding of the scope of today’s public health problems and possible solutions. Building on Schneider’s engaging and easy-to-read narrative approach, new author team Kruger, Moralez, and Siqueira draw on their diverse perspectives for the Seventh Edition to bring a greater focus on the social determinants of health, ecological approach, and life course experiences as a framework to understand public health in the 21st century. Key Features: • Updated statistics and information in every chapter illustrate the current state of public health. • Streamlined organization to better align with a traditional 16-week semester course. • New chapters addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and mental health. • New chapter on research methods, that includes qualitative data. • Timely examples, including links to videos and websites, cover public health issues discussed in the text. • Alignment with Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) criteria for undergraduate public health.
Product Details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 7, 2024
Edition ‏ : ‎ 7th
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1284291804
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1284291803