The New Public Health: An Introduction for the 21st Century

Acknowledgements. Foreword. Introduction. A History of Public Health. Expanding the Concept of Public Health. Measuring and Evaluating the Health of a Population. Communicable Diseases. Noncommunicable Conditions. Family Health. Special Community Health Needs. Nutrition and Food Safety. Environmental and Occupational Health. Organization of Public Health Systems. Measuring Costs: The Economics of Health. Planning and Managing Health Systems. National Health Systems. Human Resources for Health Care. Technology, Quality, Law, and Ethics. Globalization of Health. Glossary. Subject Index.