000 02610cam a22002658i 4500
001 22800989
003 OSt
005 20240425142746.0
008 220923s2024 maua b 001 0 eng
020 _a9781284211306 Pbk. Bp.
040 _aMMSU
_cULS
050 0 0 _aRA 425 B87 2024 COM
100 1 _aBurke, Lillian D.
245 1 0 _aPublic health and society :
_bcurrent issues /
_cLillian D. Burke, Barbara Weill
260 _aBurlington, Massachusetts :
_bJones & Bartlett Learning,
_c2024.
300 _axiii, 507 pages :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c23 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _a"Public Health and Society: Current Issues examines public health issues and crises including the social determinants of health climate change, environmental health, emerging and reemerging diseases, the opioid epidemic, alcohol and tobacco use, gun violence and suicide, mental health, chronic diseases, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The book discusses the impact of these issues on public health, society, and the individual"--
520 _a"Public Health and Society: Current Issues analyzes current public health issues in a historical context, while relating them to individual lives. The text emphasizes the social determinants of health, social justice, and the climate crisis, by leading off with these important topics and then integrates them where appropriate throughout the text. Subsequent chapters explore gun violence, the opioid epidemic, tobacco, vaping, and alcohol use, COVID-19, mental health, environmental health chronic disease, emerging and reemerging diseases, and more. Key features- Personal vignettes humanize public health issues and make them resonate for readers.- Short histories put current issues into historical context, for example, the opioid epidemic (Ch. 5) and alcohol and tobacco use (Ch.6) - "In the News" articles bring public health topics up-to-date and underscore their modern relevance.- Comprehensive and up-to-date data and references are included throughout the text. - Navigate eBook access (included with he printed text) provides convenient online or offline access to the digital text from a computer, tablet, or smart phone. - Invaluable teaching resources help facilitate course preparation and include a helpful instructor's manual with sample syllabus and course and lecture notes, chapter tests, and PowerPoint presentation slides"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aPublic health
650 0 _aSocial medicine
650 0 _aEnvironmental health
700 1 _aBurke, Lillian D.,
_eauthor.
942 _2lcc
_cBK
999 _c21926
_d21926