Global public health : ecological foundations / Franklin White, Lorann Stallones, John Last.

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White, Franklin, 1946-

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TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780199876990
0199876991

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Global public health.DDC classification:

362.1 23

LOC classification:

RA418

NLM classification:

WA 530.1

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Contents:

History, aims, and methods of public health -- Scientific basis of public health -- Philosophical and ethical foundations of public health -- Community foundations of public health -- Health of populations : health situation analysis & public health surveillance -- An integrated approach to disease prevention and control -- Air, water, and food safety and security -- Public health organization and function in evolving health systems -- Global ecology and emerging health challenges.

Summary: Amid ongoing shifts in the world economic and political order, the promise for future public health is tenuous. Will today's economic systems sustain tomorrow's health? Will future generations inherit fair access to health and health care? An important hope for the health of future generations is the establishment of a well-grounded, global public health system. Global Public Health: Ecological Foundations addresses both the challenges and cooperative solutions of contemporary public health, within a framework of social justice, environmental sustainability, and global cooperation.

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Amid ongoing shifts in the world economic and political order, the promise for future public health is tenuous. Will today's economic systems sustain tomorrow's health? Will future generations inherit fair access to health and health care? An important hope for the health of future generations is the establishment of a well-grounded, global public health system. Global Public Health: Ecological Foundations addresses both the challenges and cooperative solutions of contemporary public health, within a framework of social justice, environmental sustainability, and global cooperation.

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