An Introduction to Community HealthThe fifth edition of this best-selling introductory text has been updated to reflect the latest trends and statistics in community health in an effort to effectively address the health issues facing today's communities. with emphasis on developing the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in health education, an Introduction to Community Health, Fifth Edition, covers such topics as epidemiology, community organization, program planning, minority health, health care, mental health, environmental health, drugs, safety, and occupational health. |
Contents
YESTERDAY TODAY | 3 |
CHAPTER | 4 |
CHAPTER | 7 |
Scenario | 30 |
ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP SHAPE | 32 |
THE STUDY OF DISEASE | 59 |
Reporting of Births Deaths and Diseases | 66 |
iii | 74 |
81 | 219 |
Analysis and Response | 231 |
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND MINORITIES | 263 |
101 | 267 |
102 | 282 |
Analysis and Response | 303 |
165 | 335 |
ALCOHOL TOBACCO AND OTHER | 336 |
Sources of Standardized Data | 77 |
Chapter Summary | 86 |
5555 | 99 |
Prevention of Communicable Diseases | 104 |
CHAPTER 8 | 107 |
Chapter Summary | 113 |
Scenario 207 | 114 |
The Process of Community OrganizingBuilding | 120 |
COMMUNITY HEALTH ON THE WEB | 137 |
57 | 139 |
6598 | 146 |
63 | 158 |
69 | 164 |
UNIT | 165 |
Maternal Health | 181 |
77 | 190 |
Community Programs for Women Infants | 196 |
Chapter Summary | 203 |
Types of Drugs Abused and Resulting Problems | 343 |
113 | 346 |
116 | 367 |
UNIT THREE | 369 |
COMMUNITY HEALTH ON THE WEB | 401 |
Analysis and Response | 433 |
THE IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENT | 470 |
INJURIES AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH | 502 |
117 | 504 |
Analysis and Response | 540 |
How | 575 |
GLOSSARY | 582 |
| 599 | |
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An Introduction to Community Health James F. McKenzie,R. R. Pinger,Jerome Edward Kotecki No preview available - 2005 |
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