An introduction to community health / James F. McKenzie, Robert R. Pinger and Jerome E. Kotecki.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, Massachusetts : Jone and Bartlett Learning, c2002Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xx, 635 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 763716790
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RA 445 .M35 2002
Contents:
Community health: yesterday, today, and tomorrow -- Organizations that help shape community health -- Epidemiology: the study of disease, injury, and death in the community -- Epidemiology: prevention and control of diseases and health conditions -- Community organizing/building and health promotion programming -- The school health program: a component of community health -- Maternal, infant, and child health -- Adolescents, young adults, and adults -- Elders -- Community health and minorities -- Community mental health -- Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs: a community concern -- Health care system: structure -- Health care system: function -- Environmental concerns: wastes and pollution -- The impact of environment on human health -- Injuries as a community health problem -- Safety and health in the workplace.
Summary: The fourth edition of this comprehensive introductory community health text continues 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, the text covers such topics as epidemiology, community organization, program planning, minority health, health care, mental health, environmental health, drugs, safety, and occupational health. An Introduction to Community Health incorporates a variety of pedagogical elements that assist and encourage students to understand and complex community health issues.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Community health: yesterday, today, and tomorrow -- Organizations that help shape community health -- Epidemiology: the study of disease, injury, and death in the community -- Epidemiology: prevention and control of diseases and health conditions -- Community organizing/building and health promotion programming -- The school health program: a component of community health -- Maternal, infant, and child health -- Adolescents, young adults, and adults -- Elders -- Community health and minorities -- Community mental health -- Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs: a community concern -- Health care system: structure -- Health care system: function -- Environmental concerns: wastes and pollution -- The impact of environment on human health -- Injuries as a community health problem -- Safety and health in the workplace.

The fourth edition of this comprehensive introductory community health text continues 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, the text covers such topics as epidemiology, community organization, program planning, minority health, health care, mental health, environmental health, drugs, safety, and occupational health. An Introduction to Community Health incorporates a variety of pedagogical elements that assist and encourage students to understand and complex community health issues.

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