Leading Public Health Text is a Must-Read for Everyone

ISBN: 9781284197594
© 2021 | 550 pages | $89.95

Offering a thorough, accessible and lively overview of public heath for anyone new to the field, Introduction to Public Health offers a broad-reaching, practical framework for understanding the forces and organizations of public health today. 

Through engaging, nontechnical language, illustrative real world examples, and the current political, economic, and cultural news of the day, readers gain a clear understanding of the scope of today's public health problems and possible solutions.  

Highly Current, the Sixth Edition Includes:

• The recent decline in U.S. life expectancy due to the opioid crisis, alcohol-related deaths, and suicide.
• Coverage of pressing issues in public health, including: e-cigarettes and vaping; West Nile, Zika and other emerging viruses; the resurgence of measles and anti-vaccination sentiment; the Flint water crisis, and more.
• Updated statistics and information to illustrate  the current state of public health.
• The latest on the Affordable Care Act and the current state of health insurance in the U.S.
• Updates on the influence of politics on public health policy today.
  
  

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