Public Health and Society: Current Issues

Public Health and Society: Current Issues
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Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages : 534
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ISBN-10 : 9781284292329
ISBN-13 : 1284292320
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Download or read book Public Health and Society: Current Issues written by Lillian D. Burke and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2023-03-20 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 “In the News” articles bring public health topics up-to-date and underscore their modern relevance. 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) Comprehensive and up-to-date data and references are included throughout the text. Navigate eBook acc


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