Public Health: An Introduction to the Science and Practice of Population Health
Cover -- Half Title: PUBLIC HEALTH -- Author Bio -- Book Title: PUBLIC HEALTH -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CASE STUDY PODCASTS -- ABBREVIATIONS AND COMMON DEFINITIONS -- COMMON DEFINITIONS -- Springer Publishing Resources -- Section 1: INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1: THE ORIGINS OF PUBLIC HEALTH -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- OVERVIEW: PUBLIC HEALTH, POPULATION HEALTH, AND POPULATION HEALTH SCIENCE: KEY DISTINCTIONS -- THE HISTORY OF PUBLIC HEALTH -- THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM -- GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH -- THE EVOLUTION OF ACADEMIC SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE UNITED STATES -- WHAT ARE THE MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THE 20TH CENTURY AND MORE RECENTLY IN THE UNITED -- SUMMARY -- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2: UNDERSTANDING THE GLOBAL BURDEN OF DISEASE AND DISABILITY -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- OVERVIEW: WHAT IS DISEASE AND DISABILITY? -- CONTRASTING HEALTH AND DISEASE -- THE GLOBAL BURDEN OF DISEASE -- SUMMARY -- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3: AT THE HEART OF PUBLIC HEALTH: PREVENTION -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- OVERVIEW: CORE PRINCIPLE OF PUBLIC HEALTH: PREVENTION -- PREVENTION: CREATING THE HEALTHIEST POSSIBLE LIFE -- PREVENTION BASICS: TYPES OF PREVENTION -- LEVERAGING PREVENTION: UPSTREAM VERSUS DOWNSTREAM APPROACHES -- PREVENTION BASICS: APPLYING NOTIONS OF PREVENTION TO LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL POPULATIONS -- SUMMARY -- DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4: AT THE HEART OF PUBLIC HEALTH: SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH EQUITY -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- OVERVIEW: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTH INEQUITIES AND THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH -- HEALTH EQUITY -- TRADE-OFFS THAT MAY BE INHERENT IN IMPROVING OVERALL HEALTH AND REDUCING HEALTH INEQUITIES -- HEALTH INEQUITIES IN THE UNITED STATES -- HEALTH INEQUITIES GLOBALLY.