Description
| Product ID: | 9780198745471 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Health Protection |
| Subtitle: | Principles and practice |
| Authors: | Author: Alex G. Stewart, Samuel Ghebrehewet, Paul Shears, Merav Kliner, David , Consultant in Public Health (Evidence & Intelligence), Hertfordshire County Council, UK) Co, David Baxter |
| Page Count: | 474 |
| Subjects: | Environmental factors, Environmental factors, Epidemiology and Medical statistics, Epidemiology & medical statistics |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A practical guide for practitioners working at all levels in public health and health protection. It is aimed at individuals training in health protection and public health including those with a non-specialist background. Health Protection: Principles and practice is a practical guide for practitioners working at all levels in public health and health protection, including those with a non-specialist background. It is the first textbook in health protection to address all three domains within the field (communicable disease control; emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR); and environmental public health) in a comprehensive and integrated manner. Written by leading practitioners in the field, the book is rooted in a practice-led, all-hazards approach, which allows for easy real-world application of the topics discussed.The chapters are arranged in six sections, which begin with an in-depth introduction to the principles of health protection and go on to illuminate the three key elements of the field by providing: case studies and scenarios to describe common and important issues in the practice of health protection; health protection tools, which span epidemiology and statistics, infection control, immunisation, disease surveillance, and audit and service improvement; and evidence about new and emerging health protection issues.It includes more than 100 health protection checklists (SIMCARDs), covering infections from anthrax to yellow fever, non-infectious diseases emergencies and environmental hazards. Written from first-hand experience of managing communicable diseases these provide practical, stand-alone quick reference guides for in-practice use.Both the topical content of Health Protection: Principles and practice, and the clearly described health protection principles the book provides, makes it a highly relevant resource for wider public health and health protection professionals in this continually evolving field. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-08-25 |
