Description
Product ID: | 9781009048569 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Public Health |
Subtitle: | Local and Global Perspectives |
Authors: | Author: Pranee Liamputtong |
Page Count: | 472 |
Subjects: | Public health and preventive medicine, Public health & preventive medicine, Personal and public health / health education, Personal & public health |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Public Health: Local and Global Perspectives is a comprehensive introduction to public health issues and concepts in the Australian and international context. This edition features a new chapter on the public health workforce and advocacy in the profession, and has been thoroughly updated to include current research and case studies. Public Health: Local and Global Perspectives presents a comprehensive introduction to public health issues and concepts in the Australian and international contexts. It provides students with fundamental knowledge of the public health field, including frameworks, theories, key organisations and contemporary issues. The third edition features a new chapter on the public health workforce and the importance of advocacy in the profession and a thorough update that includes current research and case studies. Discussion of the COVID-19 pandemic and other contemporary public health issues offers students the opportunity to apply theory to familiar examples. Each chapter contextualises key concepts with spotlights and vignettes, reflective questions, tutorial exercises and suggestions for further reading. Written by an expert team of public health professionals, Public Health is an essential resource for public health students. |
Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2022-08-10 |