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Contemporary Public Health: Principles, Practice, and Policy

Contemporary Public Health: Principles, Practice, and Policy

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Publication Date: December 7th, 2012
Publisher:
University Press of Kentucky
ISBN:
9780813141237
Pages:
320
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Description

Public health refers to the management and prevention of disease within a population by promoting healthy behaviors and environments in an effort to create a higher standard of living. In this comprehensive volume, editor James W. Holsinger Jr. and an esteemed group of scholars and practitioners offer a concise overview of this burgeoning field, emphasizing that the need for effective services has never been greater. Designed as a supplemental text for introductory courses in public health prac.

About the Author

James W. Holsinger Jr., M.D., Ph.D., is the Charles T. Wethington Jr. Chair in the Health Sciences at the University of Kentucky. He served as secretary of the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services from 2003 to 2005.