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100 1 _aWeill, Barbara,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aPublic health and society :
_bcurrent issues /
_cLillian D. Burke, Retired Business Education/Medial Technology/Marketing Teacher Essex County, Vo-Tech High School District, Newark, New Jerey, Professor, Departments of Business and Computer Science, Middlesex County College, Edison, New Jersey, Barbara Weill, PhD (Sociology), Retired Adjunct Professor, Departmet of Computer Science, Middlesex County College, disn, New Jersey.
250 _aFirst editon.
264 1 _aBurlington, Massachusetts :
_bJones & Bartlett Learning,
_c[2024]
300 _axiii, 507 pages :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
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338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _a"Public Health and Society: Current Issues examines public health issues and crises including the social determinants of health climate change, environmental health, emerging and reemerging diseases, the opioid epidemic, alcohol and tobacco use, gun violence and suicide, mental health, chronic diseases, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The book discusses the impact of these issues on public health, society, and the individual"--
_cProvided by publisher.
520 _a"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- 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) - "In the News" articles bring public health topics up-to-date and underscore their modern relevance.- Comprehensive and up-to-date data and references are included throughout the text. - Navigate eBook access (included with he printed text) provides convenient online or offline access to the digital text from a computer, tablet, or smart phone. - Invaluable teaching resources help facilitate course preparation and include a helpful instructor's manual with sample syllabus and course and lecture notes, chapter tests, and PowerPoint presentation slides"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aPublic health
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650 0 _aSocial medicine
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650 0 _aEnvironmental health
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650 7 _aMEDICAL / Public Health
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