Facets of Public Health in Europe (Paperback, Ed)

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Public health has had positive results in the last two centuries when it comes to reducing the impact and prevalence of infectious disease.However, much remains to be done to reduce non-communicable diseases such as heart disease and cancer, which make up the major disease burden of the WHO European Region.This book takes a broad but detailed approach to public health in Europe and offers the most comprehensive analysis of this region currently available. It considers a huge range of key topics in public health and includes chapters on the following topics: Screening Health Promotion Tackling social determinants of health Health Impact Assessment The Public Health Workforce Public Health Research In addition to these topics and themes the authors consider the existing public health structures, capacities and services across a range of European countries; identifying what needs to be done to strengthen public health action and improve public health outcomes.Reflecting the broad geographical scope of the entire WHO European region this book uses examples from a diverse range of countries to illustrate different approaches to public health.This book is essential reading for anyone studying or working in the field of public health, especially those with an interest in European practice.This title is in the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Series.

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Public health has had positive results in the last two centuries when it comes to reducing the impact and prevalence of infectious disease.However, much remains to be done to reduce non-communicable diseases such as heart disease and cancer, which make up the major disease burden of the WHO European Region.This book takes a broad but detailed approach to public health in Europe and offers the most comprehensive analysis of this region currently available. It considers a huge range of key topics in public health and includes chapters on the following topics: Screening Health Promotion Tackling social determinants of health Health Impact Assessment The Public Health Workforce Public Health Research In addition to these topics and themes the authors consider the existing public health structures, capacities and services across a range of European countries; identifying what needs to be done to strengthen public health action and improve public health outcomes.Reflecting the broad geographical scope of the entire WHO European region this book uses examples from a diverse range of countries to illustrate different approaches to public health.This book is essential reading for anyone studying or working in the field of public health, especially those with an interest in European practice.This title is in the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Series.

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Open University Press

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

August 2014

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First published

2014

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Dimensions

230 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

376

Edition

Ed

ISBN-13

978-0-335-26420-9

Barcode

9780335264209

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LSN

0-335-26420-4



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