An Introduction to Community & Public Health

by James F. McKenzie, Robert R. Pinger

Now with a new full color design and art program, the Eighth Edition of An Introduction to Community & Public Health provides the latest trends and statistics in community health. With an emphasis on developing the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in health education, this best-selling introductory text covers such topics as epidemiology, community organization, program planning, minority health, health care, mental health, environmental health, drugs, safety, and occupational health. A robust pedagogy and online companion Website help students understand and retain key learning objectives and better prepare for class. New and Key Features: - A new full color design and art program provides a modern, fresh look to the text - A fully revised chapter on Health Care Policy provides students with the latest data in this changing field - Includes the latest updates related to Healthy People 2020, ADA, and MyPlate - Each chapter includes a short scenario that helps students relate chapter content to their everyday lives, identifies key ideas in the chapter, and highlights learning objectives - Key terms are placed in boldfaced type and defined both in the margins of the text and in the glossary - Web activities encourage students to further explore content by visiting relevant community/public health websites - Suggested activities help students apply what they have learned in the text or research it further

638 pages, ebook

First published April 20, 1998

Reviews

[Tara Brabazon · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book embodies the worst of American textbooks. Predictable, basic and 'dumbed down', it manages to transform fascinating social issues into a dirge of bullet points and scenarios.

I bought a second hand edition of this book and the previous reader had underlined one sentence in 595 pages. The spine was unbroken.

I cannot understand why any university academic would assign this book. Community health is so important and so interesting. This textbook - ironically - sucks the life out of this topic.