Introduction to Community and Public Health (PDF)

Learn the basics of the five core areas of community and public
health

Introduction to Community and Public Health covers the
basics in each area of community and public health as identified by
the Association of Schools of Public Health. In a student-friendly
approach, authors Manoj Sharma, Paul W. Branscum, and Ashutosh Atri
discuss epidemiology, biostatistics, social and behavioral
sciences, environmental health, and healthy policy and management.
Written to serve both graduate and undergraduate public health
students, as well as to help prepare for the Certified in Public
Health (CPH) exam, Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)
exam and Master certified in Health Education Specialist (MCHES)
exam, the book covers each of these five core disciplines, plus
other important topics such as:

* Population dynamics and control

* Air, water, and noise pollution, and other environmental
issues

* Program planning, budgeting, management, and evaluation

* Systems thinking and leadership in community and public
health

Students will gain insight into the descriptive, inferential,
and analytical aspects of community and public health, as well as
models, methods, and theories in health education and health
promotion. Introduction to Community and Public Health
provides the foundation necessary to build the skills of tomorrow's
community and public health leaders.