AN INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY HEALTH This title has been archived.
Author: James McKenzie, PhD, MPH, CHES, Robert Pinger, PhD, Jerome Kotecki, HSD
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN 10: 0763729531
ISBN 13: 9780763729530
Edition: 5th
ISBN 13: 9780763729530
Edition: 5th
Description:
The fifth edition of this best-selling introductory text has been updated to reflect the latest trends and statistics in community health in an effort to effectively address the health issues facing today's communities. With emphasis on developing the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in health education, An Introduction to Community Health, Fifth Edition, covers such topics as epidemiology, community organization, program planning, minority health, health care, mental health, environmental health, drugs, safety, and occupational health.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
UNIT ONE FOUNDATIONS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
- Chapter Outline
- Chapter Objectives
- SCENARIO
- INTRODUCTION
- THE IMPORTANCE OF RATES
- REPORTING OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND DISEASES
- STANDARDIZED MEASUREMENTS OF HEALTH STATUS OF POPULATIONS
- SOURCES OF STANDARDIZED DATA
- EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES
- CHAPTER SUMMARY
- REVIEW QUESTIONS
- SCENARIO: ANALYSIS AND RESPONSE
- ACTIVITIES
- COMMUNITY HEALTH ON THE WEB
- REFERENCES
- Chapter Outline
- Chapter Objectives
- SCENARIO
- INTRODUCTION
- CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES AND HEALTH PROBLEMS
- COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
- NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
- PRIORITIZING PREVENTION AND CONTROL EFFORTS
- PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, CONTROL, AND ERADICATION OF DISEASES
- LEVELS OF PREVENTION
- CHAPTER SUMMARY
- SCENARIO: ANALYSIS AND RESPONSE
- REVIEW QUESTIONS
- ACTIVITIES
- COMMUNITY HEALTH ON THE WEB
- REFERENCES
- Chapter Outline
- Chapter Objectives
- SCENARIO
- INTRODUCTION
- COMMUNITY ORGANIZING/BUILDING
- THE PROCESS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING/BUILDING
- HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMMING
- CREATING A HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAM
- CHAPTER SUMMARY
- SCENARIO: ANALYSIS AND RESPONSE
- REVIEW QUESTIONS
- ACTIVITIES
- COMMUNITY HEALTH ON THE WEB
- REFERENCES
- Chapter Outline
- Chapter Objectives
- SCENARIO
- INTRODUCTION
- THE NEED FOR SCHOOL HEALTH
- FOUNDATIONS OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM
- SCHOOL HEALTH POLICIES
- COMPONENTS OF A COORDINATED SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM
- ISSUES AND CONCERNS FACING THE SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM
- CHAPTER SUMMARY
- REVIEW QUESTIONS
- ACTIVITIES
- SCENARIO: ANALYSIS AND RESPONSE
- COMMUNITY HEALTH ON THE WEB
- REFERENCES
Community Health: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Organizations That Help Shape Community Health
Epidemiology: The Study of Disease, Injury, and Death in the Community
Epidemiology: Prevention and Control of Diseases and Health Conditions
Community Organizing/ Building and Health Promotion Programming
The School Health Program: A Component of Community Health
UNIT TWO THE NATION’S HEALTH
- Chapter Outline
- Chapter Objectives
- SCENARIO
- INTRODUCTION
- RACIAL AND ETHNIC CLASSIFICATIONS
- HEALTH DATA SOURCES AND THEIR LIMITATIONS
- BLACK AMERICANS
- AMERICANS OF HISPANIC ORIGIN
- ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS
- NATIVE AMERICANS AND ALASKA NATIVES
- REFUGEES: THE NEW IMMIGRANTS
- RACE AND HEALTH INITIATIVE
- SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN HEALTH
- EQUITY IN MINORITY HEALTH
- CHAPTER SUMMARY
- REVIEW QUESTIONS
- ACTIVITIES
- COMMUNITY HEALTH ON THE WEB
- SCENARIO: ANALYSIS AND RESPONSE
- REFERENCES
- Chapter Outline
- Chapter Objectives
- SCENARIO
- INTRODUCTION
- FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE
- TYPES OF DRUGS ABUSED AND RESULTING PROBLEMS
- PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DRUG ABUSE
- CHAPTER SUMMARY
- SCENARIO: ANALYSIS AND RESPONSE
- REVIEW QUESTIONS
- ACTIVITIES
- COMMUNITY HEALTH ON THE WEB
- REFERENCES
Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
Adolescents, Young Adults, and Adults
Elders
Community Health and Minorities
Community Mental Health
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs: A Community Concern
UNIT THREE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
- Chapter Outline
- Chapter Objectives
- SCENARIO
- INTRODUCTION
- A BRIEF HISTORY OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY IN THE UNITED STATES
- THE SPECTRUM OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
- TYPES OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
- HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND THEIR ACCREDITATION
- CHAPTER SUMMARY
- SCENARIO: ANALYSIS AND RESPONSE
- REVIEW QUESTIONS
- ACTIVITIES
- COMMUNITY HEALTH ON THE WEB
- REFERENCES
- Chapter Outline
- Chapter Objectives
- SCENARIO
- INTRODUCTION
- GAINING ACCESS TO AND PAYING FOR HEALTH CARE IN THE UNITED STATES
- HEALTH INSURANCE
- HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT
- SUPPLEMENTAL HEALTH INSURANCE
- MANAGED CARE
- OTHER ARRANGEMENTS FOR DELIVERING HEALTH CARE
- HEALTH CARE REFORM IN THE UNITED STATES
- CHAPTER SUMMARY
- REVIEW QUESTIONS
- ACTIVITIES
- SCENARIO: ANALYSIS AND RESPONSE
- COMMUNITY HEALTH ON THE WEB
- REFERENCES
Health Care System: Structure
Health Care System: Function
UNIT FOUR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
- Chapter Outline
- Chapter Objectives
- SCENARIO
- INTRODUCTION
- BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS AND HUMAN HEALTH
- CHEMICAL HAZARDS AND HUMAN HEALTH
- PHYSICAL HAZARDS AND HUMAN HEALTH
- PSYCHOLOGICAL HAZARDS AND HUMAN HEALTH
- SOCIOLOGICAL HAZARDS AND HUMAN HEALTH
- SITE AND LOCATION HAZARDS AND HUMAN HEALTH
- CHAPTER SUMMARY
- SCENARIO: ANALYSIS AND RESPONSE
- REVIEW QUESTIONS
- ACTIVITIES
- COMMUNITY HEALTH ON THE WEB
- REFERENCES
- Chapter Outline
- Chapter Objectives
- SCENARIO
- INTRODUCTION
- HISTORY OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROBLEMS
- PREVALENCE OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES, DISEASES, AND DEATHS
- RESOURCES FOR THE PREVENTION OF WORKPLACE INJURIES AND DISEASES
- CHAPTER SUMMARY
- REVIEW QUESTIONS
- SCENARIO: ANALYSIS AND RESPONSE
- ACTIVITIES
- COMMUNITY HEALTH ON THE WEB
- REFERENCES