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  Title

  Public health in the 21st century

  Author

  Finkel, Madelon Lubin, 1949-  

  Publisher:

  Praeger,

  Pub date:

  c2011.

  Pages:

  3 v. :

  ISBN:

  9780313375460

  Item info:

  3 copies available at New York State Library.
  

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  Public health in the 21st century
  Finkel, Madelon Lubin, 1949-
  

  Control number:

  ocn665130159

  ISBN:

  9780313375460 (hard copy : set : alk. paper)

  ISBN:

  0313375461 (hard copy : set : alk. paper)

  ISBN:

  9780313375484 (hard copy : vol. 1 : alk. paper)

  ISBN:

  0313375488 (hard copy : vol. 1 : alk. paper)

  ISBN:

  9780313375507 (hard copy : vol. 2 : alk. paper)

  ISBN:

  031337550X (hard copy : vol. 2 : alk. paper)

  ISBN:

  9780313375521 (hard copy : vol. 3 : alk. paper)

  ISBN:

  0313375526 (hard copy : vol. 3 : alk. paper)

  ISBN:

  9780313375477 (ebook : set)

  ISBN:

  031337547X (ebook : set)

  ISBN:

  9780313375491 (ebook : vol. 1)

  ISBN:

  0313375496 (ebook : vol. 1)

  ISBN:

  9780313375514 (ebook : vol. 2)

  ISBN:

  0313375518 (ebook : vol. 2)

  ISBN:

  9780313375538 (ebook : vol. 3)

  ISBN:

  0313375534 (ebook : vol. 3)

  Local control number:

  (OCoLC)665130159 (OCoLC)548555633

  Call number:

  362.1 P976 211-1192

  Title:

  Public health in the 21st century / Madelon L. Finkel, editor ; foreword by David J. Skorton.

  Variant title:

  Public health in the twenty-first century

  Imprint:

  Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2011.

  Physical description:

  3 v. : ill. ; 26 cm.

  Note:

  Includes bibliographical references and index.

  Contents:

  V. 1. Global issues in public health. Section 1. The global burden of disease / Sandeep P. Kishore and Marilyn D. Michelow -- Population growth, policy options, and public health in the developing world / John Bongaarts -- Urbanization and public health : evidence, challenges, and directions / Sandro Galea and David Vlahov -- Consequences of climate change on human health / Paula Brown and Arthur DeGaetano -- Global nutrition in the 21st century : opportunities and challenges for the developed and developing worlds / Allan J. Davison -- Essential medicines for everybody in the world : the World Health Organization Essential Medicines Program / Marcus M. Reidenberg -- Section 2. Public health prevention and safety. Getting home safe and sound : occupational safety and health administration at 38 / Michael Silverstein -- Planning for and responding to public health emergencies : modeling the health outcomes and logistical requirements of a large-scale bioterrorism attack / Nathaniel Hupert, Daniel Wattson, and Wei Xiong -- Evolving public health approaches to the global challenge of foodborne infections / Robert V. Tauxe ... [et al.] -- Managing benefits and risks of pharmaceutical drug treatment / Joanna F. Haas -- Section 3. Public health concerns of special needs populations. Public health considerations of people with disabilities / Arun Karpur, Melissa J. Bjelland, and Susanne M. Bruyère -- Health care expenditures of immigrants in the United States : a nationally representative analysis / Sarita A. Mohanty ... [et al.] -- Prison health care / Madelon L. Finkel -- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health : a neglected issue / Anita Radix and Gal Mayer -- Public health issues in oral health / María Terese Canto and Gustavo D. Cruz -- Aging and public health / Ronald D. Adelman ... [et al.] -- Section 4. Public health prevention. Adolescent substance abuse prevention and cessation / Gilbert J. Botvin, Kenneth W. Griffin, and Madhuvanti M. Murphy -- Violence as a public health issue / Matthew Robert Anderson and Victor W. Sidel -- Gender-based violence : a call for action / Nazanin Meshkat and Megan Landes -- Issues in contraception and abortion : the debate rages / Stanley K. Henshaw -- Disease prevention through vaccination : the science and the controversy / Tony Rosen.

  Contents:

  V. 2. Disease management. Section 1. Treatment and prevention of chronic disease. The global burden of diabetes : public health implications and challenges / Jason C. Baker -- Global cardiovascular disease : an expanding burden with expanding solutions / Helina Kassahun and William B. Borden -- The obesity epidemic : implications for the future / Abraham Bornstein and Rubin S. Cooper -- The global burden of asthma / Philippa Shirtcliffe and Richard Beasley -- The challenge of managing hypertension / Bernard M.Y. Gheung and Kwok Leung Ong -- Perspectives on the treatment of osteoarthritis / Stephen Lyman and Joseph T. Nguyen -- Section 2. Treatment and prevention of cancers. Screening and early detection of disease : focus on colon cancer / Lyndal Trevena -- Advances in breast cancer : reducing risk and improving health outcomes / Elena B. Elkin and Victoria S. Blinder -- Advances in lung cancer prevention, screening, and treatment : a comparative effectiveness research perspective / Madhu Mazumdar -- Prostate cancer screening : friend or foe? / Carvell T. Nguyen and Michael W. Kattan -- Advances in skin cancer prevention, screening, and treatment / Marianne Berwick ... [et al.] -- Cervical cancer screening in the developing world / Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan ... [et al.] -- Section 3. Treatment and prevention of disease : infectious diseases. The global AIDS epidemic : could it have been prevented? / Sandra Demars -- Viral hepatitis : epidemiology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment / Brandon Aden -- Still a hidden epidemic : the challenges of sexually transmitted disease control / Elizabgeth A. Torrone and Thomas A. Peterman -- Section 4. Treatment and prevention of mental health illness. Depression and public health : an overview / Enrico Tedeschini, Paolo Cassano, and Maurizio Fava -- A public health approach to preventing suicide / Catherine W. Barber and Matthew Miller -- Substance use across the life span / Kenneth W. Griffin.

  Contents:

  V. 3. Current issues in public health policy. Section 1. Health care policy. Comparative health care systems : how does the United States stack up? / Madelon L. Finkel -- Clinical quality and patient safety / Eliot J. Lazar ... [et al.] -- Consumer-directed health plans, managed care, and future directions in the organization of health care payment systems / William D. White -- Health information technology and public health / Jessica S. Ancker ... [et al.] -- Section 2. Health care disparities. Racial and ethnic diversity in academic medicine / Carla Boutin-Foster -- Section 3. Ethics and human rights. Human rights : a necessary framework for public health / Holly G. Atkinson -- Genetic testing and public health : ethical issues / Immaculada de Melo-Martin -- Palliative care / Roma Tickoo and Paul Glare -- Section 4. Public health practice and education. The role of epidemiology and biostatistics in health news reporting / Paula Trushin and Heejung Bang -- Evidence-based public health : a fundamental concept for public health practice / Christopher M. Maylahn, Ross C. Brownson, and Jonathan E. Fielding -- Public health and medical education in the United States / Rika Maeshiro -- Section 5. Assuring the health of the public : public health challenges in the 21st century. The stem cell controversy : navigating a sea of ethics, politics, and science / Ryan Cauley -- Application of novel analytical tools in global disease monitoring : remote sensing in public health research and practice / Jesse C. McEntee ... [et al.] -- Thinking creatively about public health for the 21st century / Barry H. Smith.

  Held by:

  NYSL

  Subject:

  Public health.

  Subject:

  World health.

  Subject:

  Medical policy.

  Subject:

  Disease Management.

  Subject:

  Health Policy.

  Subject:

  World Health.

  Added entry:

  Finkel, Madelon Lubin, 1949-