03510cam a22004458i 4500 22984765 CSPC 20261029143539.0 230222s2023 cau b 001 0 eng 2023008416 9781119860921 (paperback) 22984765 DNLM/DLC eng rda DLC DLC CSPC pcc RA425 .P746 2023 WA 100 362.1 C883u 23/eng/20230503 Crosby, Richard A., 1959- author. Understanding the science and practice of public health / Richard Crosby. 2307 Hoboken, New Jersey : Jossey-Bass, 2023. x, 318 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The COVID-19 pandemic: a portrait of an epidemic -- Changing lives a "million at a time": public health is very different than the medical profession -- The evolution of public health practice -- How does pubic health work? The example of tobacco control -- America's obesity and cardiovascular disease epidemics: possible health solutions -- Preventing diabetes: a public health priority -- Averting cancer rather than waiting to treat it -- Excessive alcohol use: how can it be reduced at a population level? -- Solving the U.S. opioid crisis: a public health challenge -- HIV in the United States - what else can we do? -- Preventing gun violence and promoting highway safety: a study in stark contrast -- Climate change: the importance of water -- Climate change: implications regarding food -- Overpopulation and prevention of unintended pregnancy -- Emerging diseases and the need for vaccine research. "When the term civics is used in the context of education, most students and teachers in the United States think about the process of learning about the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, co-equal branches of the federal government, and the relationship of state governments to the larger functioning of the nation. Often, however, the approach to civics is less than applied, and the lessons may come across as irrelevant to students. It frequently is not apparent that governments - at all levels - are very much involved in one aspect of our daily lives: promoting and protecting the health of the public. With the year 2020 ushering a global pandemic into the lives of Americans, the term public health quickly became used in everyday language, the media, and the offices and meeting rooms of state and federal elected representatives. For most Americans, this was the first time in their lives that public health was not taken for granted"-- Provided by publisher. Public Health Practice Noncommunicable Diseases prevention & control Health Policy Politics Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice United States Online version: Crosby, Richard, 1959- Understanding the science and practice of public health. Hoboken, New Jersey : Jossey-Bass, [2023] 9781119860945 (DLC) 2023008417 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 23 362.1 C883u NUR 2023 0 0 0 ddc 0 0 CSPC CSPC NUR 2026-10-29 0 NUR 362.1 C883u 2023 032813 2026-10-29 14:37:51 1-1 2026-10-29 BK 33967 33967