Maxcy-Rosenau-Last public health & preventive medicine (15th edition - 2008)

Boulton, Matthew L. (editor); Wallace, Robert B. (editor)

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Maxcy-Rosenau-Last public health & preventive medicine (15th edition - 2008)

Boulton, Matthew L. (editor); Wallace, Robert B. (editor)

URI: http://10.250.8.41:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/48355

Date: 2008

Abstract:

Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine is a comprehensive reference that covers the principles, practices, and science of public health and preventive medicine. It provides in-depth insights into the prevention and control of diseases, health promotion strategies, and the application of public health policies in various settings. -- The 15th edition addresses modern challenges in global health, epidemiology, environmental health, occupational health, and infectious disease control. It also includes updates on chronic disease prevention, biostatistics, health systems management, and the impact of emerging pathogens. Designed for public health practitioners, physicians, and students, this edition combines foundational knowledge with practical applications to support effective decision-making in public health practice.

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xxxiii, 1367 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm. || includes bibliographic references and index. || CONTENTS: Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Historical note -- Section I: Public Health Principles and Methods -- 1 Public health and preventive medicine: trends and guideposts -- 2 Epidemiology and public health -- 3 Ethics and public health policy -- 4 Public health and population -- 5 Public health informatics -- 6 Health disparities and community-based participatory research: issues and illustrations -- 7 Genetic determinants of disease and genetics in public health -- Section II: Communicable Diseases -- 8 Control of communicable diseases -- A. Overview of communicable diseases -- B. Emerging microbial threats to health and security -- C. Health advice for international travel -- 9 Diseases controlled primarily by vaccination -- A. Measles -- B. Mumps -- C. Rubella -- D. Pertussis -- E. Tetanus -- F. Diphtheria -- G. Influenza -- H. Haemophilus influenzae infections -- I. Varicella and herpes zoster -- J. Poliomyelitis -- K. Pneumococcal infections -- 10 Epidemiology and trends in sexually transmitted diseases -- 11 The epidemiology and prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) -- 12 Infections spread by close personal contact -- A. Acute respiratory infections -- B. Viral hepatitis -- C. Aseptic meningitis -- D. Epstein-Barr virus and infectious mononucleosis -- E. Herpes simplex virus -- F. Cytomegalovirus infections -- G. Group A streptococcal diseases -- H. Meningococcal disease -- I. Tuberculosis -- J. Leprosy -- K. Acute gastrointestinal infections -- 13 Diseases spread by food and water -- A. Typhoid fever -- B. Shigellosis -- C. Cholera -- D. Escherichia coli diarrhea -- E. Yersiniosis -- F. Legionellosis -- G. Amebiasis and amebic meningoencephalitis -- H. Giardiasis -- I. Dracunculiasis -- J. Human enteric coccidial infections -- 14 Control of infections in institutions: healthcare-associated infections -- 15 Viral diseases transmitted primarily by arthropod vectors -- A. Viral infections -- B. Epidemiology of viral hemorrhagic fevers -- C. Rickettsial infections -- D. Q fever -- E. Plague -- F. Malaria -- G. Lyme disease -- H. Trypanosomiasis -- I. Leishmaniasis -- J. Lymphatic filariasis -- 16 Diseases transmitted primarily from animals to humans (zoonoses) -- A. Viral zoonoses—rabies -- B. Bacterial zoonoses -- C. Toxoplasmosis -- D. Trichinellosis -- E. Clonorchiasis and opisthorchiasis -- F. Cestode infections -- 17 Opportunistic fungal infections -- 18 Other infection-related diseases of public health import -- A. Dermatophytes -- B. Hookworm disease: ancylostomiasis, necatoriasis, uncinariasis -- C. Other intestinal nematodes -- D. Schistosomiasis -- E. Toxic shock syndrome (staphylococcal) -- F. Reye's syndrome -- Section III: Environmental Health -- 19 The status of environmental health -- 20 Toxicology -- A. Principles of toxicology -- B. Neurobehavioral toxicity -- 21 Environmental and ecological risk assessment -- 22 Biomarkers -- 23 Asbestos and other fibers -- 24 Coal workers’ lung diseases -- 25 Silicosis -- 26 Health significance of metal exposures -- 27 Diseases associated with exposure to chemical substances: organic compounds -- 28 Polychlorinated biphenyls -- 29 Polychlorinated dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans -- 30 Brominated flame retardants -- 31 Multiple chemical sensitivities -- 32 Pulmonary responses to gases and particles -- 33 Pesticides -- 34 Temperature and health -- 35 Ionizing radiation -- 36 Nonionizing radiation -- 37 Effects of the physical environment: noise as a health hazard -- 38 Ergonomics and work-related musculoskeletal disorders -- 39 Industrial hygiene -- 40 Surveillance and health screening in occupational health -- 41 Workers with disabilities -- 42 Environmental justice: from global to local -- 43 The health of hired farmworkers -- 44 Women workers -- 45 Health hazards of child labor -- 46 Occupational safety and health standards -- 47 Ensuring food safety -- 48 Water quality management and water-borne disease trends -- 49 Hazardous waste: assessing, detecting, and remediation -- 50 Aerospace medicine -- 51 Housing and health -- 52 Human health in a changing world -- Section IV: Behavioral Factors Affecting Health -- 53 Health behavior research and intervention -- 54 Tobacco: health effects and control -- 55 Alcohol-related health problems -- 56 Prevention of drug use and drug use disorders -- 57 Community health promotion and disease prevention -- 58 Risk communication: an overlooked tool for improving public health -- 59 Health literacy -- Section V: Noncommunicable and Chronic Disabling Conditions -- 60 Screening for early and asymptomatic conditions -- 61 Cancer -- 62 Heart disease -- 63 Renal and urinary tract disease -- 64 Diabetes -- 65 Respiratory disease prevention -- 66 Musculoskeletal disorders -- 67 Neurological disorders -- 68 Disabling visual disorders -- 69 Psychiatric disorders -- 70 Childhood cognitive disability -- 71 Prevention of disability in older persons -- 72 Nutrition in public health and preventive medicine -- 73 Postmarketing medication safety surveillance: a current public health issue -- Section VI: Health-Care Planning, Organization, and Evaluation -- 74 The American health-care system: structure and function -- 75 Structure and function of the public health system in the United States -- 76 International and global health -- 77 Public health law -- 78 Public health management tools -- A. Planning for health improvement: models for communities and institutions -- B. Public health leadership development -- C. Policy development -- D. Quality assurance and quality improvement -- E. Public health management tools evaluation -- 79 Categorical public health sciences -- A. Disaster preparedness and response -- B. Maternal and child health -- C. Preventive medicine support of military operations -- D. Public health workforce -- E. Family planning -- Section VII: Injury and Violence -- 80 Injury control: the public health approach -- 81 Violence in the family as a public health concern -- Index

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