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Public Health

Local and Global Perspectives

Pranee Liamputtong editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:10th Aug '22

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Public Health: Local and Global Perspectives is a comprehensive introduction to public health in the Australian and international context.

Public Health: Local and Global Perspectives is a comprehensive introduction to public health issues and concepts in the Australian and international context. This edition features a new chapter on the public health workforce and advocacy in the profession, and has been thoroughly updated to include current research and case studies.Public Health: Local and Global Perspectives presents a comprehensive introduction to public health issues and concepts in the Australian and international contexts. It provides students with fundamental knowledge of the public health field, including frameworks, theories, key organisations and contemporary issues. The third edition features a new chapter on the public health workforce and the importance of advocacy in the profession and a thorough update that includes current research and case studies. Discussion of the COVID-19 pandemic and other contemporary public health issues offers students the opportunity to apply theory to familiar examples. Each chapter contextualises key concepts with spotlights and vignettes, reflective questions, tutorial exercises and suggestions for further reading. Written by an expert team of public health professionals, Public Health is an essential resource for public health students.

ISBN: 9781009048569

Dimensions: 253mm x 203mm x 23mm

Weight: 984g

472 pages

3rd Revised edition