Community Health in the 21st Century

Name: Community Health in the 21st Century
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ISBN: 9780205342815

ISBN-10: 0205342817

ISBN-13: 9780205342815

Edition: 2nd 2002 (Revised)

Authors: Patricia A. Reagan, Jodi Brookins-Fisher

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Community Health in the 21st Century introduces readers to their roles and responsibilities as members of a global community addressing shared health concerns. This book is the first of its kind to thoroughly explore social, political, economic, and ethical issues associated with community health from a global perspective. The book emphasizes the impact these perspectives have on possible solutions to important health concerns. It addresses environmental issues, school health programs, and unique concerns of community populations such as ethnically diverse people, people of color, the differently abled, older Americans, children, migrants and farm workers, gay men, lesbians, and women. The…

Book details

List price: $134.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company
Publication date: 2/5/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English



Preface



A Framework for Community Health



An Introduction to Community Health



The History, Administration, and Organization of Community Health



Financing and Providing Health Care



The Global Community and Its Health Care Issues



Epidemiological Methods and Language



The Leading Causes of Death: Looking Toward the Future



Cardiovascular Diseases, Cancer, and Cerebrovascular Diseases



Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Pneumonia and Influenza, Unintentional Injuries, and Diabetes



Suicide, Nephritis, Chronic Liver Disease, HIV/AIDS



Underserved Populations in Community Health



Infants, Children, and Adolescents



Older Adults



Ethnically Diverse People: People of Color, Immigrants, and Migrant Farmworkers



Emerging Communities of the 21st Century



Issues in Women's Health



Community Health Priorities and Issues for the 21st Century



Communicable Diseases



Occupational Health



Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Violence



Comprehensive School Health Programs



The Community and Its Environmental Health Issues



The Air We Breathe



Water Quality



Food Safety



The Throwaway Society


Index