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| Preface | |
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| Introduction and Overview | |
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| The Promise of Public Health | |
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| Prevention: The Cornerstone of Public Health | |
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| Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention | |
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| Secondary and Tertiary Prevention and Public Health | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Practice of Public Health | |
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| How Do We Define Health? | |
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| The Determinants of Health | |
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| Physical Environment | |
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| Social Environment | |
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| Genetic Inheritance | |
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| Health Behavior | |
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| Health Care as a Determinant of Health | |
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| Relationship Between the Determinants of Health | |
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| Ecological Models and Public Health Practice | |
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| Health Promotion and the Ecological Models in Public Health Since 1960 | |
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| Precede-Proceed and Health Promotion | |
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| Why Health Promotion? | |
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| Criticisms of Health Promotion | |
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| Population Health and Reemphasis of the Social Environment in Public Health Models | |
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| Summary | |
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| Health Impact Pyramid | |
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| The Prospects for Public Health | |
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| References | |
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| Origins of Public Health | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Classification of Health Problems | |
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| Life During the Industrial Revolution | |
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| Living Conditions | |
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| Factory Life | |
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| Child Labor | |
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| Health Problems of the Times | |
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| Modern Public Health is Born | |
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| Public Outcry | |
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| Public Response to Infectious Disease Outbreaks | |
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| Public Response to Injuries and Noninfectious Diseases | |
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| Success of Public Health Measures | |
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| References | |
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| Organization and Financing of Public Health | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Organization of Public Health System | |
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| 10 Essential Services | |
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| Federal Public Health | |
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| Department of Health and Human Services: Public Health Service | |
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| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
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| Infectious Diseases | |
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| Noninfectious Diseases and Injuries | |
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| National Center for Health Statistics | |
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| Other Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Offices and Centers | |
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| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | |
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| Health Resources and Services Administration | |
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| Food and Drug Administration | |
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| National Institutes of Health | |
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| Indian Health Service | |
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| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | |
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| Other Department of Health and Human Services Divisions | |
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| Other Federal Agencies | |
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| U.S. Department of Agriculture | |
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| Environmental Protection Agency | |
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| U.S. Department of Labor | |
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| Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense | |
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| State Public Health | |
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| Organization and Governance | |
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| Services and Activities | |
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| Surveillance and Epidemiology | |
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| Environmental Health | |
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| Maternal and Child Health | |
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| Emergency Preparedness | |
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| Regulation, Inspection, and Licensing | |
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| Personal Health Care | |
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| Priorities | |
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| Relationship to 10 Essential Health Services | |
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| Local Public Health | |
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| Organization and Governance | |
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| Workforce | |
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| Services and Activities | |
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| Surveillance and Epidemiology | |
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| Primary Prevention | |
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| Maternal and Child Health | |
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| Emergency Preparedness | |
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| Personal Health Care | |
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| Funding Public Health | |
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| Federal | |
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| State | |
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| Local | |
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| Source of Local Public Health Funding | |
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| Amount Expended on Local Public Health | |
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| Other Funding Consideration | |
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| References | |
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| Infectious Disease Control | |
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| Pandemic and Avian Influenza | |
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| Avian Influenza | |
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| Clinical Manifestations | |
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| Planning and Preparedness | |
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| Perinatal Hepatitis B | |
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| Public Health Management: Case of New York State | |
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| Foodborne Disease | |
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| Signs and Symptoms of Foodborne Illness | |
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| Treating Foodborne Illness | |
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| Selected Common Bacterial Foodborne Illnesses | |
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| Prevention of Foodborne Disease | |
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| Rising Public Health Risk of Unvaccinated Children | |
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| Measles: A Case Study | |
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| Immunization Successes | |
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| Investigation of A Disease Outbreak or Epidemic | |
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| Verify Diagnosis | |
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| Establish Existence of Outbreak | |
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| Characterize Distribution of Cases by Person, Place, and Time | |
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| Time | |
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| Place | |
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| Person | |
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| Develop and Test Hypothesis | |
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| Institute Control Measures | |
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| Two Investigations of Salmonella Outbreaks | |
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| References | |
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| Injuries and Noninfectious Diseases | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Motor Vehicle Injuries | |
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| Surveillance and Research | |
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| Child Passenger Safety | |
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| Teen Drivers | |
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| Interventions | |
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| Child Passenger Safety | |
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| Teen Drivers | |
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| Childhood Obesity | |
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| Surveillance and Research | |
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| Interventions | |
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| Improving Access to Medical Care | |
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| References | |
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| Public Health System Performance | |
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| Accountability and Evidence-Based Public Health | |
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| Population Level Outcomes | |
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| Sources of Evidence-Based Public Health | |
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| Agency for Health Care Research and Quality | |
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| Association of State and Territorial Health Official | |
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| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
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| The Cochrane Collaboration | |
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| E-Roadmap to Evidence-Based Public Health Practice | |
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| ExpectMore.gov | |
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| National Association of County and City Health Officials | |
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| New York State Department of Health | |
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| Public Health System Improvement | |
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| Accreditation and Credentialing | |
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| Council on Education for Public Health | |
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| Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals Project | |
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| National Board of Public Health Examiners | |
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| Public Health Accreditation Board | |
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| Report Card Initiatives | |
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| Healthy People | |
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| State Report Cards | |
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| America's Health Rankings | |
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| Effectiveness and Equity of Public Health System | |
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| Life Expectancy and Age-Adjusted Mortality | |
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| Quality of Life-Adjusted Measure | |
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| Infant, Neonatal, and Maternal Mortality | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Public Health: Promise and Prospects | |
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| Has Public Health Lived Up to Its Ideal? | |
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| What are the Barriers to Public Health in Meeting Its Mission? | |
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| Global Health Threats and Public Health in the United States | |
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| Challenges for Public Health | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |