The growth of public health courses aimed at undergraduates has
created a new need for textbooks that are appropriate and
stimulating. Miranda Thurston has succeeded in producing something
which strikes the right note. It is wide ranging in scope without
being superficial and is accessible to the young learner. It is a
sort of 'Wiki'. Just what the aspiring public health practitioner
ordered. Professor John R. Ashton C.B.E., President of the UK
Faculty of Public Health.
Key Themes in Public Health comprises a series of introductory
essays exploring key themes and concepts in public health.
Ranging from political and economic concern with improving
population health and reducing health inequalities, to debates
about how to protect populations from new health threats, as well
as a concern with individual responsibility for lifestyles and
behaviour, the themes discussed include: determinants of health,
globalisation, evidence, climate change, ethics, development,
poverty, risk and population.
Presenting provocative ways of thinking about key ideas in a
concise fashion, each essay provides a basic grounding in the
relevant theme as well as a departure point for further study
by:
This text provides an accessible overview for students new to
public health who want to get to grips with the full range and
complexity of this diverse and multidisciplinary field. "
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