Health Protection - Principles and practice (Paperback)

Health Protection: Principles and practice is a practical guide for practitioners working at all levels in public health and health protection, including those with a non-specialist background. It is the first textbook in health protection to address all three domains within the field (communicable disease control; emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR); and environmental public health) in a comprehensive and integrated manner. Written by leading practitioners in the field, the book is rooted in a practice-led, all-hazards approach, which allows for easy real-world application of the topics discussed. The chapters are arranged in six sections, which begin with an in-depth introduction to the principles of health protection and go on to illuminate the three key elements of the field by providing: case studies and scenarios to describe common and important issues in the practice of health protection; health protection tools, which span epidemiology and statistics, infection control, immunisation, disease surveillance, and audit and service improvement; and evidence about new and emerging health protection issues. It includes more than 100 health protection checklists (SIMCARDs), covering infections from anthrax to yellow fever, non-infectious diseases emergencies and environmental hazards. Written from first-hand experience of managing communicable diseases these provide practical, stand-alone quick reference guides for in-practice use. Both the topical content of Health Protection: Principles and practice, and the clearly described health protection principles the book provides, makes it a highly relevant resource for wider public health and health protection professionals in this continually evolving field.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2016
Editors:	Samuel Ghebrehewet (Consultant in Communicable Disease Control and Deputy Director for Health Protection) • Alex G. Stewart (Consultant in Health Protection) • David Baxter (Consultant in Health Protection, Director of Medical Education and Honorary Lecturer) • Paul Shears (Former Consultant Microbiologist/Director of Infection Prevention and Control) • David Conrad (Consultant in Public Health (Evidence & Intelligence)) • Merav Kliner (Consultant in Communicable Disease Control)
Dimensions:	246 x 171 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	480
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-874547-1
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Epidemiology & medical statistics Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > Environmental factors
LSN:	0-19-874547-8
Barcode:	9780198745471

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