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"You won't find a better textbook on public health than this.
Comprehensive, authoritative, up-to-date, informative, and very
readable. A must for all public health reading lists." Emeritus
Professor Mike Daube, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin
University, Perth, Western Australia "In Issues in Public Health
you will find detailed, evidence-based, contemporary discussion
about the wide range of public health challenges facing public
health professionals around the world." Mary Lyons, Senior Lecturer
in Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK "An
essential resource for anyone looking to understand the foundations
of public health and its ongoing evolution." Dr Sandro Galea, Dean
and Robert A. Knox Professor at Boston University School of Public
Health, USA What is public health? By looking at the foundations of
public health, its historical and contemporary evolution, and the
themes that underpin public health, this book provides detailed
answers to this important question and encourages you to develop
your critical thinking skills. Written by experts in the field, the
book discusses the core issues of modern public health, such as
tackling vested interests head on, empowering people so they can
make healthy decisions, and acknowledging the political nature of
the issues. This new edition has a section on mental health, as
well as five new chapters reflecting key contemporary and global
issues: * Commercial determinants of health * Planetary health *
Conflict and health * Ethics surrounding human rights and public
health * Information and public health The third edition of Issues
in Public Health provides a thorough overview of the key concepts,
practices, and principles of public health. Timely and relevant
examples have been used to illustrate the challenges and
opportunities global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic have
brought to the surface.
Hospitals today face a huge number of challenges, including new
patterns of disease, rapidly evolving medical technologies, ageing
populations and continuing budget constraints. This book is written
by clinicians for clinicians and hospital managers, and those who
design and operate hospitals. It sets out why hospitals need to
change as the patients they treat and the technology to treat them
changes. In a series of chapters by leading authorities in their
field, it challenges existing models, reviews best practice from
many countries and presents clear policy recommendations for
policymakers and hospital administrators. It covers the main
patient groups and conditions as well as those departments that
make modern effective care possible, in imaging and laboratory
medicine. Each chapter looks at patient pathways, aspects of
workforce, required levels of specialisation and technology, and
the opportunities and challenges for optimising the delivery of
services in the hospital of the future. This title is also
available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
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