Public Health: The Development of a Discipline, Twentieth-Century Challenges Volume 2 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780813550091)

Published in 2008, the first volume of Public Health focused on issues from the dawn of western civilization through the Progressive era. Volume 2 defines the public health challenges of the twentieth century--this important reference covers not only how the discipline addressed the problems of disease, but how it responded to economic, environmental, occupational, and social factors that impacted public health on a global scale. Major illnesses such as cancer, HIV, and tuberculosis are addressed, along with lifestyle concerns, such as tobacco and nutrition. Chapters also explore maternal-child and women's health, dental public health, health economics and ethics, and the role of philanthropy. Each chapter begins with an in-depth introduction, followed by three original articles that illustrate the problem. The volume is enhanced with a detailed chronology of public health events, as well as appendices that contain many of the original documents that ushered public health into the new millennium.

Author: Dona Schneider
ISBN-10: 0813550092
ISBN-13: 9780813550091
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/11/2011
Pages: 914
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.80lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.80d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2012