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101 careers in public health. by Seltzer, B.
Public health is an enormous field with nearly 450,000 professionals in the US. Public health workers keep the public safe from infectious disease, workplace injury, environmental toxins, and many other hazards. Because the field is so broad, there is room for people with diverse interests and many different types of skills. For the same reason, though, exploring public health careers can be daunting. It describes the training and degree requirements for each job and alerts readers to alternative pathways beyond the traditional MPH. With an emphasis on how each job contributes to better health in the workplace, community, or wider world.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780826117694
Publication Date: 2011
Public health ethics. by Holland, S.
How far should we go in protecting and promoting public health? Can we force people to give up unhealthy habits and make healthier choices? Should we stop treating smokers who refuse to give up smoking, for example, or put a tax on fatty foods and ban vending machines in schools to address the 'obesity epidemic'? Or can we nudge people towards healthy options without compromising their freedom to choose? Such questions are at the heart of public health ethics. In this second edition of his well respected textbook, Stephen Holland shows that to understand and debate these issues requires philosophy: moral philosophies, including utilitarianism and deontology, as well as political philosophies such as liberalism and communitarianism. And philosophy informs other aspects of public health, such as epidemiology, health promotion, and screening. The new edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect recent developments in the field. There is a new chapter on the ethics of 'harm reduction', looking at policies which aim to reduce the harmful effects of unhealthy behaviour, such as using illicit drugs, as opposed to trying to get people to abstain. Additional material has been added on the recent interest in 'nudging' people towards more healthy choices in a new theoretical section on libertarian paternalism, as well as more on debates on the ethics of other current public health policies, such as using financial incentives to get people to take more responsibility for their own health. Public Health Ethics provides a lively, accessible and philosophically informed introduction to such issues. As well as being an ideal textbook for students taking courses in public health ethics, Holland's systematic discussion of the ethics of public health will engage and inform the more advanced reader too.
Call Number: General [Lower Level] 174.28 H7371 2015
ISBN: 0745662188
Publication Date: 2014
Modelling in public health research. by Mansnerus, E.
The increasing use of mathematical models and computational techniques urges us to analyse how these methods have developed within public health research and policy. This book introduces a life cycle metaphor that integrates different developmental stages of modelling, providing a broader understanding of the use of mathematical models. By exploring how our lives are affected by the risk of infections and what we can do to control them, the author shows how modelling techniques can prevent,predict and help study infectious outbreaks. The life cycle metaphor is complemented by evidence from several case studies of infectious disease modelling (MMR diseases, pandemic outbreak, animal health). This book offers new insights on modelling techniques used for infectious diseases, inviting the reader to reflect on how strongly we rely on models and how these could be used more wisely.
Call Number: General [Lower Level] 616.0011 M288
ISBN: 1137298812
Publication Date: 2014
101 careers in public health. by
Public health is an enormous field with nearly 450,000 professionals in the US. Public health workers keep the public safe from infectious disease, workplace injury, environmental toxins, and many other hazards. Because the field is so broad, there is room for people with diverse interests and many different types of skills. For the same reason, though, exploring public health careers can be daunting. It describes the training and degree requirements for each job and alerts readers to alternative pathways beyond the traditional MPH. With an emphasis on how each job contributes to better health in the workplace, community, or wider world.
Public health ethics. by
How far should we go in protecting and promoting public health? Can we force people to give up unhealthy habits and make healthier choices? Should we stop treating smokers who refuse to give up smoking, for example, or put a tax on fatty foods and ban vending machines in schools to address the 'obesity epidemic'? Or can we nudge people towards healthy options without compromising their freedom to choose? Such questions are at the heart of public health ethics. In this second edition of his well respected textbook, Stephen Holland shows that to understand and debate these issues requires philosophy: moral philosophies, including utilitarianism and deontology, as well as political philosophies such as liberalism and communitarianism. And philosophy informs other aspects of public health, such as epidemiology, health promotion, and screening. The new edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect recent developments in the field. There is a new chapter on the ethics of 'harm reduction', looking at policies which aim to reduce the harmful effects of unhealthy behaviour, such as using illicit drugs, as opposed to trying to get people to abstain. Additional material has been added on the recent interest in 'nudging' people towards more healthy choices in a new theoretical section on libertarian paternalism, as well as more on debates on the ethics of other current public health policies, such as using financial incentives to get people to take more responsibility for their own health. Public Health Ethics provides a lively, accessible and philosophically informed introduction to such issues. As well as being an ideal textbook for students taking courses in public health ethics, Holland's systematic discussion of the ethics of public health will engage and inform the more advanced reader too.
Modelling in public health research. by
The increasing use of mathematical models and computational techniques urges us to analyse how these methods have developed within public health research and policy. This book introduces a life cycle metaphor that integrates different developmental stages of modelling, providing a broader understanding of the use of mathematical models. By exploring how our lives are affected by the risk of infections and what we can do to control them, the author shows how modelling techniques can prevent,predict and help study infectious outbreaks. The life cycle metaphor is complemented by evidence from several case studies of infectious disease modelling (MMR diseases, pandemic outbreak, animal health). This book offers new insights on modelling techniques used for infectious diseases, inviting the reader to reflect on how strongly we rely on models and how these could be used more wisely.