Disease control and management
Chapter 10 Disease control and management Thomas Tenkate, Mary Louise Fleming, Gerry FitzGerald Learning objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to: define ‘chronic condition’ and ‘chronic disease’…
Epidemiology
Chapter 4 Epidemiology Catherine M. Bennett Learning objectives After reading this chapter you should be able to: appreciate the role of epidemiology in public health understand exposure and outcome measures…
Environmental health
Chapter 11 Environmental health Thomas Tenkate Learning objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to: describe environmental health, and how human health can be protected from environmental hazards…
Health promotion
Chapter 13 Health promotion Elizabeth Parker Learning objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to: define health education and health promotion, and understand their histories and place in…
Biological and environmental determinants
Chapter 5 Biological and environmental determinants Mary Louise Fleming, Thomas Tenkate Learning objectives After reading this chapter you should be able to: describe the complex web of determinants as part…
Evidence-based practice
Chapter 8 Evidence-based practice Mary Louise Fleming, Gerry FitzGerald Learning objectives After reading this chapter you should be able to: define the terms used to describe evidence-based practice in public…
Disaster preparedness and public health
Chapter 12 Disaster preparedness and public health Gerry FitzGerald Learning objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to: define disasters explain the principles of disaster management describe trends…
Social and emotional determinants of health
Chapter 6 Social and emotional determinants of health Elizabeth Parker Learning objectives After reading this chapter you should be able to: describe what is meant by socioeconomic differences in health,…
History and development of public health
Chapter 2 History and development of public health Mary Louise Fleming Learning objectives After reading this chapter you should be able to: briefly describe the importance of public health history…
Planning and evaluation
Chapter 9 Planning and evaluation Elizabeth Parker Learning objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to: identify the importance of planning and evaluation in public health practice recognise…
