From disaster relief to AIDS education, we see public health efforts in action around the world. While the field of medicine deals with the diagnosis and treatment of individual patients, public health focuses on population-level measures aimed at preventing disease and promoting the health of the society at large. Public health research, practice and policy are based on multidisciplinary activities, drawing from fields such as sociology, statistics, economics, psychology, social work, and clinical medicine.
The Encyclopedia of Public Health is a summary of current knowledge in the field of public health. The work includes more than 2,500 entries in two volumes, written by international experts across the public health sciences. Entries consist of review-style articles (synopses), detailed essays and short definitions. Extensive cross referencing and hyperlinking offer an easy to use reference in Public Health.
Solidly structured and inclusive, this two-volume reference is an invaluable tool for clinical scientists and practitioners in academia, health care and industry, as well as students and teachers.
Topics covered include:
Biostatistics
Dental Public Health
Disaster Aftermath
Epidemiology
Ethics
Family Health
Health Behavior
Health Care and Rehabilitation
Health Economics (Burden of Disease)
Health Information
Health Management
Health Policy
Health Promotion
Health Technology Assessment
Indigenous People's Health
Infectious Diseases
Migrant Health
Nutrition and Physical Activity
Occupational and Environmental Health
Prevention
Public Health Genetics
Public Health Law
Public Mental Health
About the Editor-in-Chief:
Wilhelm Kirch is a former President of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA). Since 2005, he has served as President of the German Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. He is currently a Professor on the Medical Faculty of the Dresden University of Technology.
