A History of Public Health: From Past to Present Carney Jan Kirk
This textbook is a concise history of public health, focusing on key moments, discoveries, events, and people. Written in narrative format, 15 chronologically-sequenced chapters engage the student in…
Specifikacia A History of Public Health: From Past to Present Carney Jan Kirk
This textbook is a concise history of public health, focusing on key moments, discoveries, events, and people. Written in narrative format, 15 chronologically-sequenced chapters engage the student in understanding each important discovery or theme that became integral to defining the mission of Public Health today. Through the use of real sources of the day, such as newspapers, government documents, contemporary textbooks, papers or journal articles about public health and medicine, the author creates a story that will draw in the reader and illuminate the importance of that particular topic. Key Features: - Ample illustrations depict important visual aspects of the event or era to complement the narratives. - The importance of each aspect of public health history is foreshadowed and linked to its relevance to public health today. - Each Public Health event is set in the context of