The New Public Health: A Comprehensive Guide for Master’s Level Students and Practitioners

This renowned textbook, now in its third edition, has been widely adopted across the world and translated into 7 languages. What sets it apart from other public health textbooks is its unique ability to balance global perspectives with local relevance, making it an ideal resource for master’s level students and practitioners in various fields.

A Unified Approach to Public Health

The New Public Health provides a comprehensive and unified approach to public health, suitable for courses in MPH programs, community health and preventive medicine programs, community health education programs, community health nursing programs, and other medical professionals such as pharmacy, physiotherapy, and more.

Key Updates in the 3rd Edition

• Changes in infectious and chronic disease epidemiology, including vaccines and health promotion
• Lessons from H1N1, pandemic threats, and disease eradication
• Nutritional health and its importance in public health
• Trends in health systems and reforms, and the consequences of the current economic crisis on health
• Public health law, ethics, and scientific advances in health technology
• Global health environment, Millennium Development Goals, and the role of international NGOs

Product Details

This comprehensive textbook spans 912 pages, providing an in-depth exploration of the complex issues in public health. Published by Academic Press, the 3rd edition was released on April 29, 2014, and is available in English.

ISBN-10: 0124157661 | ISBN-13: 978-0124157668