{"product_id":"public-health-and-epidemiology-at-a-glance-isbn-9781118999325","title":"Public Health and Epidemiology at a Glance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Prize in Public health in the 2017 BMA Medical Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003ePublic Health and Epidemiology at a Glance\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly visual introduction to the key concepts and major themes of population health. With comprehensive coverage of all the core topics covered at medical school, it helps students understand the determinants of health and their study, from personal lifestyle choices and behaviour, to environmental, social and economic factors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis fully updated new edition features:\u003cbr\u003e• More coverage of audit and quality improvement techniques\u003cbr\u003e• Brand new sections on maternal and child health, and health of older people\u003cbr\u003e• New chapters on social determinants of health and guideline development\u003cbr\u003e• Expanded self-assessment material\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis accessible guide is an invaluable resource for medical and healthcare students, junior doctors, and those preparing for a career in epidemiology and public health \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Use Your Textbook x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction to public health 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Public health old and new 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Epidemiology and evidence-based practice 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Incidence and prevalence 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Risks and odds 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Hierarchy of evidence and investigating causation 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Bias, confounding and chance in epidemiological studies 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Standardisation 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Ecological and cross-sectional studies 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Case–control studies 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Cohort studies 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Trials (experimental studies) 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Systematic reviews and meta-analysis 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Diagnostic tests 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Developing clinical guidelines 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Assessing population health 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Health and illness 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Demographic and epidemiological transitions 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Health information 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Measuring population health status 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Determinants of health 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Lifestyle determinants of health 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Social determinants of health 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Environmental determinants of health 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Inequalities in health 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Health needs assessment 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Maternal and infant health 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Health of older people 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4 Improving and protecting health 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Disease prevention 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Principles of disease transmission 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Communicable disease control 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Surveillance 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Immunisation 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Screening principles 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Screening programmes 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Health promotion 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Changing behaviour 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5 Health economics 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Economic perspectives on health 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Economic evaluation 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Economic perspectives on measuring health-related outcomes 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Economics of public health problems 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 6 Effective healthcare 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Healthcare systems 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Planning health services 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Improving services 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Healthcare evaluation 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment questions 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-assessment answers 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: practical issues in conducting epidemiological studies 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMargaret Somerville\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of Public Health and Health Policy at NHS Highland. 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