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Public Health: Local and Global Perspectives
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Public Health: Local and Global Perspectives
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Pranee Liamputtong
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:472 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 253,Width 203 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781009048569
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| Classifications | Dewey:362.1 |
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| Edition |
3rd Revised edition
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
10 August 2022 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Public Health: Local and Global Perspectives presents a comprehensive introduction to public health issues and concepts in the Australian and international contexts. It provides students with fundamental knowledge of the public health field, including frameworks, theories, key organisations and contemporary issues. The third edition features a new chapter on the public health workforce and the importance of advocacy in the profession and a thorough update that includes current research and case studies. Discussion of the COVID-19 pandemic and other contemporary public health issues offers students the opportunity to apply theory to familiar examples. Each chapter contextualises key concepts with spotlights and vignettes, reflective questions, tutorial exercises and suggestions for further reading. Written by an expert team of public health professionals, Public Health is an essential resource for public health students.
Author Biography
Pranee Liamputtong is a medical anthropologist and Professor of Behaviour Science at Vin University, Vietnam.
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