| ISBN |
9780190323431 |
| Physical description |
422 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Notes |
Previous edition published 2016. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Understanding health: an introduction -- 2. Public health -- 3. Determinants of health -- 4. Population health and prevention -- 5. Epidemiology -- 6. Measuring the health status of Australians -- 7. Health systems and policy -- 8. Primary health care systems in Australia -- 9. Primary health care in practice -- 10. Health promotion -- 11. Human rights and public health -- 12. Understanding global health -- 13. Working with indigenous communities -- 14. Gender matters -- 15. Migration and Australia: attitudes, health and politics -- 16. Food, food systems and health -- 17. Environment, climate change and health -- 18. Anti-science and public health -- 19. Public health in the post-truth world. |
| Summary |
Understanding Health introduces foundational knowledge for a broad range of contemporary health subjects. It explains the various factors that influence health, and what we can do as a society to improve people’s health and wellbeing. This book encourages students to analyse the complex range of interactions that influence health at individual, community and global levels through a social justice and health equity lens. Relevant to many fields of study, this new edition will help students deeply engage with the perspectives of different sectors and industries to broaden their understanding and expand how they think about health. It has been comprehensively updated to align with contemporary public health topics including epidemiological concepts and COVID-19 discussions. A new, flexible structure provides an accessible text with rich pedagogical features and learning tools to assist students in developing the knowledge and skills they need for the many varied health challenges they will experience throughout their career. -- publisher website. |
| Subjects |
Health promotion -- Australia.
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Environmental health -- Australia.
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Health -- Social aspects -- Australia.
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Medicine, Preventive -- Australia.
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Public health -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Australia.
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Public health -- Australia -- Textbooks.
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Public health -- Australia.
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Social medicine -- Australia.
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Social Medicine.
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Health Promotion.
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Preventive Medicine.
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Health Promotion.
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Public Health.
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Health promotion -- Australia -- Textbooks.
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Australia.
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| Related names |
Keleher, Helen, editor.
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MacDougall, Colin, editor.
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