Health Protection :Principles and Practice

Ghebrehewet, Samuel

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Edition:	1st
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN:	0-19-874547-8 (0198745478)
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-874547-1 (9780198745471)
New Edition:	0-19-287081-5
Binding:	Softcover
Publish Date:	10/16
Weight:	0.00 Lbs.
Pages:	432
Subject Class:	PUB (Public Health)
Remarks:	A New Edition of this Title is Available
Return Policy:	Returns accepted up to 90 days provided no other recalls or return restrictions apply.
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Health Protection: Principles and practice is a practical guide for practitioners working at all levels in public health and health protection, including those with a non-specialist background. It is the first textbook in health protection to address all three domains within the field (communicable disease control; emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR); and environmental public health) in a comprehensive and integrated manner. Written by leading practitioners in the field, the book is rooted in a practice-led, all-hazards approach, which allows for easy real-world application of the topics discussed.The chapters are arranged in six sections, which begin with an in-depth introduction to the principles of health protection and go on to illuminate the three key elements of the field by providing: case studies and scenarios to describe common and important issues in the practice of health protection; health protection tools, which span epidemiology and statistics, infection control, immunisation, disease surveillance, and audit and service improvement; and evidence about new and emerging health protection issues.It includes more than 100 health protection checklists (SIMCARDs), covering infections from anthrax to yellow fever, non-infectious diseases emergencies and environmental hazards. Written from first-hand experience of managing communicable diseases these provide practical, stand-alone quick reference guides for in-practice use.Both the topical content of Health Protection: Principles and practice, and the clearly described health protection principles the book provides, makes it a highly relevant resource for wider public health and health protection professionals in this continually evolving field.

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