This third edition of Introduction to Public Health by Fleming and Parker continues to cement itself as a highly-respected resource for public health students. This title provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the key concepts and principles of public health from a multidisciplinary perspective. This highly anticipated new edition of Introduction to Public Health addresses topical issues, including epidemiology, ethics and evidence-based practice. Parker and Fleming also includes a new focus on infectious diseases and disease presence. The inclusion of the new chapter 'Public health and social policy' will help broaden the readers' understanding of the influence policy has on public health. Evolve resources for students and instructors: - Student Quiz Evolve resources for instructors only: - PowerPoint slides - Lesson and tutorial plans - Image bank (tables and figures from book) - New chapter: 'Public health and social policy' - Focus on infectious diseases and disease prevention

Professor Mary Louise Fleming is Public Health Consultant and Board Director, Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health and Social Work at the Queensland University of Technology. She has over 30 years' experience in teaching and research in higher education, in public health and health promotion. Her research experience is in: action research; process, impact and outcome evaluation in health promotion; and public health intervention design, development and implementation. Mary Louise has worked as a consultant for the World Health Organization and for Commonwealth and state health departments, and has sat on National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) public health project grant review panels. She is a member of the Board of Wesley Medical Research and the Metro North Hospital and Health Service in Queensland. She is widely published in the area of health promotion and public health. Her current role recognises the need for innovative solutions to the health-care system of the future, and working with the health care system to realise gains in efficiency and effectiveness while
focused on the patient at the centre of care.

This third edition of Introduction to Public Health by Fleming and Parker continues to cement itself as a highly-respected resource for public health students. This title provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the key concepts and principles of public health from a multidisciplinary perspective. This highly anticipated new edition of Introduction to Public Health addresses topical issues, including epidemiology, ethics and evidence-based practice. Parker and Fleming also includes a new focus on infectious diseases and disease presence. The inclusion of the new chapter 'Public health and social policy' will help broaden the readers' understanding of the influence policy has on public health.

Evolve resources for students and instructors:

• Student Quiz

Evolve resources for instructors only:

• PowerPoint slides
• Lesson and tutorial plans
• Image bank (tables and figures from book)

• New chapter: 'Public health and social policy'
• Focus on infectious diseases and disease prevention

Section 1 History, definitions and public health policy

Introduction

1 Defining health and public health

2 History and development of public health

3 Public health policy

4 Social policy and public health

Section 2 Determinants of health

Introduction

5 Epidemiology

6 Biological and environmental determinants

7 Social and emotional determinants

Section 3 Ethics, evidence and practice

Introduction

8 Ethics and public health

9 Evidence-based practice

10 Planning and evaluation

Section 4 Health protection and promotion

Introduction

11 Disease control and management

12 Environmental health

13 Disaster preparedness and public health

14 Health promotion

Section 5 Contemporary issues

Introduction

15 Globalisation and health

16 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

17 Grand challenges for public health

Glossary

Index