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Public Health Foundations BOULDIN
Responding to the growing interest in public health, Public Health Foundations is an Public Health Foundations
accessible prehensive text that offers a reader-friendly introduction to core
concepts and current practices. The authors use an engaging approach to topics
such as epidemiology and pharmacoepidemiology, biostatistics, infectious disease,
environmental health, social and behavioral sciences, health services and policy,
quantitative and qualitative research methods, and health disparities. Ready for the
classroom, each chapter includes learning objectives, an overview, detailed expla- Practices and Concepts
nations, case studies, a summary, key terms, and review questions. Sidebars con-
nect students to topics of current interest in the fi eld of public health, including eth-
ics, emerging and reemerging infectious diseases, environmental hazards, climate
change, social justice, and issues of insurance and access to health care. Public Health
Refl ecting and expanding on mendations of the Association of American
Colleges and Universities, Public Health Foundations provides a solid framework
for understanding the basics of public health and is the ideal text for a wide range
of courses in public health.
The Editors Foundations
Elena Andresen, PhD, is professor in the Department of Epidemiology an