Public Health at the Crossroads: Achievements and Prospects 2nd Ed.

 by Robert Beaglehole & Ruth Bonita PB 298 pages

This book is an introduction to public health as a discipline and a critique of its recent development. Identifying poverty as the greatest continuing threat to health worldwide, it reviews epidemiological, demographic and public health trends internationally, and argues that the prospects for public health will improve only if health in a broad sense becomes a central concern of the policy-making process. This extensively revised edition reviews major health trends, the current state of the world’s health, and the latest estimates of the global burden of disease. With examples drawn widely from rich and poor countries, the authors argue for an inclusive vision of public health based on the application in public policy of improved epidemiological understanding of the causes of disease. Of interest to all health professionals, it will be essential reading for those in public health and related fields.

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The Oxford Textbook of Public Health 4th Edition

Edited by Roger Detels, James McEwen, Robert Beaglehole, and Heizo Tanaka  PB 1808 pages

This definitive paperback encapsulates the complex, dynamic field of public health in a single accessible volume for the student or practitioner. In three comprehensive sections it covers the scope of public health; methods of research, both quantitative and qualitative; and the practical applications of public health principles. The book discusses new challenges to public health including: globalization & social inequalities, human rights and ethics. Tackling such difficult issues as: prioritizing disparate public health problems; identifying and implementing cost effective strategies; and the need for a comprehensive rather than an issue- or disease- oriented approach for the resolution of public health problems, it provides a clear international perspective on health policy.

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