Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine by Wallace, Robert B. Wallace, Robert B.

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Synopsis

An extensive, in-depth look at public health and preventive medicine topics from experts in the field

This trusted one-stop resource is a completely up-to-date, all-in-one public health and preventive medicine guide. Sponsored by the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine and edited and written by well-respected authorities in the range of topics covered, Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine is also an outstanding guide to additional resources of information in preparing for the board exam in preventative medicine and public health.

The new edition of Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine has been completely updated to encompass many new diseases, conditions, and policy issues that continue to dramatically shape-and expand the influence of-public health and preventive medicine.

New to this Edition:

• Important coverage of new diseases, conditions, and policy issues, including critical lessons learned from the SARS epidemic, the most recent perspectives on monkey pox, plus an increased emphasis on West Nile Virus
  
  
• Restructured infectious and communicable disease section that reflects the emergence of many emerging and recrudescent conditions
  
  
• Greater focus on existing web-based resources for further reading
  
  
• New information on community-based participatory research
  
  
• Timely new chapter on bioterrorism and preparedness
  
  
• Additional insights on the amelioration of disease-producing lifestyles
  
  
• Research-enhancing lists and catalogs based on federal and other public access databases that are relevant to public health and preve
  
  
• More streamlined coverage of chemical exposures and diseases overall
  
  
• Essentials of the public health service delivery infrastructure

Robert B. Wallace, MD, MSc, BSM, is Professor of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, College of Public Health and a member of the Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine, NRC.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Susan Buchanan, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health)
Description:This comprehensive tome updates the previous 1998 edition by including timely topics such as disaster preparedness and the public health effects of global warming. It should be considered a comprehensive review of the field of public health.
Purpose:The purpose of this update is to continue to provide public health training that is relevant to evolving issues in the field. This book introduces and expands on growing topics such as global warming, behavioral science in public health, and chronic diseases.
Audience:Graduate-level students of public health are the intended audience. The book is extremely well written and at a level of complexity that may be a challenge to students for whom English is not their first language. The editors have recruited contributors who are leaders in their fields.
Features:The book covers academic aspects of public health such as toxicology, biostatistics, and public health infrastructure, but also includes relevant clinical and administrative topics such as infectious diseases, asbestosis, and public health management tools. Highlights include the comprehensive coverage of tobacco, alcohol, and drug abuse issues, and global infections such as malaria and zoonoses. Unfortunately, some of the graphics are clearly lifted from the Internet and are fuzzy or distorted. Some of the clinical topics, such as diabetes, focus more on the diagnosis and treatment of individuals than on the public health impact.
Assessment:This is an excellent, comprehensive overview of the field ofpublic health for use by graduate level students. The exhaustive nature of the book has necessitated a small font size and the graphics are often not up to par. Nevertheless, as the editor iterates: the breadth of public health is widening with new diseases, emerging knowledge of old diseases, and societal changes requiring new methods of public health control. This book covers all aspects in a relevant, useful manner.

Biography

Robert B. Wallace, MD, MSc, BSM, is Professor of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, College of Public Health and a member of the Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine, NRC.