Essentials of global community health

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Essentials of global community health

Jaime Gofin, Rosa Gofin

(Essential public health)

Jones and Bartlett Learning, c2011

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

On leaf preceding t.p. : The American Public Health Association

Contents of Works

  • Meaning and definitions of community health
  • Community health interventions
  • History and principles of COPC
  • The methodology of the community oriented primary care : COPC : process
  • Community oriented public health (COPH)
  • Community participation in community health
  • Integration of health services in community health
  • Epidemiology as a tool for community health

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Essentials of Global Community Health offers current and future clinicians, public health professionals, and administrators a comprehensive resource on providing community-oriented health care. This essential reference delves into the individual, family, social, and global determinants that shape a community's health. Combining theory with practical application, Essentials of Global Community Health provides step-by-step guidance on interventions that promote health and prevent disease at the community level. With 16 structured case studies that span the globe-from Cambodia and Chad, to Moldova, Israel, Spain, and others-Essentials of Global Community Health explains and illustrates how principles of Community-Oriented Primary Care (COPC) and Community-Oriented Public Health (COPH) work in diverse settings worldwide. Jaime and Rosa Gofin bring 40 years of academic and field experience to bear in this text by offering a complete framework for putting community health into practice. Essentials of Global Community Health features * A step-by-step framework for integrating individual care and public health * A comprehensive resource on COPC and COPH * Illustrative examples and summary tables, plus study and review questions to reinforce concepts * A complete package of instructor and interactive student resources available online. Looking for more real-life evidence? Check out Cases 3, 7, 13, 17, & 20 in Essential Case Studies in Public Health, Putting Public Health into Practice.

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