Introduction to Public Health: .
This introduction to public health surveys urgent contemporary issues, from opioid use and vaping to emerging viruses, measles, environmental crises, and drugged driving. It also explores health insurance, the Affordable Care Act, political influences on policy, and COVID-19, supported by updated statistics and interactive learning resources.
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Introduction to Public Health examines pressing public health issues and the forces shaping health outcomes in the United States.
Topics include the opioid crisis, e-cigarettes and vaping, emerging viruses, marijuana laws, drugged driving, measles, vaccination sentiment, and the Flint water crisis.
The text presents updated statistics and information throughout, along with coverage of the Affordable Care Act, health insurance, and the influence of politics on public health policy.
A bonus COVID-19 eChapter explores epidemic disease history, SARS-CoV-2, morbidity and mortality, transmission, and differences in public health responses across countries.
Navigate Advantage Access provides an interactive eBook, practice activities, assessments, learning analytics, and reporting tools.
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