Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health

by Roger Detels (Editor), Quarraisha Abdool Karim (Editor), Fran Baum (Editor), Liming Li (Editor), Alastair H Leyland (Editor)

Overview

The Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health is the ultimate resource on the subject of public health and epidemiology. It offers a global and comprehensive perspective on wide-ranging public health needs and priorities in modern health care. Thoroughly revised and updated for the seventh edition, the book is split into three main topics. 'The Scope of Public Health' covers the development of the discipline, determinants of health and disease, and policies, law, and ethics. The second volume focuses on The Methods of Public Health, including the science of epidemiology, social science techniques, and environmental techniques. Finally, The Practice of Public Health is fully explored, with sections on specific public health problems, ways of prevention and control, the varying needs of different populations, and the functions of public health services and professionals.

Three new editors have joined for this edition, Liming Li (China), Fran Baum (Australia), and Alastair H Leyland (UK), complimenting Quarraisha Abdool Karim (South Africa) and Roger Detels (USA), for a truly global perspective on public health. Featuring over 225 contributors from countries all over the world ensures that the book covers public health from all aspects, with vastly different health systems and priorities.

Featuring new chapters on gender identity and gender-based violence, environmental health and climate change, genomics and epidemiology, and emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, the seventh edition of the Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health remains the most comprehensive text on the subject and is a vital resource for public health practitioners and trainees, clinical epidemiologists, and students in the field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198816805
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/19/2022
Series:	Oxford Textbooks in Public Health
Edition description:	7th ed.
Pages:	1888
Product dimensions:	11.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 3.50(d)

About the Author

Roger Detels, Distinguished Research Professor of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, Schools of Public Health and Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA,Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Associate Scientific Director, CAPRISA, Professor in Clinical Epidemiology, Columbia University, Pro Vice-Chancellor (African Health), University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa,Fran Baum, Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor of Public Health and Director of the Southgate Institute of Health, Society and Equity, Flinders University, Australia,Liming Li, Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China,Alastair H Leyland, Associate Director and Professor of Population Health Statistics,, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, UK

Roger Detels is the Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, Schools of Public Health and Medicine at the University of California.

Quarraisha Abdool Karim is the Associate Scientific Director of CAPRISA, a Professor in Clinical Epidemiology at Columbia University, and Pro Vice-Chancellor (African Health) at the University of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa.

Fran Baum is the Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor of Public Health and Director of the Southgate Institute of Health at Flinders University in Australia.

Liming Li is a Professor of Epidemiology at the School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing

Alastair H Leyland is the Associate Director and Senior Research Scientist at the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow

Table of Contents

Section 1: The development of the discipline of public health1.1. The scope and concerns of public health, Roger Detels and Chorh Chuan Tan1.2. The history and development of public health in developed countries, Simon Szreter1.3. Epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease, Nathan D. Wong1.4. Public health priorities in countries undergoing economic transition: the middle-income countries, Stephen Tollman and Jessica Price1.5. Globalization, Kelley LeeSection 2: Determinants of health and disease2.1. Determinants of health: overview, Matthew Fisher, Belinda Townsend, Patrick Harris, Ashley Schram, and Fran Baum2.2. Politics of public health, Kaitlyn B. McBride and Linda Rosenstock2.3. Poverty, justice, and health, Ronald Labonté, Frances Baum, and David Sanders2.4. Socioeconomic inequalities in health in high-income countries: the facts and the options, Frank J. van Lenthe and Johan P. Mackenbach2.5. Reducing health inequalities in developing countries, Paulo M. Buss, Romulo Paes-Souza, and Mauricio Barreto2.6. Genomics and public health, Veron Ramsuran and Tulio de Oliveira2.7. Water and sanitation, Thomas Clasen2.8. Food and nutrition, Roger Shrimpton, David Sanders, and Anne Marie Thow2.9. Climate change and human health, Alistair Woodward and Alex Macmillan2.10. Behavioural determinants of health and disease, Lawrence W. Green, Kristin S. Hoeft, and Robert A. Hiatt2.11. How access to health care affects population health, Yvonne Inall, Rachel Lamdin Hunter, Stephen Leeder, and Angela BeatonSection 3: Public health policies, law, and ethics3.1. Leadership in public health, Kevin A. Fenton3.2. Ethical principles and ethical issues in public health, Nancy Kass, Amy Paul, and Andrew Siegel3.3. The right to health supports global public health, Carmel Williams, Alison Blaiklock, and Paul Hunt3.4. Law and the public's health, Lawrence O. Gostin3.5. Health policy in developing countries, Thein T Htay, Yu Mon Saw, James Levinson, SM Kadri, Ailbhe Helen Brady, Cecilia S. Acquin, and Aung Soe Htet3.6. Public health policy in developed countries, John Powles and Hebe GoudaSection 4: Information systems and sources of intelligence4.1. Information systems in support of public health in high-income countries, Tjeerd-Pieter van Staa and Liam Smeeth4.2. Community diagnosis and health information systems in low- and middle-income countries, Zunyou Wu and Jennifer McGoogan4.3. New communication technologies, social media, and public health, Patrick S Sullivan, Aaron J Siegler, and Lisa Hightow-WeidmanSection 5: Epidemiological and biostatistical approaches5.1. Epidemiology: the foundation of public health, Roger Detels5.2. Cross-sectional studies, Manolis Kogevinas and Leda Chatzi5.3. Principles of outbreak investigation, Sopon Iamsirithaworn, Panithee Thammawijaya, and Kumnuan Ungchusak5.4. Case-control studies, Noel S. Weiss5.5. Cohort studies, Alvaro Muñoz and F. Javier Nieto5.6. Qualitative research imagination, Jennie Popay and Fran Baum5.7. Methodological issues in the design and analysis of cluster randomised trials, Kathy J Baisley, Richard J Hayes, and Lawrence H Moulton5.8. Community intervention trials in high-income countries, John W. Farquhar and Lawrence W. Green5.9. Natural and quasi experiments, Peter Craig5.10. Clinical epidemiology, Fiona F Stanaway, Naomi Noguchi, Clement Loy, Sharon Reid, and Jonathan C. Craig5.11. Validity and bias in epidemiological research, Sander Greenland and Tyler J. VanderWeele5.12. Causation and causal inference, Katherine J. Hoggatt, Tyler J. VanderWeele, and Sander Greenland5.13. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis, Nandi Siegfried and Lawrence Mbuagbaw5.14. Statistical methods, Gail Williams5.15. Measuring the health of populations: the Global Burden of Disease study methods, Theo Vos and Christopher J.L. Murray5.16. Mathematical models of transmission and control of infectious agents, Alex Welte and Cari van Schalkwyk5.17. Public health surveillance, Nguyen Tran Hien, James W. Buehler, and Ann Marie Kimball5.18. Life course epidemiology and analysis, Elizabeth Rose Mayeda, Alexandra M. Binder, and Lindsay C. KobayashiSection 6: Social science techniques6.1. Sociology and psychology in public health, Stella R. Quah6.2. Sexuality and public healh, Richard Parker, Jonathan Garcia, Miguel Muñoz-Laboy, Marni Sommer, and Patrick Wilson6.3. Demography and public health, Emily Grundy and Michael Murphy6.4. Health promotion, health education, and the public's health, Simon Carroll and Marcia Hills6.5. Development and evaluation of complex multicomponent interventions in public health, Rona Campbell and Chris Bonell6.6. Economic appraisal in public health care: assessing efficiency and equity, David Parkin, Stephen Morris, and Nancy Devlin6.7. Behavioral economics and health, Alison Buttenheim and Harsha Thirumurthy6.8. Governance and management of public health programmes, Zhiyuan Hou and Na He6.9. Implementation Science and translational public health, Wafaa M. El-Sadr, Judith Wasserheit, Bryan Wiener, Andrea Howard, Catherine Hankins, Patricia J. Culligan, and Katherine HarripersaudSection 7: Environmental and occupational health sciences7.1. Environmental health methods, Chien-Jen Chen and San-Lin You7.2. Radiation and public health, Leeka Kheifets, Adele Green, and Richard Wakeford7.3. Occupational health, David Koh and Wee Hoe Gan7.4. Toxicology and environmental risk analysis, David Koh and Ro-Ting Lin7.5. Risk perception and communication, Baruch Fischhoff and Tamar Krishnamurti7.6. Urbanization and health, Jason CorburnSection 8: Major health problems8.1. Epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease, Nathan D. Wong and Wenjun Fan8.2. Cancer epidemiology and public health, Zuo-Feng Zhang, Paolo Boffetta, Alfred I. Neugut, and Carlo La Vecchia8.3. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, Craig M. Riley, Jessica Bon, and Alison Morris8.4. Obesity, Anna Peeters and Tim Lobstein8.5. Physical activity and public health, Nyssa T. Hadgraft, Neville Owen, and Paddy C. Dempsey8.6. Diabetes Mellitus, Farah Naz Khan, Nida Izhar Shaikh, K.M. Venkat Narayan, and Mohammed K. Ali8.7. Public mental health and suicide, Danuta Wasserman and Kristian Wahlbeck8.8. Dental public health, Amira S. Mohamed and Peter G. Robinson8.9. Musculoskeletal disorders, Lope H. Barrero8.10. Neurological diseases, epidemiology, and public health, Walter A. Kukull, Kumeren Govender, and James Bowen8.11. Infectious diseases and prions, Davidson H. Hamer, Amira Khan, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta8.12. Sexually transmitted infections, N. Kojima and J.D. Klausner8.13. Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Urisha Singh, Cheryl Baxter, and Salim S. Abdool Karim8.14. Tuberculosis, Roxana Rustomjee8.15. Malaria, Frank Baiden, Keziah L. Malm, and Fred Binka8.16. Viral alcoholic and fatty liver diseases, Ehud Zigmond and Daniel Shouval8.17. Emerging and re-emerging infections, David L. Heymann and Vernon J. M. Lee8.18. Bioterrorism, Peter Katona8.19. Genetic epidemiology, Elizabeth H. Young and Manjinder S. SandhuSection 9: Prevention and control of public health hazards9.1. Tobacco, Tai Hing Lam and Sai Yin Ho9.2. Substance use and misuse: considerations on global public health, Giang Le Minh and Steve Shoptaw9.3. Alcohol, Robin Room9.4. Injury prevention and control: the public health approach, Corinne Peek-Asa and Adnan A. Hyder9.5. Interpersonal violence, Rachel Jewkes9.6. Collective violence: war, Barry S. LevySection 10: Public health needs of population groups10.1. The changing family, Ann Evans and Gavin W. Jones10.2. Women, men, and health, Diane Cooper10.3. Child health, Tyler Vaivada, Amira Khan, Omar Irfan, and Zulfiqar Bhutta10.4. Adolescent health, George Patton, Peter Azzopardi, Natasha Kaoma, Farnaz Sabet, and Susan Sawyer10.5. Intersectional and social epidemiology approaches to understanding the Influence of race, ethnicity, and caste on global public health, Jennifer Beard, Nafisa Halim, Salma M. Abdalla, and Sandro Galea10.6. The health of Indigenous peoples, Papaarangi Reid, Donna Cormack, Sarah-Jane Paine, Rhys Jones, Elana Curtis, and Matire Harwood10.7. People with disabilities, Anne Kavanagh, Marissa Shields, and Alex Devine10.8. Health of older people, Samir K. Sinha and Brittany Ellis10.9. Forced migrants and other displaced populations, Catherine R. Bateman Steel and Anthony B. Zwi10.10. Prisoners: a wicked problem for public health, Tony G. Butler and Peter W. SchofieldSection 11: Public health functions11.1. Health needs assessment, Michael P. Kelly, Jane E. Powell, and Natalie Bartle11.2. The political economy of non-communicable diseases: lessons for prevention, Anne Marie Thow, Raphael Lencucha, and K Srinath Reddy11.3. Immunisation and vaccination, Eleonora A.M.L. Mutsaerts and Shabir A. Madhi11.4. Principles of infectious disease control, Robert J. Kim-Farley11.5. Medical screening: theories, methods and effectiveness, Tang Jin-ling and Li Li-ming11.6. The practice of environmental health in an era of sustainable development, Yasmin E.R. von Schirnding and Lynn R. Goldman11.7. Strategies and structures for public health interventions, Sian Griffiths and Kevin A. Fenton11.8. Strategies for health services, Chien Earn Lee and Fran Baum11.9. Training of public health professionals in developing countries, San Hone and Roger Detels11.10. Transformative learning for health professional in the 21st century for the future health workforce, Wanicha Chuenkongkaew and Suwit Wibulpolprasert11.11. Humanitarian emergencies, Craig Spencer and Les Roberts11.12. Principles of public health emergency response for acute environmental, chemical, and radiation incidents, Virginia Murray, Thomas Waite, and Paul Sutton11.13. Private support of public health, Quarraisha Abdool Karim and Roger Detels11.14. Global health in the era of sustainable development, Fiona Fleck

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Margaret A Bortko, RN, FNP, DNP (Round River Health Care)
Description: This seventh edition comes as a three-volume set with revisions and new topics in global public health since the sixth edition was released in 2015. Volume 1 is titled "The Scope of Public Health;" volume 2 is "The Methods of Public Health;" and volume 3 is "The Practice of Public Health."
Purpose: This book is a colossal undertaking on global health, which in itself is an immense field. The authors state their goal is to stimulate interest in health promotion and health equity for all. This global health "bible" discusses the present state of public health, along with the history, methods, and dire challenges facing the field. Its thoroughness and inclusiveness in representing all topics makes the book a rich resource.
Audience: The book is written for students and health professionals in the field of public health. The authors are global health experts from around the world. The book is an international concerted effort that offers a strong discourse on global health.
Features: The book has three volumes that each cover distinct areas. Volume 1, "The Scope of Public Health," delves into the discipline of public health, determinants of global health and disease, policy, law and a rich discussion on ethics. Volume 2, "The Methods of Public Health," contains sections on information systems, statistical approaches, social science techniques, and a section on environmental and health sciences. Volume 3, "The Practice of Public Health," thoroughly addresses the present-day challenges of "old" and "new" diseases, both chronic and acute. The book clearly explains disease burden and elaborates on public health hazards along with their prevention strategies. There are chapters on people with disabilities, Indigenous populations, refugees, incarcerated people, and the very up-to-date topic of sexual health and gender identity. The book also addresses violence, injury, and war, and focuses on women's issues, children, health equity, and marginal populations. The book's extensive glossary of abbreviations is helpful. The contributors have done a fine job of viewing the subject matter through the eyes of high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries. I found it very disturbing to read the societal influences at play that have caused public health to backslide. For example, life span in some countries is decreasing for the first time in recorded history. The contributors have also addressed how technology, social media, and conservative beliefs have had negative influences on global health and the unique hurdles they now present. No subject has been left untouched in this remarkable collection.
Assessment: This book stands on its own in the broadest sense. The global contributors and the all-inclusiveness of the subject matter makes this a perfect read for any public health student or global health professional. Those working in non-governmental organizations may find it very useful in understanding and coordinating with global health challenges and systems. This edition brings the newest information and demands into focus, making it very current.

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"This book stands on its own in the broadest sense. The global contributors and the all-inclusiveness of the subject matter makes this a perfect read for any public health student or global health professional. Those working in non-governmental organizations may find it very useful in understanding and coordinating with global health challenges and systems. This edition brings the newest information and demands into focus, making it very current." — Margaret A Bortko, RN, FNP, DNP(Round River Health Care), Doody's

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