Principles and Practice of Public Health Surveillance - Hardcover

Lee PhD, Lisa M.; Teutsch MD MPH, Steven M.; Thacker MD MSc, Stephen B.; St. Louis MD, Michael E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195372921 ISBN 13: 9780195372922

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Public health surveillance is the systematic, ongoing assessment of the health of a community, based on the collection, interpretation, and use of health data. Surveillance provides information necessary for public health decision making and interventions. In the third edition of Principles and Practice of Public Health Surveillance, the editors present an organized approach to planning, developing, and implementing public health surveillance systems in response to the rapidly changing field of public health. Substantially revised and expanded on, this edition continues to examine further the expansion of surveillance of disease and health determinants, as well as the recent advances in data management and informatics. Major sections of the book focus on bioresponse and preparedness, risk behaviors, and environmental exposure, while the ethical considerations and policy justification for public health surveillance are also explored.

Drawing largely from the experience of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other experts in the field, this book provides an excellent framework that collectively improves the surveillance foundation of public health. It will continue to serve as the standard text in the field, an invaluable resource for public health students and the desk reference for public health practitioners.

About this title

About the Author

Lisa M. Lee, PhD is Assistant Science Officer at the Office of the Chief Science Officer, Center for Disease Control.

Steven M. Teutsch, MD, MPH is Chief Science Officer at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

Stephen B. Thacker, MD, MSc is Director of the Office of Workforce and Career Development, Center for Disease Control.

Michael E. St. Louis, MD is Associate Director for Science at the Coordinating Center for Global Health, Center for Disease Control.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195372921
• ISBN 13: 9780195372922
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 464