International Encyclopedia of Public Health

An authoritative and comprehensive guide to the major issues, challenges, methods, and approaches of global public health. This encyclopedia will cover all dimensions of the field, from details of specific diseases to the organization of social insurance agencies. A significant percentage of the articles will cover public health aspects of diseases and conditions. Other articles will survey aging, diet, injuries, ethical and legal subjects in public health, measurement and modeling, consumerism, anthropology and sociology, economics, the history of public health, and global issues. Edited and written by a distinguished international group of editors and contributorsHeavily illustrated and abundantly cross-referencedVia ScienceDirect platform, multimedia files will provide an enhanced online experienceIncludes 'Further Reading' lists at the end of each articleA complete subject index contained in one volume