Public Health

An Introduction to the Science and Practice of Population Health

2nd Edition

James Shultz, Lisa Sullivan, Sandro Galea
Springer Publishing
419 pages
ISBN: 9780826180421
November 2023

This book explores both historical public health issues and contemporary public health challenges―including environmental justice, food deserts, climate change, and COVID-19―through the social ecological lens and with a life course perspective. In addition to establishing a solid knowledge base on the foundations, functions, and core values of public health, the book presents an engaging survey of the social ecological framework and of the demographic factors affecting health at different life stages.