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PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE, Fourth Edition explores how public health departments offer and manage services through community and government organizations, along with related careers. Written and edited by seasoned public health professionals, this book addresses the fundamentals of public health operations and systems, including key definitions, a history of the discipline, public health settings, the link between public health and health care delivery, epidemiology, policy and administration, evidence-based decision making, legal considerations, and much more. Completely updated and redesigned, PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE, Fourth Edition also includes helpful features, such as chapter review questions and appendices, and a robust set of optional e-learning tools that help you study when and where it works best for your lifestyle.

Dr. Paul C. Erwin, is Professor and Head of the Department of Public Health at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Prior to his academic appointment, Dr. Erwin served with the Tennessee Department of Health for sixteen years, twelve of those as regional director for county health departments throughout Appalachia. Board certified in internal medicine, and public health and preventive medicine, his research centers on applied public health systems and services, with a particular interest in Academic Health Departments.

Ross C. Brownson, PhD is the Bernard Becker Professor of Public Health at both the George Warren Brown School of Social Work and the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. In addition to this joint appointment, he is Co-Director of the Prevention Research Center in St. Louis. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Brownson served with the Missouri Department of Health for eight years. A prolific author, he has written and edited several books including Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Control; Applied Epidemiology: Theory to Practice; and Evidence-Based Public Health.