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Tables of Contents for Dimensions of Community Health
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xiii
UNIT ONE The Basis of Community Health
2
74
Health: Involvement of the Community
4
23
Epidemiology: Assessing the Health Status of a Population
27
22
The Health Status of Americans
49
27
UNIT TWO Organization of Community Health
76
100
Official Health Organization: Federal, State, and Local
78
31
International Health: The Need for Cooperation in Problem Solving
109
27
The Private Sector: Of Increasing Importance in Community Health
136
22
Improving Community Health: Techniques for Change
158
18
UNIT THREE Health Care Issues
176
76
The High Cost of Health Care
178
26
Access to Health Care
204
30
Quality of Health Care
234
18
UNIT FOUR Programming for Community Health
252
140
Disease Control: Concern for Communicable Diseases
254
23
Chronic Diseases: Long-Term Problems with Few Cures
277
20
The Environment: More Than a Search for the Cause of Disease
297
28
Injury Prevention and Control: The Importance of Safe Living
325
22
Community Nutrition: Developing Healthy Eating Patterns
347
20
Community Mental Health: From a Sad Past Toward a Dynamic Future
367
25
UNIT FIVE Protecting the Health of the Public Through the Lifespan
392
96
Children: Infant and Early Childhood Health
394
25
Children and Adolescents: The School-Age Years
419
21
The Adult/Middle Years
440
25
Senior Citizens: Needs, Services, and Hope for Life's Later Years
465
23
UNIT SIX Geographic Distribution of Health Problems
488
43
The Urban Environment
490
25
Health Problems in the Rural Community
515
16
Epilogue You...and Community Health
531
2
Glossary
533
14
Credits
547
2
Index
549