RT Book, Section
A1 Fleming, Oscar
A1 Ramaswamy, Rohit
A2 Boulton, Matthew L.
A2 Wallace, Robert B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182685701
T1 Implementing Public Health Programs
T2 Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine, 16e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644511
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182685701
RD 2024/04/24
AB The  root  causes  and  manifestations  of  public  health  challenges  reflect  the  diversity  and  complexity  of  human  life  as  well  as  our  living  and  working  environments.  For  example,  tobacco  use  can  have  effects  on  the  tobacco  user  (primary),  those  nearby  through  second-hand  smoke  (secondary),  and  the  immediate  environment  through  accumulation  of  nicotine  and  other  carcinogens  (tertiary).  Working  to  prevent  and  reduce  the  health  impacts  of  tobacco  use  requires  a  diverse  range  of  interventions.  These  might  include  clinical  and  behavioral  interventions  with  the  user  in  addition  to  broadly  targeted  efforts  to  change  social  attitudes  toward  tobacco  use  and  raise  awareness  of  the  risks  of  environmental  tobacco  exposure  for  young  children.  This  example  is  mirrored  in  many  other  challenges  public  health  seeks  to  address,  such  as  obesity,  opioid  abuse,  injury  prevention,  maternal  and  infant  mortality,  among  others.  In  summary,  many  common  public  health  problems  require  complex,  multifaceted  interventions.