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Summary: An essential resource for the public health student
Review: As a student in a combined MD/MPH degree program, the New Public Health is exactly the kind of book I have been looking for. Drs. Tulchinsky and Varavikova have assembled a text that touches on all aspects of public health, from populations at risk to how we pay for health care. The international perspective of their work comes through in discussions of health problems and the struggle for solutions in Russia and Israel. It offers unique insight as well as a fresh and challenging perspective for those who are concerned about the state of the health care delivery system in the US today and in the future. The New Public Health is an essentilal addtion to the collection of any public health student, both as an outstanding quick reference for a specific topic and as a textbook to read cover to cover. Well written, easy to read and understand, it satisfies the need for a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the state of public health worldwide.
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Summary: Required reading
Review: My first contact with a draft copy of "The New Public Health" by Tulchinsky & Varavikova occurred when I was a young MPH student. Now, as an epidemiologist (still young!), I appreciate it as the most comprehensive and up-to-date critical review of the main topics that any Public Health practicioner should be familiar with, from a scholar comparison of health systems in various settings, through the many "classical" aspects of public health practice, including maternal and child health, nutrition, environmental issues and infectious diseases. In addition to Public Health specialists, students and practitioners of all health disciplines will also benefit from "The New Public Health", by acquiring the foundations of what the relationship between the individual and the population's health represents. The book is an invitation to Public Health ACTION, through the judicious analysis of historic trends in health and health management, and current epidemiological facts.
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Summary: THE ALL-COMPREHENSIVE NEW PUBLIC HEALTH
Review: Tulchinsky's and Varavikova's "New Public Health" provides an all-encompassing overview of the major health problems in society. While a book of this size cannot go into depth into every disease/risk factor, it provides the reader with not only the inditial references to carry out an in-depth search, but also with succint basic arguments that take account the clinical, epidemiological, economic, planning and administative aspects of public health issues. By having the same two authors for the 16 chapters, the book is able to acheive an integration and cohesion of themes that would be lost if more authors were involved (as is usually the case for a book of this size). The 45 pages on my specialist area "health economics", whilst obviously not acheiving the depth or covering the ground of a 250 page textbook, manages to convey the crux of most of the major concepts and issues to the "non-specialist" reader. Overall, the book is clearly written and is amply illustated with tables and sidebars that act to clarify concepts. While not sacrificing scientific rigor, the book is a tremendous guide as to how to practically manage and improve the health systems and hence the health of a developed/developing nation.
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Summary: THE ALL-COMPREHENSIVE NEW PUBLIC HEALTH
Review: Tulchinsky's and Varavikova's "New Public Health" provides an all-encompassing overview of the major health problems in society. While a book of this size cannot go into depth into every disease/risk factor, it provides the reader with not only the inditial references to carry out an in-depth search, but also with succint basic arguments that take account the clinical, epidemiological, economic, planning and administative aspects of public health issues. By having the same two authors for the 16 chapters, the book is able to acheive an integration and cohesion of themes that would be lost if more authors were involved (as is usually the case for a book of this size). The 45 pages on my specialist area "health economics", whilst obviously not acheiving the depth or covering the ground of a 250 page textbook, manages to convey the crux of most of the major concepts and issues to the "non-specialist" reader. Overall, the book is clearly written and is amply illustated with tables and sidebars that act to clarify concepts. While not sacrificing scientific rigor, the book is a tremendous guide as to how to practically manage and improve the health systems and hence the health of a developed/developing nation.
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