Public Health 101 with Navigate Advantage Access

From clean drinking water, to seat belts, to immunizations, the impact of public health on every individual is undeniable. For undergraduates, an understanding of the foundations of public health is an essential step toward becoming an educated citizen. Public Health 101: Improving Community Health, Fourth Edition by Riegelman and Kirkwood provides a big-picture, population perspective on the determinants of health and disease and the tools available to protect and promote health.Through a unique set of case studies, vignettes, and extensive examples, readers will come away with a clear understanding of how public health affects their everyday lives. They will learn and apply frameworks for thinking about public health issues and gain a deeper understanding about the health news they are exposed to each day. New case studies on folic acid and spina bifida, the opioid epidemic, athletic health injuries, mPox, and the patient safety movement.Interactive COVID-19 case studies revised and consolidated to take an historical perspective on the COVID-19 pandemic.Updated materials for each chapter including Healthy People 2030, pandemic prevention, new vaccines, environmental justice and climate change, and academic health departments.New Boxes in each chapter including misinformation/disinformation, suicide, health advocacy, national dietary guidelines, and open notes.Improving Population Health interactive exercises retained from 3rd editionUpdated faculty resources, including Instructor's Manual with sample answers to most case studies, test bank, sample examinations, sample syllabus, PowerPoint slides, and videos with annotations for each chapter.Navigate Advantage Access that unlocks a comprehensive and interactive eBook, student practice activities and assessments, a full suite of instructor resources, and learning analytics reporting tools. A great add on to any introductory Jones & Bartlett Learning public health or epidemiology text, Navigate Essentials: Public Health 101 Interactive Lectures provide students with a fun and engaging way to learn what Public Health is and how it is relevant in their lives. Contact your Account Manager to learn more or to request a demo. Undergraduate Introductory courses in Public Health © 2025 | 400 pages Read more