epidemiology for public health practice 6th edition 2020
This best-selling text offers comprehensive coverage of all major topics in introductory epidemiology and aligns with the core competencies in epidemiology for graduate and undergraduate courses. Including coverage of study designs, descriptive epidemiology, and quantitative measures, this reader-friendly text is accessible and interesting for beginning students in any health-related field. The course provides students with the opportunity to apply real-world epidemiology concepts to their courses and future careers. Significantly updated, the new Sixth Edition offers: New chapter on epidemiology and policy, emphasises health disparities, genetic epidemiology, and current epidemics (e.g., the opioid epidemic, cannabis misuse, and gun violence) Coverage of data acquisition (big data), wearable technology for collecting health data, climate change, and more. In addition to the new chapters on psychosocial epidemiology, environmental and occupational health, molecular and genetic epidemiology, and career options, there are also new examples and updated figures throughout the book.
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About the Author
A doctorate in social epidemiology was earned at Columbia University, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Berkeley, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology. Epidemiology has been his life's work for more than three decades. As an assistant professor of epidemiology at Columbia University, he was also an assistant professor of pediatrics and community health at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and was also an assistant professor of health science at Brooklyn College. Afterwards, he served as a public health official in Orange County, California. Eventually, he joined UCI's Departments of Medicine, Neurology, and Social Ecology as a professor. He teaches introductory epidemiology and biostatistics at California State University, Long Beach, where he is Professor and Chair of the Health Science Department. His numerous epidemiology research projects have led him to publish more than 50 articles in professional journals and scientific journals. An active member of the American Public Health Association's epidemiology section, he belongs to the Society for Epidemiologic Research. In addition, he teaches Community and Environmental Medicine at the University of California, Irvine. On Video Jug, check out the author's expert video in epidemiology.
Dr. Thomas A. Sellers, PhD, MPH, received his doctorate from Tulane University and has postdoctoral training in genetic epidemiology. At epidemiology for public health practice 6th edition of California at Davis, he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Community Nutrition. At the University of Minnesota, he taught an Introduction to Epidemiology course for non-majors for nine years. Currently, he serves as Associate Center Director and Research Scientist at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at the University of South Florida. A focus of Dr. Sellers's research is the etiology of common cancers. He has published more than 150 articles, letter to the editor, and book chapters. Since almost 15 years ago, the National Cancer Institute has continuously funded his research. There is a wide range and diversity of his experience evident in the study examples he presents.
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
A doctorate in social epidemiology was earned at Columbia University, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Berkeley, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology. Epidemiology has been his life's work for more than three decades. As an assistant professor of epidemiology at Columbia University, he was also an assistant professor of pediatrics and community health at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and was also an assistant professor of health science at Brooklyn College. Afterwards, he served as a public health official in Orange County, California. Eventually, he joined UCI's Departments of Medicine, Neurology, and Social Ecology as a professor. He teaches introductory epidemiology and biostatistics at California State University, Long Beach, where he is Professor and Chair of the Health Science Department. His numerous epidemiology research projects have led him to publish more than 50 articles in professional journals and scientific journals. An active member of the American Public Health Association's epidemiology section, he belongs to the Society for Epidemiologic Research. In addition, he teaches Community and Environmental Medicine at the University of California, Irvine. On Video Jug, check out the author's expert video in epidemiology.
Dr. Thomas A. Sellers, PhD, MPH, received his doctorate from Tulane University and has postdoctoral training in genetic epidemiology. At epidemiology for public health practice 6th edition of California at Davis, he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Community Nutrition. At the University of Minnesota, he taught an Introduction to Epidemiology course for non-majors for nine years. Currently, he serves as Associate Center Director and Research Scientist at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at the University of South Florida. A focus of Dr. Sellers's research is the etiology of common cancers. He has published more than 150 articles, letter to the editor, and book chapters. Since almost 15 years ago, the National Cancer Institute has continuously funded his research. There is a wide range and diversity of his experience evident in the study examples he presents.