Social epidemiology : strategies for public health activism / Julie G. Cwikel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cwikel, Julie.

Contributor:

Edmund J. Kahn Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social medicine.

Epidemiology--Social aspects.

Epidemiology.

Social Medicine.

Medical Subjects:

Epidemiology.

Social Medicine.

Physical Description:

xvi, 613 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2006]

Summary:

By tracking the distribution of disease and pinpointing relevant risk factors, social epidemiology reveals how social problems are intrinsically linked to the health of populations. The practice also takes into account the psychosocial, biological, and medical determinants of disease and health, encouraging a rich and multidisciplinary approach to analyzing and solving complex contemporary social issues.

This book provides a clear and comprehensive set of tools for practice. Julie G. Cwikel begins with an overview of the historical roots of public health and social medicine and shows how they formed the theoretical basis for current social epidemiological methods. Cwikel then explains the theoretical and programmatic tools social epidemiologists use in their research, program planning, and evaluation. In conclusion, Cwikel demonstrates how the SOCEPID model can be applied to a range of topics, including chronic illness, obesity, violence prevention, occupational health, sexually transmitted diseases (especially HIV), environmental hazards, and addressing the needs of vulnerable populations such as immigrants and trafficked women. Cwikel shows readers how the exciting and growing field of social epidemiology is both practical and activist, drawing on cutting-edge empirical findings to conduct policymaking research and promote health at both the personal and population levels.

Contents:

Introduction to social epidemiology

Basic concepts in health and illness

The context for social epidemiology

A history of public health and medicine

The development of modern social epidemiology

Concepts and theories in social epidemiology: the SOCEPID model

Methods of descriptive epidemiology

Research design for the identification of risk factors

Program evaluation in social epidemiology

Following social epidemiological research: then what?

Social epidemiology applied to chronic disease: cardiovascular disease, cancer, arthritis, diabetes, and obesity

Injury control and violence prevention

Sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, and AIDS

Environmental hazards, occupational health, and community exposures

Immigrants, migrants, and special populations: new challenges in social epidemiology and applications for the future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [491]-595) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edmund J. Kahn Library Fund.

ISBN:

0231100485

9780231100489

OCLC:

70929227