An Introduction To Community Health, 6E

An Introduction to Community Health, 6e

James F. McKenzie, PhD, MPH, Ball State University
Robert R. Pinger, PhD, Ball State University
Jerome E. Kotecki, HSD, Ball State University
ISBN-13: 978-0-7637-4634-6 ISBN-10: 0-7637-4634-7

Paperback · 662 Pages · ? 2008

Jones and Bartlett Publishers

Transition Guide

What’s New to the Sixth Edition!

This Transition Guide outlines many of the changes and new content in the Sixth Edition. In addition to the features listed here, statistics and references have been completely updated.

Specific Chapter Updates

Unit 1: Foundations of Community Health

Chapter 1: Community Health: Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow

· New focus on health as a dynamic state or condition

· Clearer descriptions of public, community, and population health

· Coverage of Avian Flu, E. coli, hantavirus, mad cow disease, and SARS

· Information on disasters—natural and manmade (including bioterrorism)

· Weaknesses in the Emergency Preparedness infrastructure

· New table on the World Health Report 2001-2006

· 11 th General Programme of Work has been added

· Coverage of Healthy People 2010 midcourse review

· Coverage of the Second Stage Review of the Homeland Security Act of 2002

Chapter 2: Organizations That Help Shape Community Health

· New chapter opening scenario

· Challenges faced in reaching the Millennium Development Goals

Chapter 3: Epidemiology: The Study Of Disease, Injury, And Death In The Community

· Revised definitions of key epidemiological terms

· Expanded information about Avian flu

· Coverage of the death rates for auto and airplane travel

· Updated information on the total number of notifiable diseases in the US

· New information on Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy (HALE)

· New information on the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)

Chapter 4: Epidemiology: Prevention And Control Of Diseases And Health Conditions

· New assessment of the TNM staging system

Chapter 5: Community Organizing/Building And Health Promotion Programming

· Coverage of community collaboration to reduce smoking rates

· New discussion on determining priorities and setting goals

· New models used for Community Organizing/Building Healthy Cities/Healthy Communities, Planned Approach to Community Health (PATCH)-Five phases of PATCH, Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnership (MAPP)

An Introduction to Community Health, 6e

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Chapter 6: The School Health Program: A Component Of Community Health

· Coverage of the National Health Education Standards for School Health Educators

· New box discusses childhood obesity

· Coverage of Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK)

· Coverage of the National Health Education Standards

· A new box features the characteristics of effective health education curricula

· Revised barriers to— and recommendations for— comprehensive school health education

· Expanded information on school violence

· Coverage of CDC recommendations to prevent school injuries, violence, and suicide

Unit 2: The Nation’s Health

Chapter 7: Maternal, Infant, And Child Health

· New discussion on the disparity between infant and maternal morality rates between races

· Expanded information on teenage pregnancies

· New information on family planning

· Discussion on the five leading causes of maternal deaths

· Expanded information on infant mortality

· Coverage of the impact of government funded health insurance for children

Chapter 8: Adolescents, Young Adults, And Adults

· Updated information on the number of reported cases (and incidence rates) of selected communicable diseases among teens

· New discussion on the trends of alcoholism and binge drinking on college campuses

· Comparison of death rates based on race

Chapter 9: Elders

· New discussion of William Thomas’ Green Houses for the elderly

· New information about Medicare Part D reimbursement program

· Coverage of Katherine Freund’s Independent Transportation Network program

Chapter 10: Community Health and Minorities

· Expanded coverage of economic and health trends found in Black Americans, Americans of Hispanic Origin, and American Indians and Alaskan Natives’ communities

· Updated discussion on the education level of Asian Americans

· New discussion question on preventative approaches to minority breast cancer

· Expanded information on the disproportionate impact of AIDS among racial and ethnic groups

· Weaknesses in meeting the Healthy People 2010 target of coverage for child and adult immunization rates

An Introduction to Community Health, 6e

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Chapter 11: Community Mental Health

· Revised scenario better portrays community mental health issues

· Expanded coverage of stress management and community support

· Discussion of challenges faced when providing services to homeless people with mental illness

· A more comprehensive and concise history of mental health care

· New discussions of mental health care in the prison system

· New information on access to mental health care for military personnel returning from combat zones

· Coverage of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) and the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Programs

Chapter 12: Alcohol, Tobacco, And Other Drugs: A Community Concern

· New chapter opening scenario

· Expanded discussion of underage and pathological drinking

· New information on the penalties of alcohol influenced rape

· Coverage of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

· Increased coverage of teenage tobacco use and nicotine addiction

· Discussion on the prevalence of drug abuse centers and marijuana abuse in high schools

· Information on the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health

· Concerns and goals established by the White House to reduce illicit drug use by youths

Unit 3: Health Care Delivery

Chapter 13: Health Care System: Structure

· Expanded history of health care progression in the United States

· Discussion on the recent changes to the “Patient Bill of Rights”

· Up-to-date coverage of Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM)

· New direction for LPNs

· Clearer definitions for the role of public health professional

· Resources for the medically indigent

· Coverage of the growth of ambulatory care facilities

· Pros and cons of Medicare and Medicaid

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Chapter 14: Health Care System: Function

· New ways organizations are measuring health care quality

· Discussion on various health care payment plans

· Updated information on recent change to the premiums for Medicare Part B

· New information on reducing health care costs through Medicare Parts C and D

· Common features of managed care arrangements

· Featured box discusses the principles of the Canada Health Act

· Key components of the Massachusetts Health Care Plan

· New discussion on consumer-driven health care, specifically health savings accounts (HSAs).

Unit 4: Environmental Health and Safety

Chapter 15: Environmental Concerns: Wastes and Pollution

· New focus on the detriments of industrialization on the environment

· Expanded discussion on the need for effective solid waste management

· New information on waste production by industry

· Clearer definitions of municipal sanitary districts and private disposal companies job function

· Coverage on how scrubbers and filters reduce toxic air pollutants

· New discussion on the federal government’s goals for recycling

· New discussion on electronic waste

· New discussion of the classifications, regulations, management, and cleanup of hazardous waste

· Environmental and health effects of air pollution

· Increased coverage of water pollution and the two new EDC and PPCP water pollutants

· New coverage on water purification

· Expanded coverage of the proper use and disposal of radioactive materials

Chapter 16: The Impact of Environment on Human Health

· Coverage of personal behavior changes

· Discussion on the bacteria and toxins causing waterborne-diseases

· Updated coverage of E. coli

· Strategies to prevent foodborne illness

· Expanded coverage of Lyme disease

· Increased coverage on the detriments of secondhand smoke

· New information on radon

· Problems associated with UV radiation New discussion on Hurricane Katrina and the response by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

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Chapter 17: Injuries As A Community Health Problem

· New coverage of the cost of injuries to society

· New discussion on the maltreatment of the elderly

· New information on violence within the school system and ways to maintain a violence-free school

Chapter 18: Safety and Health in the Workpalce

· New information on fatal and non-fatal work-related injuries

· Discussion on the top five child labor violations

· Expanded coverage of ways to prevent and control unintentional injuries in the workplace

· Advantages and disadvantages to the use of pesticides

· Expanded information about worksite health promotion (WHP) programs