An Introduction to Community & Public Health

Key differences between 9th and 8th editions

• Time lapse between current and previous editions: 2 years (2016 vs 2014).
• The First edition of McKenzie's & Pinger's textbook was published in 1995.
• New material in the Ninth Ed:
• Chapter 1: Additional material on the influence of community factors on health, including built environments (e.g. buildings, streets, homes, open spaces), devastating effects of conflicts around the world.
• Chapter 2 :
• Latest WHO's sustainable development goals.
• Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model, an updated Coordinated School Health approach.
• Chapter 3: Updated list of epidemics of infectious disease in the United States, including avian influenza A (H7N9) virus.
• Chapter 4:
• How epidemiological triad can be adapted and applied to non-communicable diseases.
• Active immunity and passive immunity.
• Chapter 5: Box on source of evidence for evidence-based practice.
• Chapter 6: New scenario introduces and explains NASN's Framework for 21st Century School Nursing Practice.
• Chapter 7:
• How Affordable Care Act (ACA) influences family planning, prenatal care.
• 2014 measles (rubeola) outbreak that started at Disneyland.
• Vaccine safety, consequences of nonvaccination due to religious concerns or philosophical objections.
• Chapter 8:
• Latest data on leading causes of death.
• Impact of the The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act on FDA's authority to regulate tobacco products.
• Chapter 9: Additional information about chronic diseases and impairments.
• Chapter 11 :
• Link between mental and physical health.
• Outpatient commitment, an interventions to reduced the risk of violence and self-injurious behavior.
• Chapter 12:
• Trends in E-cigarettes or electronic nicotine delivery systems.
• Opioid pain medications abuse and addiction.
• Chapter 13: Three U.S. Supreme Court challenges which survived Affordable Care Act law.
• Chapter 14:
• How molds adversely affect indoor air quality.
• Pollution of water by runoff and lead.
• Zika virus, an emerging mosquito-borne infectious virus.
• Drinking water tragedy in Flint, Michigan.
• Chapter 16:
• Latest statistics on fatal and non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses.
• Recent trends of progressive massive fibrosis in coal miners.