McKenzie's an Introduction to Community & Public Health

Now in its eleventh edition, McKenzie's An Introduction to Community & Public Health includes the latest topics, trends, and statistics in this evolving field. With an emphasis on developing the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in health education and health promotion, this best-selling introductory text covers such topics as epidemiology, community organizations, program planning, minority health, mental health, environmental health, drug use and abuse, safety, and occupational health. Offers a chapter opening scenario and scenario analysis and response at the end of each chapter to help students consider how the chapter content applies in real life.Includes updated and expanded discussion of twenty-first century public health challenges such as opioid information and prioritization of public health preparedness in the U.S. and internationallyCovers the World Health Organization goals and COVID related activities as well as updated content related to Health and Human Services (HHS) priorities and critical Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) activities.Incorporates updated statistics and new information on evidence-based interventions; the health of adolescents, young adults, and adults; healthcare delivery in the U.S., and more.Features added content regarding vaping, JUUL, e-cigarettes, and the Tobacco movement, as well as updates regarding marijuana legalization.Offers a revised and renamed Chapter 10, that has been expanded to better introduce the concept of minority health and health disparities. Provides new information on mental illness and college students, mental disorders and services among immigrants, peer support services for treating mental illness, as well as content on the 21st Century Cures Act.Includes new tables, boxes, and photographs, including boxes to emphasize Health People 2030 goals and other key topics. Introductory Community and Public Health courses in departments of health education, public health, health science, health promotion, community health, nursing and HPER. © 2026 | 576 pages