Encyclopedia of Public Health

The Encyclopedia of Public Health is a reference set of four volumes covering all aspects of public health for the lay reader. It covers infectious diseases and other topics related to public health, such as causes of injury or chronic diseases. The 900 articles are written by experts in this domain.

Encyclopedia of Public Health

Author	Lester Breslow, MD (editor) Bernard Goldstein, Lawrence W. Green, C. Wilhelm Keck, John M. Last. Michael McGinnis (associate editors)
Language	English
Subject	Public health
Genre	Encyclopedia
Publisher	Macmillan Reference USA
Publication date	2002
Publication place	USA
Media type	Print
Pages	1,480 (4 v.)
ISBN	0-02-865354-8
OCLC	174081383
Dewey Decimal	362.1/03 21
LC Class	RA423 .E53 2002

Topics indirectly related but relevant to public health, such as the oath of Hippocrates, are covered. Controversial subjects are not avoided; an article on armed forces alcohol and drug abuse programs is followed by an article on arms control.

It has received the CHOICE 2002 award for Outstanding Academic Reference Title and has been listed in the Booklist/Reference Book Bulletin Editor's Choice of Outstanding Reference titles.