Epidemiology and Community Health Services

Description

Students and professionals can use Methods in Social Epidemiology as a complete resource for researching social distribution and social determinants of health. This book offers both a general overview of the subject and a hands-on guide for gathering and analyzing data. It covers the theory, models, and techniques used to measure and analyze these phenomena. The vast expansion of the area in recent years, as well as improvements in statistical modeling and research methods, are reflected in this new second edition. In addition, there are fresh discussions on qualitative data collecting with underserved communities and chapters on genetic approaches, structural confounding, selection bias, and network methods. Social epidemiology investigates the many exposures and health effects that arise from society's countless social interactions, both past and current. This book offers a full, exhaustive overview of the topic with professional advice on the real-world techniques that power the most recent advancements. • Recognize, assess, and monitor population health patterns; • Learn how socioeconomic, racial, and poverty variables contribute to disease risk; • Learn how to acquire qualitative data and statistical analytic approaches. • Examine current social epidemiology models, theories, and frameworks. Researchers are always discovering new disease-specific risk factors as the field develops, and they are also learning more about how the social system supports and sustains well-known exposure discrepancies. While the general thought in the discipline has become more focused and sensitive to causal inference and key assumptions underpinning impact identification, new data science and genomics technology enables more rigorous research and analysis. Methods in Social Epidemiology is a reliable resource for any student, researcher, or instructor in public health at this exciting moment in the profession.