02423nam 22005414a 450 991081278940332120240430164228.00-8261-2713-4(CKB)1000000000705982(EBL)423493(OCoLC)476263207(SSID)ssj0000192124(PQKBManifestationID)11172111(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192124(PQKBWorkID)10196434(PQKB)10063930(MiAaPQ)EBC423493(Au-PeEL)EBL423493(CaPaEBR)ebr10265406(CaONFJC)MIL831368(EXLCZ)99100000000070598220040818d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA life in public health an insider's retrospective /Lester Breslow1st ed.New York, NY Springer Pub. Co.c20041 online resource (245 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8261-2714-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-227) and index.Personal life -- Preparation and start in public health -- Military life -- Disease control -- A larger view of public health -- Tobacco control -- Concepts, determinants and measurement of health -- International health -- Public health administration -- Academe -- Reflections.From his time as a Truman appointee on the Health Needs of the Nation to his tenure as Dean of UCLA's School of Public Health, Dr. Lester Breslow has been a force behind the most important public health developments of the last century. With his trademark humor and conviction, Breslow recounts his participation in the field's ground swell from the study of communicable disease to the current control of chronic illnesses. He reveals the story behind his Human Population Laboratory's ""seven healthy habits"" (sleep right, eat right, don't smoke, don't drink too much, exercise, keep your weight dPublic health personnelUnited StatesBiographyPublic health personnel610/.92BBreslow Lester1595698MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812789403321A life in public health3916744UNINA