02809nam 22005053 450 991100894600332120240813124314.09798891132320(electronic bk.)9798891130838(MiAaPQ)EBC30734369(Au-PeEL)EBL30734369(CKB)29440419800041(OCoLC)1492947963(EXLCZ)992944041980004120231223d2023 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPublic Health: implications of health behaviors and diseases / Emmanuel O Keku and Joav Merrick, editors1st ed.New York :Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated,2023.©2023.1 online resource (236 pages)Public Health: Practices, Methods and Policies SeriesPrint version: Keku, Emmanuel O. Public Health: Implications of Health Behaviors and Diseases New York : Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated,c2023 9798891130838 "An important objective of public health practice and policy development is to influence health behavior change in the population. During the pre-COVID-19 era, this core objective of public health was observed in the significant increase of global support for the public health field with increasing attention to preventing exposures to unhealthy behaviors and risk factors while encouraging healthy lifestyle practices through behavioral modifications. The public health practitioners were excited about the positive outcomes of these interventions at private, public and professional levels. However, bridging the disparities gap is still a problem. Globally, there are major health disparity issues concerning healthcare, vaccination, prevention of diseases and treatment of diseases. The disparity gap is also increasing between racial groups and countries. The COVID-19 era significantly exposed the complexities of these disparities within healthcare practices such as access to care, vaccination and treatments for COVID-19 both within and across countries"--Provided by publisher.Public Health: Practices, Methods and Policies SeriesHealth behaviorHealth status indicatorsPublic healthMedicine, PreventiveHealth behavior.Health status indicators.Public health.Medicine, Preventive.362.1Keku Emmanuel O1826988MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9911008946003321Public Health: implications of health behaviors and diseases4395036UNINA