LEADER 02809nam 22005053 450 001 9911008946003321 005 20240813124314.0 010 $a9798891132320$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9798891130838 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30734369 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30734369 035 $a(CKB)29440419800041 035 $a(OCoLC)1492947963 035 $a(EXLCZ)9929440419800041 100 $a20231223d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPublic Health: implications of health behaviors and diseases / Emmanuel O Keku and Joav Merrick, editors 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aNew York :$cNova Science Publishers, Incorporated,$d2023. 210 4$dİ2023. 215 $a1 online resource (236 pages) 225 1 $aPublic Health: Practices, Methods and Policies Series 311 08$aPrint version: Keku, Emmanuel O. Public Health: Implications of Health Behaviors and Diseases New York : Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated,c2023 9798891130838 330 $a"An important objective of public health practice and policy development is to influence health behavior change in the population. During the pre-COVID-19 era, this core objective of public health was observed in the significant increase of global support for the public health field with increasing attention to preventing exposures to unhealthy behaviors and risk factors while encouraging healthy lifestyle practices through behavioral modifications. The public health practitioners were excited about the positive outcomes of these interventions at private, public and professional levels. However, bridging the disparities gap is still a problem. Globally, there are major health disparity issues concerning healthcare, vaccination, prevention of diseases and treatment of diseases. The disparity gap is also increasing between racial groups and countries. The COVID-19 era significantly exposed the complexities of these disparities within healthcare practices such as access to care, vaccination and treatments for COVID-19 both within and across countries"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aPublic Health: Practices, Methods and Policies Series 606 $aHealth behavior 606 $aHealth status indicators 606 $aPublic health 606 $aMedicine, Preventive 615 0$aHealth behavior. 615 0$aHealth status indicators. 615 0$aPublic health. 615 0$aMedicine, Preventive. 676 $a362.1 700 $aKeku$b Emmanuel O$01826988 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9911008946003321 996 $aPublic Health: implications of health behaviors and diseases$94395036 997 $aUNINA