Product Description The third edition of the Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice is available to purchase in a pack with the second edition of the Oxford Handbook of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, offering complementary content from both handbooks at a discounted price.Fully revised and updated for the third edition, the Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice remains the first resort for all those working in this broad field. Structured to assist with practical tasks, translating evidence into policy, and providing concise summaries and real-world issues fromacross the globe, this literally provides a world of experience at your fingertips. Easy-to-use, concise and practical, it is structured into seven parts that focus on the vital areas of assessment, data and information, direct action, policy, health-care systems, personal effectiveness and organisational development. Reflecting recent advances, the most promising developments inpractical public health are presented, as well as maintaining essential summaries of core disciplines. This handbook is designed to assist students and practitioners around the world, for improved management of disasters, epidemics, health behaviour, acute and chronic disease prevention, communityand government action, environmental health, vulnerable populations, and more. Fully reviewed and revised for its second edition, the Oxford Handbook of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology maintains its position as the must-have guide to all aspects of infectious diseases and microbiology. Reflecting the current approach to joint postgraduate training programmes, the handbooktakes an integrated approach to both subjects. It covers the basic principles of bacteriology and virology, along with specific guidance on individual diseases and conditions, all in the accessible Oxford Handbook style. Now including new topics on important subjects such as microbiology specimen collection, commonly used media, molecular diagnostics, and antimicrobials in pregnancy, as well as incorporating new guidelines from WHO, NICE, and BASHH among others, this handbook ensures that the informaiton you need isaccessible, clear, and easy-to-understand. Practical and comprehensive, this handbook includes coverage of National Frameworks and current legislation, together with information on topical issues such as bioterrorism and preventative medicine. Fully reviewed by specialist senior readers, and with useful links to up-to-date clinicalinformation and online resources, this is an important addition to the Oxford Handbook Series. About the Author Charles Guest, Senior Specialist, Australian Capital Territory Government Health Directorate & Australian National University, Canberra, Australia,Walter Ricciardi, Director of the Institute of Hygiene, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy,Ichiro Kawachi, Professor of SocialEpidemiology & Chairman of the Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA,Iain Lang, Consultant in Public Health, NHS Devon & Senior Lecturer in Public Health, National Institute for Health Research Peninsula Collaboration for Applied HealthResearch and Care (PenCLAHRC), Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, Exeter, UK,Estee Torok, Clinician Scientist Fellow & Senior Research Associate, University of Cambridge, UK,Ed Moran, Clinical Lecturer in Infectious Diseases, University of Oxford, UK,Fiona Cooke, Consultant inMicrobiology, Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntongdon, UK Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice Dr Charles Guest has worked in government and academic public health in Australia and elsewhere, following graduation from Melbourne, Deakin and Harvard Universities. After medical registration in 1980 and clinical practice in Melbourne, he joined the Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers forDisease Control and Prevention, posted to the New York City Department of Health in 1984. Subsequently, he undertook