The first broad survey of the role of genetics in public health, with emphasis on the new molecular genetics.
Edited by:
Muin J. Khoury,
Wylie Burke,
Elizabeth J. Thomson,
Elizabeth Thomson
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 40
Dimensions:
Height: 241mm,
Width: 162mm,
Spine: 35mm
Weight: 1.065kg
ISBN: 9780195128307
ISBN 10: 0195128303
Series: Oxford Monographs on Medical Genetics
Pages: 660
Publication Date: 01 October 2000
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
,
A / AS level
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Contributors ; Part 1: Genetics and Public Health: An Overview ; 1. Genetics and Public Health: A Framework for the Integration of Human Genetics into Public Health Practice ; 2. Genetics and Public Health: Historical Perspectives and Current Challenges and Opportunities ; 3. The Human Genome Project: Evolving Status and Emerging Opportunities for Disease Prevention ; 4. Models of Public Health Genetic Policy Development ; 5. The Multidisciplinary Nature of Public Health Genetics in Research and Education ; Part 2: Public Health Assessment ; 6. Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Public Health ; 7. Surveillance for Birth Defects and Genetic Diseases ; 8. Surveillance for Hemophilia and Inherited Hematologic Diseases ; 9. Public Health Assessment of Genetic Predisposition to Cancer ; 10. Public Health Assessment of Genetic Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases: Malaria, Tuberculosis, and HIV ; 11. Public Health Assessment of Genetic Information in the Occupational Setting ; Part 3: Evaluation of Genetic Testing ; 12. Medical and Public Health Strategies for Ensuring the Quality of Genetic Testing ; 13. Newborn Screening Quality Assurance ; Part 4: Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating Population Interventions ; 14. Public Health Needs Assessment for State-Based Genetic Services Delivery ; 15. Access to Genetic Services in the United States: A Challenge to Genetics in Public Health ; 16. Community Genetics in The Netherlands ; 17. Delivery of Genetic Services in Developing Countries ; 18. Genetics and Prevention Effectiveness ; 19. Impact of Genetic Information and Genetic Counseling on Public Health ; 20. Lessons Learned from Newborn Screening for Phenylketonuria ; 21. Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis: A Paradigm for Public Health ; 22. Newborn Screeing for Sickle Cell Disease: Public Health Impact and Evaluation ; 23. Public Health Strategies to Prevent the Complications of Hemochromatosis ; 24. Applying Genetic Strategies to Prevent Atherosclerosis ; Part 5: Genetics and Public Health: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues ; 25. Genetics, Public Health, and the Law ; 26. Genetics and Public Health: Informed Consent Beyond the Clinical Encounter ; 27. Public Health Surveillance of Genetic Information: Ethical and Legal Responses to Social Risk ; Part 6: Communication, Education, and Information Dissemination ; 28. Principles and Practices of Communication Processes for Genetics in Public Health ; 29. Training in Public Health Genetics ; 30. Consumer Perspectives on Genetic Testing: Lessons Learned ; 31. Using the Internet to Disseminate Genetics Information for Public Health ; Index
Reviews for Genetics and Public Health in the 21st Century: Using Genetic Information to Improve Health and Prevent Disease
In summary, I think a novice user equipped with this text and a basic knowledge of laboratory technique could successfully carry out immunohistochemical experiments and, at the end, have a good grasp of what they were doing. This is no small trick to pull off. --Human Genetics ...an up-to-date, thoughtful, and comprehensive covereage of many relevant topics, and will be of value to its intended audience of public-health students, researchers, and practitioners. --Annals, March 2001 This is an important and timely new book. Highlighting some of the most promising scientific approaches and daunting social issues facing public health genetics. One cannot imagine a more distinguished group of editors and authors. They have gathered a first-rate collection of thoughtful analyses of a range of important and diverse topics. -- Mark A. Rothstein, JD, The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol 343, No. 21, November 23, 2000 Overall, the book is very well written, edited, and published. In addition to new information, the text provides critical thoughts and many insights into a rapidly developing field that will touch most of us some time in our professional or private lives. -- Gertraud Maskarinec, MD Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
