Schneider's Introduction to Public Health 7th Edition

Offering a thorough, accessible and lively overview of public health for students new to the field, Schneider's Introduction to Public Health offers a broad-reaching, practical framework for understanding the forces and organizations of public health today. Through engaging, nontechnical language, illustrative real-world examples, and the current political, economic, and cultural news of the day, students gain a clear understanding of the scope of today's public health problems and possible solutions.Building on Schneider's engaging and easy-to-read narrative approach, new author team Kruger, Moralez, and Siqueira draw on their diverse perspectives for the Seventh Edition to bring a greater focus on the social determinants of health, ecological approach, and life course experiences as a framework to understand public health in the 21st century. Updated statistics and information in every chapter illustrate the current state of public health.Streamlined organization to better align with a traditional 16-week semester course. New chapters addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and mental health.New chapter on research methods, that includes qualitative data.Timely examples, including links to videos and websites, cover public health issues discussed in the text.Alignment with Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) criteria for undergraduate public health.Watch this author interview with author team, Kruger, Moralez, and Siqueira to learn more about the updates made for the new 7th Edition. Undergraduate and graduate public health courses across the health disciplines, including:Introduction to Public HealthHealth and WellnessPopulation HealthHealth PromotionUrban Health © 2026 | 600 pages Read more