Trevor Paterson 
Methods in Social Epidemiology 

Social Epidemiology for Community Health Nursing is the synthesis of nursing and public health practice applied to promoteand protect the health of population. It combines all the basic elements of professional, clinical nursing with public healthand community practice. This text provides students and professionals a comprehensive reference for studying the socialdistribution and social determinants of health. It covers the theory, models, and methods used to measure and analyze thesephenomena.This book serves as both an introduction to the field and a practical manual for data collection and analysis.Thisedition reflects the field’s tremendous growth in recent years, including advancements in statistical modeling and studydesigns.This book provides a thorough, detailed overview of the field, with expert guidance towards the real-world methodsthat fuel the latest advances. It identifies, measures, and track health patterns in the population; discover how poverty, race, and socioeconomic factors become risk factors for disease; and examine up-to-date models, theory, and frameworks in thesocial epidemiology sphere. It is a comprehensive coverage of current and relevant issues in public health and containsnumerous diagrams for the easy understanding of points explained therein. It also provides better understanding of healthpromotion, effective prevention, and community empowerment.