Teaching Epidemiology is published in collaboration with the International Association of Epidemiology (IEA) and the European Educational Programme in Epidemiology (EEPE) --Book Jacket.

Public health has become an essential area of focus in terms of the way it operates, the services offered, policies, and more. Maintaining an effective public health system and infrastructure, updated and useful policies, and health literacy are primary concerns. A critical analysis of public healthcare policy and services is critical to accommodate the changing health demands of the global population. Through a deeper understanding of the way public health services are offered, a look into policymaking and current policies in healthcare, and the way health literacy and health education are promoted, the current state and future of public health are acknowledged. The Research Anthology on Public Health Services, Policies, and Education presents a view of public health through an analysis of healthcare services and delivery; policies in terms of policymaking, ethics, and governance; as well as the way society is educated on public health affairs. The chapters will cover a wide range of issues such as healthcare policy, health literacy, healthcare reform, accessibility, public welfare, and more. This book is essential for public health officials, government officials, policymakers, teachers, medical professionals, health agencies and organizations, professionals, researchers, academics, practitioners, and students interested in the current state of public health and the improvement of public health services and policies for the future.

All over the world, medical faculties face the problem of the exponential growth of medical information, and mounting pressure on the time available for teaching. During the 1990s the medical faculties in Vietnam became aware of a mismatch between the hospital-based knowledge and the practical skills needed by graduates and the training necessary for the situation they would work in, which ideally would require a medical system focused on primary health care. The curricula and teaching methods and materials of all faculties needed revision and improvement. The Hanoi Medical School in Vietnam collaborated with the Royal Tropical Institute in the Netherlands on a project aimed at achieving a more primary health care-oriented curriculum for four medical faculties in Vietnam, and at the adequate collection and use of health data in teaching, research and program monitoring. This book describes the development of the project, the trials and successes, provides background information on Vietnam, the history of medical education there, and the struggles of teachers to change their teaching methods. Others who are trying to implement change in medical and other faculties can learn from the experiences in this book.