Transdisciplinary Public Health / Jossey-Bass Public Health/Health Services Text (PDF)

"This book makes a great leap in the conceptualization of
transdisciplinary approaches, as well as provides concrete examples
in practice, teaching, policy, and research."

--From the Foreword by Edward F. Lawlor, dean and the
William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor, the Brown School; and
founding director, Institute for Public Health at Washington
University in St. Louis

The complexity of public health and social problems is becoming
more challenging. Understanding and designing solutions for these
problems requires perspectives from multiple disciplines and fields
as well as cross-disciplinary research and practice teams.
Transdisciplinary Public Health fills a void in the
literature and offers a comprehensive text that introduces
transdisciplinary methods as a means for providing an innovative
tool set for problem-solving in public health research and
practice.

With contributions from leading experts, Transdisciplinary
Public Health offers an understanding of interactions among the
biological, behavioral, social, and public health sciences; shared
disciplinary frameworks in analyzing health problems; and the
integration and evaluation of transdisciplinary solutions to
alleviate complex public health issues. Use of this important
resource will promote transdisciplinary research and practice,
resulting in novel solutions that positively impact human
health.