Health category: 185398 books
Race, Ethnicity, and Health
A Public Health Reader
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
Race, Ethnicity and Health, Second Edition, is a new and critical selection of hallmark articles that address health disparities in America. It effectively documents the need for equal treatment and equal health status for minorities. Intended as a resource for faculty and students in public health...
Resilient Health
How to Thrive in Our Toxic World
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2018
Our health is the result of our genetic makeup interacting with our environment. So, how can we thrive in an increasingly toxic world? With progress, new challenges have arisen - more chemicals in the environment, changing climate and ecosystems, altered food resources, more sedentary and high-stress...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Women and Health is a comprehensive reference that addresses health issues affecting women of all ages — from adolescence through maturity. It goes far beyond other books on this topic, which concentrate only on reproductive health, and has a truly international perspective. It covers key issues...
by Cheryl A MacDonald
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2015
Health Psychology for Everyday Life is non-fiction narrative that integrates psychological perspectives with cutting-edge work in preventive medicine, epidemiology, public health, genetics, nursing, and the social sciences featuring succinct, accessible chapters on critical concepts and contemporary...
Global Health Diplomacy
Concepts, Issues, Actors, Instruments, Fora and Cases
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2012
The world’s problems are indeed world problems: social and environmental crises, global trade and politics, and major epidemics are making public health a pressing global concern. From this constantly changing scenario, global health diplomacy has evolved, at the intersection of public health, international...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2008
"This work will be the one that students and clinicans keep on their shelves as the gold-standard reference for health behavior change. Summing Up: Essential"
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"The third edition of this handbook provides students and practitioners with the most complete and up-to-date...
Minority Populations and Health
An Introduction to Health Disparities in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2011
"The text is state-of-the-art in its analysis of health disparities from both domestic and international perspectives. Minority Populations and Health: An Introduction to Health Disparities in the United States is a welcome addition to the field because it widens access to the complex issues underlying...
Social Work in Health Care
A Handbook for Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Here is an outstanding reference book of major readings in the field of social work in health care. Practitioners, educators, researchers, and students can use this landmark two-part volume to review dominant themes and critical issues in today’s practice environment and to understand the evolution...
Information Systems in hospitals and the health service
A critical report on 'Increased electronic information sharing by sexual health services' by Hunter, Ede and Whiddett
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
Literature Review from the year 2016 in the subject Medicine - Public Health, , course: MBA (Health Services Management), language: English, abstract: The paper is a critique report of Hunter, Ede and Whiddett regarding 'Increased electronic information sharing by sexual health services: Confidentiality...
Problem Solving for Better Health
A Global Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2010
Problem Solving for Better Healthcovers human potential and possibilities for change in a global environment where health issues have now reached crisis proportions. Through the Dreyfus Health Foundation's Problem Solving for Better HealthÆ and related programs, this book presents innovative methodologies...
Health and Well-Being in Islamic Societies
Background, Research, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2014
From the first hospitals to pioneering pharmacy techniques, the early history of medicine reflects the groundbreaking contributions of Islamic physicians and scientists. Less recognized, however, is the impact of Islam on the health and daily health practices of modern day Muslims.
Meticulously...
Public Health Law
Power, Duty, Restraint
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
Lawrence O. Gostin’s seminal Public Health Law is widely acclaimed as the definitive statement on public health law at the turn of the twenty-first century. In this bold third edition, Gostin is joined by Lindsay F. Wiley to analyze major health threats of our time such as chronic diseases, emerging...
by Lori DiPrete Brown
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
An essential introduction to global health in the modern world
Foundations for Global Health Practice offers a comprehensive introduction to global health with a focus on ethical engagement and participatory approaches. With a multi-sectoral perspective grounded in Sustainable Development Goals,...
Health Literacy in Nursing
Providing Person-Centered Care
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2014
"Dr. Parnell has captured the essence of health literacy and cultural competence, not only for nurses, but also applicable to all care providers and community workers. [and] provides us with a road map to enhance our success through health literacy and cultural competence. This is a must read...