Preventive Medicine category: 265 books
Traditional Family Values and Substance Abuse
The Hispanic Contribution to an Alternative Prevention and Treatment Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Based on findings from a sample of nearly 1,100 Puerto Ricans living in the New York area, this book posits that adhering to traditional cultural values (for example, the family) has the socially desirable consequence of discouraging such deviant behaviors as substance abuse. The authors conclude...
Enhancing Behavioral Health in Latino Populations
Reducing Disparities Through Integrated Behavioral and Primary Care
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2016
This timely volume examines the potential of integrated care in providing effective, accessible behavioral healthcare for Latino clients. The integrated care model is discussed in practical terms, with guidelines for the addressing the needs of Latinos in a coordinated, patient-focused setting. Specific...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
In developing countries the price of rapid growth is all too often noxious airborne pollution, which annually contributes to a disturbing number of avoidable deaths. In recent decades, however, there has been considerable progress in the epidemiology of air pollution, significant changes in international...
Mouth Matters; Healthy Mouth, Healthy Body
How Your Mouth Ages Your Body and What YOU Can do About It
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2011
Is anxiety-free, drill-free dentistry based on whole body wellness too much to ask for? Many dental professionals do not think so. They have abandoned their drills and the traditional drill, fill, and bill business as usual. They know cavities and gum disease are the first and most obvious symptoms of...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018
This book critically analyses the influence of international policies and guidelines on the performance of interventions aimed at reducing health inequities in Latin America, with special emphasis on health promotion and health in all policies strategies. While the implementation of these interventions...
Handbook of Anthropometry
Physical Measures of Human Form in Health and Disease
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
Although its underlying concept is a relatively simple one—the measurement of the human body and its parts—anthropometry employs a myriad of methods and instruments, and is useful for a variety of purposes, from understanding the impact of disease on individuals to tracking changes in populations...
by Mark L. Dreher
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
This newest addition to the Nutrition and Health series is a comprehensive, yet portable, guide to the use of dietary fiber for the management of health and disease. Dietary Fiber in Health and Disease covers all sources of dietary fiber with a focus on preventing and managing chronic diseases. Each...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2015
This book serves as an introductory reference on clinical aspects of glaucoma and myopia, providing essential guidelines for diagnosis and monitoring of glaucoma progression in patients, especially those with high myopias. Many clinical studies are presented by leading experts in the field in an accessible...
Thought for Food
Why What We Eat Matters
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
We are no longer like our ancestors. We no longer depend on our skills as foragers, gatherers, scavengers, hunters and fishers for food. We are only part-time food raisers at best. . . Our biology, on the other hand, has changed far less. Now there is a mismatch between who we are and what we eat....
The Fragile Wisdom
An Evolutionary View on Women's Biology and Health
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2013
Women’s physiology evolved to aid reproduction, not to reduce disease. Any trait—however detrimental to post-reproductive health—is preserved in the next generation if it increases the chances of having offspring who will survive and reproduce. For this reason, the author argues, many common diseases are especially difficult for women to prevent.
The Health Behavioral Change Imperative
Theory, Education, and Practice in Diverse Populations
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Health experts independently state that the most critical urban problems are preventable. This brings an added challenge to public health practitioners working in inner cities with predominately minority communities. In addition to deadly diseases - including transmittable diseases - violence, whether...
HIV Treatments as Prevention (TasP)
Primer for Behavior-Based Implementation
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2012
HIV Treatment as Prevention: Primer for Behavior-Based Implementation provides the first practical guide to integrating behavioral prevention with antiretroviral therapies for people living with HIV infection. This brief book discusses the historical and social context embedding the shifting landscape...
by Kieran Jordan, Dara Leong, Avelino Álvarez Ordóñez
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2015
This Brief focuses on Listeria monocytogenes, from isolation methods and characterization (including whole genome sequencing), to manipulation and control. Listeriosis, a foodborne disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes is a major concern for public health authorities. In addition, addressing...
by Guillaume Alinier, Denis Oriot
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017
This book is a concise manual on debriefing techniques in a clinical educational context. It presents the most popular debriefing techniques and, hence, can be used as a reference manual by educators to help them achieve their intended debriefing objectives. The overarching objective of debriefing...