Johns Hopkins University Press: 958 books
by George S. Everly Jr., Jeffrey M. Lating
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
Psychological first aid, or PFA, is designed to mitigate the effects of acute stress and trauma and assist those in crisis to cope effectively with adversity. PFA is designed to be applied in emergencies, including disasters and terrorist attacks. In this essential guide, George S. Everly, Jr., developer...
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes
For Patients and Families
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
Living with diabetes is a balancing act of monitoring blood glucose, food intake, and medication. It makes sense that individuals who have diabetes do best when they understand their condition and how to control it.
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Diabetes is a comprehensive and easy-to-read guide...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
The study of what is collectively labeled "New Media"—the cultural and artistic practices made possible by digital technology—has become one of the most vibrant areas of scholarly activity and is rapidly turning into an established academic field, with many universities now offering...
Disease and Discovery
A History of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, 1916–1939
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
At the end of the nineteenth century, public health was the province of part-time political appointees and volunteer groups of every variety. Public health officers were usually physicians, but they could also be sanitary engineers, lawyers, or chemists—there was little agreement about the skills...
Health and Humanity
A History of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 1935–1985
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Between 1935 and 1985, the nascent public health profession developed scientific evidence and practical know-how to prevent death on an unprecedented scale. Thanks to public health workers, life expectancy rose rapidly as generations grew up free from the scourges of smallpox, typhoid, and syphilis....
Governance of Teaching Hospitals
Turmoil at Penn and Hopkins
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
What forces lead to changes in governance among medical schools and their associated teaching hospitals? To what extent do such changes affect how well those schools and hospitals do their work? In this book, John A. Kastor, M.D., focuses on the academic medical centers of the University of Pennsylvania...
Pathologist of the Mind
Adolf Meyer and the Origins of American Psychiatry
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
During the first half of the twentieth century, Adolf Meyer was the most authoritative and influential psychiatrist in the United States. In 1908, when the Johns Hopkins Hospital established the first American university clinic devoted to psychiatry—still a nascent medical specialty at the time—Meyer...
The Second Amendment
An Excerpt from Reducing Gun Violence in America: Informing Policy with Evidence and Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
For many years, some groups have claimed that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution stands as an obstacle to most gun control laws. Lawrence E. Rosenthal and Adam Winkler debunk this myth with careful legal analysis of recent court decisions, including District of Columbia v. Heller. This...
Regulating Gun Sales
An Excerpt from Reducing Gun Violence in America: Informing Policy with Evidence and Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
As the debate on gun control continues to take center stage, evidence-based research is at the forefront to answer the question, How do we reduce gun violence? Arguably the biggest gun policy reform under consideration today is the regulation of firearm sales and stopping the diversion of guns to...
by Daniel W. Webster, Jon S. Vernick
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2014
In 2013—in the wake of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School—Johns Hopkins University Press published Reducing Gun Violence in America, a collection of essays written by the world’s leading experts on gun violence. Updated Evidence and Policy Developments on Reducing Gun Violence...
Reducing Gun Violence in America
Informing Policy with Evidence and Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2013
The staggering toll of gun violence—which claims 31,000 U.S. lives each year—is an urgent public health issue that demands an effective evidence-based policy response.
The Johns Hopkins University convened more than 20 of the world's leading experts on gun violence and policy to summarize...
Women's Lacrosse
A Guide for Advanced Players and Coaches
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2014
Women’s lacrosse is one of the fastest-growing sports in the United States. As stick technology advances, athleticism increases, and rules and regulations adapt, even the most experienced players and coaches need to keep current on all aspects of the game. Janine Tucker, head women’s lacrosse...
Admit One
Writing Your Way into the Best Colleges
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
College admissions—that is, admission to the school of your choice—has become incredibly competitive. Students and their families prepare from grade school onward to shape school "careers" that will give them a leg up in applying to selective colleges. But sterling academic performance,...
A Clinician's Guide to Helping Children Cope and Cooperate with Medical Care
An Applied Behavioral Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Keith J. Slifer, a pediatric psychologist at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, explores how adults can help children cope with routine and traumatic medical care. He draws on practice and research to help health care practitioners provide better care...