Public Health category: 1911 books
The Psychological Effects of War
An Investigation of War Trauma and PTSD
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2017
Master's Thesis from the year 2017 in the subject Medicine - Public Health, grade: 5.0, University of Debrecen (FACULTY OF PUBLIC HEALTH - DEPT. OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE), course: PUBLIC HEALTH, language: English, abstract: From the South Sudan conflict to the war in Syria and the violent conflict in...
Body and City
Histories of Urban Public Health
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
A provocative survey of new research in the history of urban public health, Body and City links the approaches of demographic and medical history with the methodologies of urban history and historical geography. It challenges older methodologies, offering new insights into the significance of cultural...
by Melody S. Goodman
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
Biostatistics for Clinical and Public Health Research provides a concise overview of statistical analysis methods. Use of SAS and Stata statistical software is illustrated in full, including how to interpret results.
Focusing on statistical models without all the theory, the book is complete...
Betrayal of Trust
The Collapse of Global Public Health
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2011
"On par with Rachel Carson's Silent Spring ... This chilling exploration of the decline of public health should be taken seriously by leaders and policymakers around the world."--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
In this meticulously researched and ultimately explosive new book by...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
Introduction to Global Health Promotion addresses a breadth and depth of public health topics that students and emerging professionals in the field must understand as the world's burden of disease changes with non-communicable diseases on the rise in low- and middle-income countries as their middle...
Advancing Health Literacy
A Framework for Understanding and Action
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2012
Advancing Health Literacy addresses the crisis in health literacy in the United States and around the world. This book thoroughly examines the critical role of literacy in public health and outlines a practical, effective model that bridges the gap between health education, health promotion, and health...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2016
This clear-sighted volume introduces the concept of “disruptive cooperation”— transformative partnerships between the health and technology sectors to eliminate widespread healthcare problems such as inequities, waste, and inappropriate care. Emphasizing the most pressing issues of a world growing...
Soda Politics
Taking on Big Soda (And Winning)
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2015
Sodas are astonishing products. Little more than flavored sugar-water, these drinks cost practically nothing to produce or buy, yet have turned their makers--principally Coca-Cola and PepsiCo--into a multibillion-dollar industry with global recognition, distribution, and political power. Billed as...
by Bertram K.C. Chan, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
Since it first appeared in 1996, the open-source programming language R has become increasingly popular as an environment for statistical analysis and graphical output. This is the first textbook to present classical biostatistical analysis for epidemiology and related public health sciences to students...
Assembling Health Rights in Global Context
Genealogies and Anthropologies
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
What do we mean when we talk about rights in relation to health? Where does the language of health rights come from, and what are the implications of using such a discourse?
During the last 20 years there have been an increasing number of initiatives and efforts – for instance in relation...
Unhealthy Politics
The Battle over Evidence-Based Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
How partisanship, polarization, and medical authority stand in the way of evidence-based medicine
The U.S. medical system is touted as the most advanced in the world, yet many common treatments are not based on sound science. Treatments can go into widespread use before they are rigorously...
Ethics in Health Services and Policy
A Global Approach
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2011
This comprehensive textbook analyzes the ethical issues of health and health care in global perspective. Ideal for students of public health, medicine, nursing and allied health professions, public policy, and ethics, the book helps students in all these areas to develop important competencies in...
Health Promotion Programs
From Theory to Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
Comprehensive coverage, real-world issues, and a focus on the practical aspects of health promotion
Health Promotion Programs combines theory and practice to deliver a comprehensive introduction to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of health promotion programs. Presenting an overview...
The Case against Fluoride
How Hazardous Waste Ended Up in Our Drinking Water and the Bad Science and Powerful Politics That Keep It There
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2010
When the U.S. Public Health Service endorsed water fluoridation in 1950, there was little evidence of its safety. Now, six decades later and after most countries have rejected the practice, more than 70 percent of Americans, as well as 200 million people worldwide, are drinking fluoridated water....