Health category: 185398 books
Bridging Occupational, Organizational and Public Health
A Transdisciplinary Approach
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013
In our complex, fast changing society, health is strongly influenced by the continuously changing interactions between organisations and their employees. Three major fields contribute to health-oriented improvements of these interactions: occupational health, organizational health and public health....
Transforming Health Markets in Asia and Africa
Improving Quality and Access for the Poor
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
There has been a dramatic spread of health markets in much of Asia and Africa over the past couple of decades. This has substantially increased the availability of health-related goods and services in all but the most remote localities, but it has created problems with safety, efficiency and cost....
Health Disparities in the United States
Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Health
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
Outstanding Academic Title, Choice magazine
The health care system in the United States has been called the best in the world. Yet wide health disparities persist between different social groups, and many Americans suffer from poorer health than people in other developed countries. Donald A....
by Valiere Alcena
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013
The followings are the many Books that Dr. Alcena has written 1. The Status of Health of Blacks in the States of America- A Prescription for Improvement (1994) 2. The Third World Tropical Diet, Health Maintenance, and Medical Management Program (1994) 3. African American Health Book (1994) 4. AIDS...
The Safety-Net Health Care System
Health Care at the Margins
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2011
"This is the only book currently available that fully addresses all aspects of the safety net for healthcare." Score: 96, 4 Stars--Doody's Medical Reviews
"[T]his complex treatment of a complex topic represents a valuable contribution to the health services literature."--INQUIRY
"The...
by Miranda Thurston
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2014
‘The growth of public health courses aimed at undergraduates has created a new need for textbooks that are appropriate and stimulating. Miranda Thurston has succeeded in producing something which strikes the right note. It is wide ranging in scope without being superficial and is accessible to the...
Strengths-Based Nursing Care
Health And Healing For Person And Family
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2012
"This is the first book to provide an in-depth exploration of strengths-based nursing care. It includes personal stories from practicing nurses and expert consultants using SBC, which enhances interest and credibility. It is filled with exercises and examples to help educators or nurses include...
by Christine French Beatty
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
Community Oral Health Practice for the Dental Hygienist, 4th Edition, helps you acquire the skills to improve the oral health of people throughout various communities and build a successful career in the public health sector. Now in full color, this edition contains key updates on Healthy People 2020,...
The Hood Health Handbook Vol. 1
A Practical Guide to Health and Wellness in the Urban Community
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2010
How can you attain optimum health with minimum resources? This book shows us how, in plain English. Hood Health is an anthology of health experts from urban communities throughout the Americas, offering practical health solutions. Topics include diet, exercise, psychological wellness, reproductive...
Health Communication
A Media and Cultural Studies Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
This book is about communicating for health and social change. With a clear focus on public health and health promotion practice, it provides a unique introduction to media and cultural studies perspectives on health communication.
Health Communication explores the dynamic world of contemporary...
Ministry in the Spiritual and Cultural Diversity of Health Care
Increasing the Competency of Chaplains
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Stay up-to-date in health care ministry as cultural and spiritual heterogeneity increases!
Ministry in the Spiritual and Cultural Diversity in Health Care: Increasing the Competency of Chaplains identifies concrete methods for improving the provision of pastoral care to culturally and religiously...
Mental Health Practice in Today's Schools
Issues and Interventions
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2014
"Mental Health Practice in Todayís Schools: Issues and Interventions provides a comprehensive guide to the mental health issues of students in our schools and practical school-wide prevention and intervention strategies to address these challenges. This text will likely serve as an essential...
Mental Health Across the Lifespan
A Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
Mental wellbeing is an integral part of being, and feeling, healthy, and it is estimated that one in four people will suffer from some form of mental illness during their lifetime. In spite of this, it is often overlooked in mainstream healthcare. The overall aim of this book is to provide knowledge...
by Margaret Barnes, PhD, RM
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2013
A fresh new e-book edition, focusing on the importance of collaboration between healthcare professionals and the community.
The second e-book edition of Child, Youth and Family Health builds its focus on the importance of a collaborative partnership between healthcare professionals and members...