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The first textbook on public health intelligence presents in depth the key concepts, methods, and objectives of this increasingly important competency. It systematically reviews types of evidence and data that comprise intelligence, effective techniques for assessment, analysis, and interpretation,...

The main objective of this work is to provide a book with high quality content that becomes a reference and support for graduate course (Mental Health, Public Health and Epidemiology) and for research in the domain of health economics applied to mental health. Also this book might be useful for policymakers...

This book teaches you how to take control of your health, how to beat chronic fatigue, how to gain perfect health, how to cure digestive system diseases, how to look younger, and how to lose weight naturally. The author wrote this book after curing herself of 8 symptoms and losing weight in the process....

A Public Health Perspective of Women’s Mental Health Edited by Bruce Lubotsky Levin and Marion Ann Becker   As many as one-half of all women in the U.S. will experience some form of mental illness in their lives—an especially distressing fact when health care budgets are...

Are you confused and overwhelmed about how to make good, natural health choices for yourself, your family and your pets? "The Busy Person’s Guide To Natural Health" is a concise guide to help you approach health and healing in a natural fashion, tapping into the body’s tremendous...

The book is exceptionally timely and will be of interest to many professionals, students and academics. I am not aware of any other book that covers this important topic. Glenn Laverack brings credibility and kudos having direct experience of health emergencies and seen as a leading academic thinker...

Grounded in a transdisciplinary approach, this groundbreaking text provides extensive, evidence-based information on the value of communities as the primary drivers of their own health and well-being. It describes foundational community health concepts and procedures and presents proven strategies...

This book tries to cover what’s out there in established medical knowledge and current, emerging medical knowledge.  It’s a basic framework for medical knowledge and the medical profession. Volume 1. Basic Medical Knowledge Chapter 1. Medical Publications 1 General...

This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. The 2014 crisis in Ukraine presents an opportunity to evaluate public health planning support for a nation experiencing armed conflict. Historical evidence supports the findings of...

LGBT Health: Meeting the Needs of Gender and Sexual Minorities offers a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive view of mental, medical, and public health conditions within the LGBT community. This book examines the health outcomes and risk factors that gender and sexual minority groups face while simultaneously...

A new edition of the comprehensive and practical introduction to managerial epidemiology and population health Managerial Epidemiology for Health Care Organizations has introduced the science of epidemiology and population health to students and practitioners in health management and health...

This revised and updated fifth edition of the highly acclaimed “gold standard” textbook continues to provide a foundational review of health behavior change theories, research methodologies, and intervention strategies across a range of populations, age groups, and health conditions. It examines...

An authoritative analysis of the challenges of public health management in Africa, with concrete suggestions on how to overcome them. The three authors have a combined experience of more than 83 years in national and international health work. The topics they cover include the status of public health...

In Baltimore's inner-city neighborhood of Upton/Druid Heights, a man's life expectancy is sixty-three; not far away, in the Greater Roland Park/Poplar neighborhood, life expectancy is eighty-three. The same twenty-year avoidable disparity exists in the Calton and Lenzie neighborhoods of Glasgow, and...