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After the Public Turn
Composition, Counterpublics, and the Citizen Bricoleur
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
In After the Public Turn, author Frank Farmer argues that counterpublics and the people who make counterpublics—“citizen bricoleurs”—deserve a more prominent role in our scholarship and in our classrooms. Encouraging students to understand and consider resistant or oppositional discourse...
by Mary Louise Fleming, PhD, MA
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2012
This text introduces students to the core concepts and principles of public health: the nature and scope of public health; its history; an introduction to health determinants and epidemiology; evidence-based practice in public health and understanding public health data plus more.
United States Health Care Policymaking
Ideological, Social and Cultural Differences and Major Influences
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012
Health care is a very important component of the American economy. The United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) put the 2008 direct health care expenditures at about $2.34 trillion, or about 16.2 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), or an average of...
Needs Assessment in Public Health
A Practical Guide for Students and Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2007
This volume is for students and practitioners interested in improving their understanding and skills in the area of needs assessment. The text follows the typical sequence of an actual needs assessment process. Case studies are used to illustrate conceptualization of the task through the application...
Public Health and Welfare
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2016
The prevention and treatment of diseases is a primary concern for any nation in modern society. To maintain an effective public health system, procedures and infrastructure must be analyzed and enhanced accordingly. Public Health and Welfare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications provides...
Public Health Aspects of HIV/AIDS in Low and Middle Income Countries
Epidemiology, Prevention and Care
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2008
It has now been 25 years since the apocryphal report in the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report dated June 5, 1981 entitled, “Pneumocystis Pneumonia - Los Angeles”, which announced what was to become HIV/AIDS. HIV has now affected virtually all countries that have looked for it and has had...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2015
This wide-ranging study reviews the state of public health worldwide and presents informed recommendations for real-world solutions. Identifying the most urgent challenges in the field, from better understanding the causes of acute diseases and chronic conditions to reducing health inequities, it...
Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity
Research and Public Policy
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2010
Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity - Research and Public Policy Second Edition is a collaborative effort by an international group of addiction scientists to improve the linkages between addiction science and alcohol policy. It presents, in a comprehensive, practical, and readily accessible form, the...
by Roy L. Moore, Carmen Maye, Erik L. Collins
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2010
Addressing a critical need, Advertising and Public Relations Law explores the issues and ideas that affect the regulation of advertising and public relations speech. Coverage includes the categorization of different kinds of speech afforded varying levels of First Amendment protection; court-created...
Public Relations Ethics and Professionalism
The Shadow of Excellence
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Do professions really place duty to society above clients' or their own interests? If not, how can they be trusted? While some public relations (PR) scholars claim that PR serves society and enhances the democratic process, others suggest that it is little more than propaganda, serving the interests...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2002
The Field of Public Economics has been changing rapidly in recent years, and the sixteen chapters contained in this Handbook survey many of the new developments. As a field, Public Economics is defined by its objectives rather than its techniques and much of what is new is the application of modern...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2015
Underfunded pension liabilities threaten the fiscal stability of many cities. While Detroit's bankruptcy has dominated the headlines, the problem is widespread. With ongoing battles in many localities, policymakers are increasingly turning their attention to the legacy issues surrounding the funding...
Modern Fiscal Issues
Essays in Honour of Carl S. Shoup
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1972
The contributors to this work, all leading economists in their own right, are a few of the many colleagues, former students, and friends of Carl Shoup who have benefitted from his many years as a leading teacher and scholar of public finance. They dedicate this book to their mentor on the occasion...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017
The explosive growth in information technology has ushered in unparalleled new opportunities for advancing public service. Featuring 24 chapters from foremost experts in the field of digital government, this Handbook provides an authoritative survey of key emerging technologies, their current state...