Public Health category: 1911 books
Cinematic Prophylaxis
Globalization and Contagion in the Discourse of World Health
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2005
A timely contribution to the fields of film history, visual cultures, and globalization studies, Cinematic Prophylaxis provides essential historical information about how the representation of biological contagion has affected understandings of the origins and vectors of disease. Kirsten Ostherr tracks...
Community-Based Participatory Research for Health
Advancing Social and Health Equity
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
The definitive guide to CBPR concepts and practice, updated and expanded
Community-Based Participatory Research for Health: Advancing Health and Social Equity provides a comprehensive reference for this rapidly growing field in participatory and community-engaged research. Hailed as effective...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009
"Here is a 'must-read' for all health promotion researchers and practitioners eager to stay one step ahead of the pack. A panoply of insightful and promising new approaches is presented for consideration and exploration in our contemporary behavioral science arsenal."
— M. Elaine Auld, MPH, CHES,...
Healthier
Fifty Thoughts on the Foundations of Population Health
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2017
Fifty essays on the state of population health from a vanguard voice in the field Public health can rightly claim its share of victories: healthier cities, widespread sanitation, broader availability of nutrient-rich food, and reductions in violence and injury. But for all these gains, today we face...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2016
Medical and Health Genomics provides concise and evidence-based technical and practical information on the applied and translational aspects of genome sciences and the technologies related to non-clinical medicine and public health. Coverage is based on evolving paradigms of genomic medicine—in...
Primary Health Care
Public Involvement, Family Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Economics
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
A health policy for the future is the topic of discussion in this book. International scientists discuss central questions corresponding to the targets set by the World Health Organization (WHO). In a unique meeting, social political proposals and recommendations are presented for a regional health...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
This book aims to highlight the latest achievements in epidemiological surveillance and internet interventions based on monitoring online communications and interactions on the web. It presents the state of the art and the advances in the field of online disease surveillance and intervention. The...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2016
Polluted air and contaminated food and water are major causes of human health deterioration, but public health policy has long struggled to effectively address these concerns. This timely book--written for a wide audience of policy makers, researchers, and general readers--synthesizes what we already...
by E. William Ebomoyi
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2016
In 2003, the secrets of the human genome were cracked open, creating a flurry of anticipation (and more than a little commercial buzz) about the role that genetic modification would play in years to come. This burgeoning field stands poised to redefine old paradigms and reshape industries such as medicine,...
Less Medicine, More Health
7 Assumptions That Drive Too Much Medical Care
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
The author of the highly acclaimed Overdiagnosed describes seven widespread assumptions that encourage excessive, often ineffective, and sometimes harmful medical care.
You might think the biggest problem in medical care is that it costs too much. Or that health insurance is too expensive, too...
Essentials of Medical Geology
Revised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2013
Essentials of Medical Geology reviews the essential concepts and practical tools required to tackle environmental and public health problems. It is organized into four main sections. The first section deals with the fundamentals of environmental biology, the natural and anthropogenic sources of health...
Place and Health as Complex Systems
A Case Study and Empirical Test
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
The history of public health has focused on direct relationships between problems and solutions: vaccinations against diseases, ad campaigns targeting risky behaviors. But the accelerating pace and mounting intricacies of our lives are challenging the field to find new scientific methods for studying...
by Glenn Laverack
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2014
This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the many definitions, theories and approaches in public health. It is an important book for students and practitioners who are interested in public health, and for those who are keen to improve it.
Nutrition in Public Health
Principles, Policies, and Practice, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
This second edition of a bestseller, Nutrition in Public Health: Principles, Policies, and Practice focuses on the role of the federal government in determining nutrition policy and influencing practice. Beginning with an overview of public health principles, the book examines the application of nutritional policy to dietary guidance, health promot