Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Ecological public health Ecological public health Geof Rayner "What is public health? To some, it is about the infrastructure for health - drains, water, food, housing. These require engineering and expert management. To others, it's about the State using medic… OL16263717W
Your child in the hospital Your child in the hospital Nancy Keene Provides helpful tips and home-grown wisdom that will make any visit to the hospital easier. It explains how to prepare your child, cope with procedures, plan for surgery, communicate with doctors an… OL17910585W
From pathology to politics From pathology to politics James Bennett,Thomas DiLorenzo "Barely a day goes by without news of the latest public health threat from the American media. Some of us are told we live in a ""cancer cluster""--An area with a disproportionate number of cancer de… OL18441711W
Health policy Health policy Iain Crinson Providing a critical assessment of developments in health and health-care policy, this book is primarily focused on the UK, covering issues such as the policy-making process, the development of the N… OL19854899W
The political economy of health care The political economy of health care Julian Tudor Hart Drawing on clinical experience dating from the birth of the NHS in 1948, Julian Tudor Hart, a politically active GP in a Welsh coal mining community, charts the progress of the NHS from its 19th cent… OL19895564W
Public Health In History Public Health In History Virginia Berridge Part of the Understanding Public Health series, this book offers a critical overview of public health in the 19th and 20th centuries as well as critical and long-term perspectives on current issues. OL19897849W
Challenging inequities in health Challenging inequities in health Timothy Evans This text provides a unique view of global inequities in health status and health sytems. Emphasizing socioeconomic conditions, it combines chapters on conceptual and measurement issues with case stu… OL20798354W
The portable health administration The portable health administration Joseph W. Sassani,James T. Ziegenfuss The Portable MHA is a concise, readable book that gives an overview of the information covered in a Master of Health Administration program. The material is presented in a fashion so that professiona… OL20804434W
Evaluating the organizational impact of healthcare information systems Evaluating the organizational impact of healthcare information systems James G. Anderson,Carolyn E. Aydin A guide for evaluating the organizational impacts of computer systems in health care institutions. This book is useful to physicians, nurses, health care administrators, information systems personnel… OL20891576W
World Health Organization (Global Institutions) World Health Organization (Global Institutions) Kelley Lee This book provides the reader with an overview of the World Health Organization, the key organization for international health cooperation. OL2419582W
My Health, My Faith, My Culture My Health, My Faith, My Culture Sue Timmins Every patient, whatever their cultural background and religious affiliation, is entitled to receive healthcare that is sensitive, appropriate and person- centred. In the UK today, there are people fr… OL27701515W
Culture in clinical care Culture in clinical care Laura Martin,Bette Bonder,Andrew W. Miracle "Culture in Clinical Care: Strategies for Competence explores theory and practice to define and describe the multidimensional nature of culture and its interaction with an individual's experience in … OL3751936W
Beyond health Beyond health Nick Fox,Nicholas J. Fox This study applies poststructuralist and postmodern ideas to issues of health and health care to provide a radical re-think of how health is to be understood. It offers a perspective in which health … OL3904861W
Economics of health care financing Economics of health care financing Karen Gerard,Craig Mitton,Stephen Jan,Virginia Wiseman,Cam Donaldson "Economics of Health Care Financing provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive review of the key global health care reforms of the last 20 years. This new edition examines the economics of health… OL4319599W
Beware the grieving warrior Beware the grieving warrior John E. Lewis Ph. D.,Larry Hicock Beware the Grieving Warrior describes the fight of one registered nurse and father who fought to expose the neglect of a hospital staff and administration after the tragic deaths of two children due … OL8816985W
Doing a Literature Review in Health and Social Care Doing a Literature Review in Health and Social Care Helen Aveyard Why do a literature review? What literature is relevant? How do I appraise my findings? How do I present my literature review? This step-by-step guide simplifies the process of reviewing published li… OL9432500W