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Clinical preventive services for women
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Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Preventive Services for Women |
Women suffer disproportionate rates of chronic disease and disability from some conditions, and often have high out-of-pocket health care costs. The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable C… |
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An integrated framework for assessing the value of community-based prevention
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Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Valuing Community-Based, Non-Clinical Prevention Policies and Wellness Strategies |
"During the past century the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States have shifted from those related to communicable diseases to those due to chronic diseases. Just as the major … |
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Saving Gotham
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Tom Farley |
A behind-the-scenes look at a controversial -- and successful -- public health initiative recounts how Dr. Thomas Frieden, as the health commissioner of New York City in 2002, and his team prohibited… |
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Health promotion strategies & methods
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Garry Egger,Ross Spark,Rob Donovan,Gary Egger,James Lawson M.D.,Robert Donovan,James Lawson |
The second edition of this guide to health promotion has been revised and updated, and incorporates updated information from the authors' "Health and the Media." It encompasses a wide range of health… |
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The Nation's health
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A. Smith,Bobbie Jacobson |
The first report from an independent committee sponsored by the King's Fund, the Health Education Authority and others, reviewing progress in public health over the last decade and outlining a nation… |
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Disease detectives
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Louis Wolfe |
Discusses the history and activities of the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta whose personnel conduct research, make analyses, fight epidemics and disease, and generally help protect our health. |
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