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From needs assessment to action
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James William Altschuld,Belle Ruth Witkin,James W Altschuld |
"Going beyond the simple process of assessing needs to the implementation of solutions for resolving them, this sequel to the best seller, Planning and Conducting Needs Assessments, shows you how the… |
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The public health effects of food deserts
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Paula Whitacre |
"On January 26-27, 2009, workshop speakers provided presentations on how to measure and understand the extent of food deserts, their impact on individual behaviors and health outcomes in various popu… |
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Bioethics in perspective
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Scott Mann |
v, 287 p. ; 25 cm |
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Alcohol, tobacco and obesity
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Kirsten Bell,Darlene McNaughton,Amy Salmon |
xii, 233 p. : 24 cm |
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Ecological public health
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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… |
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Challenges and opportunities in using residual newborn screening samples for translational research
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Steve Olson,Adam C. Berger |
"Newborn screening samples are used to test more than 4 million infants each year for life-threatening diseases that are treatable if found at birth. These specimens also represent a potentially inva… |
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The changing face of disease
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Peters, J.,C. G. N. Mascie-Taylor,Stephen T. McGarvey |
The Changing Face of Disease seeks to address four themes which reflect our understanding of disease: its evolution; its implications for human societies; its ecology, and our response to it. |
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Bending science
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Wendy E. Wagner,Thomas O. McGarity |
viii, 384 p. : 24 cm |
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A New dawn in Guatemala
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Richard Luecke |
xxii, 264 pages : 23 cm |
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High-Risk Sexual Behavior
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Evvie Becker |
High-risk sexual behavior has been linked to social problems such as substance abuse, domestic violence, homelessness, and deprivation. This volume's unique multidisciplinary biopsychosocial approach… |
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Keep out of reach of children
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Mark A. Largent |
"A modern medical mystery about an illness that ravaged healthy children, changed policy, and vanished before a cause was found"--Provided by publisher. |
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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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The new public health
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Theodore H. Tulchinsky,Elena A. Varavikova |
Countries around the world are engaged in health reform, which places great demands on health care providers and systems managers. From the managed care revolution in the United States to the rebuild… |
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Communicating public health information effectively
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Ross Brownson,Patrick L. Remington |
As the first of its kind, this book provides a comprehensive approach to help public health practitioners in both the public and private sector to improve their ability to communicate with different … |
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Applied spatial statistics for public health data
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Lance A. Waller,Carol A. Gotway |
An application-based introduction to the statistical analysis of spatially referenced health dataSparked by the growing interest in statistical methods for the analysis of spatially referenced data i… |
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Evaluation in a nutshell
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Don Nutbeam,Adrian Bauman |
This text explains the key elements in evaluating public health interventions. It also explains different purposes and types of research to aid health promotion planning, and makes connections to evi… |
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Adult education and health
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Leona M. English |
"This comprehensive introduction to the study and practice of health and adult education provides the missing link for those seeking to better integrate their efforts in these two areas. Bringing tog… |
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Evaluation
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Jackie Green,Jane South |
What is evaluation? Why is it important in public health? How can evaluation lead to improved health outcomes? Evaluation and evidence-based practice are core to professional practice within the wide… |
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The Economic Evolution of American Health Care
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David Dranove |
"The book covers everything from start-up troubles with the first managed care organizations to attempts at government regulation to the mergers and quality control issues facing MCOs today. It also … |
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Away with all pests
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Joshua S. Horn,Joshua Samuel Horn |
As there's "no wrong answer here", here is a summary from a non-reader of the book. It is, say those who know the late Joshua Horne's career, an account of how in about 1954 this English surgeon lef… |
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