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Preventing childhood obesity Preventing childhood obesity Jeffrey P. Koplan,Catharyn T. Liverman,Vivica I. Kraak,Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth. "Preventing Childhood Obesity provides a broad-based examination of the nature, extent, and consequences of obesity in U.S. children and youth, including the social environmental medical and dietary … OL11637591W
Communicating about health Communicating about health Athena DuPré pages cm OL12550603W
Why our health matters Why our health matters Andrew Weil A landmark book that shows us exactly how we have let health and medicine become a crisis in our society and what we can all do to resolve it Healthcare is no longer just a public issue; for millions… OL145312W
Securing our future Securing our future United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa. Across Africa, people dying prematurely from AIDS continues to pose serious challenges to the ability of African States to maintain efficient public institutions and deliver sound policies and promot… OL15028494W
ACSM's worksite health handbook ACSM's worksite health handbook American College of Sports Medicine 2nd ed. OL15165364W
Community health education Community health education Rameshwari Pandya With reference to India. OL15523181W
Cancer control Cancer control J. Mark Elwood "Cancer control is the term applied to the development of integrated population-based approaches to reduce the incidence and mortality from cancer and to minimize its impact on affected individuals a… OL15612199W
Community-based health interventions Community-based health interventions Sally Guttmacher "Community Based Health Interventions: Principles and Application is a completely modern approach to worst problems in community health: diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, HIV, asthma, and obe… OL15640071W
Ebersole & Hess' toward healthy aging Ebersole & Hess' toward healthy aging Theris A. Touhy,Kathleen Freudenberger Jett Grounded in the core competencies recommended by the AACN in collaboration with the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, The 8th edition of this textbook is a comprehensive resource on health pr… OL15991412W
Alcohol, tobacco and obesity Alcohol, tobacco and obesity Kirsten Bell,Darlene McNaughton,Amy Salmon xii, 233 p. : 24 cm OL16143360W
eHealth applications eHealth applications Seth M. Noar "This volume explores current use of interactive communication (or eHealth) applications to promote behavior change. It focuses on the use of these technology-based interventions for public health pr… OL16184615W
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
The weight of the nation The weight of the nation Judith A. Salerno "Readers know America is getting fatter but might not know that 75% of us may be overweight or obese by 2018, that children are at risk for obesity and diabetes as never before, or that obesity is th… OL16465164W
Legal strategies in childhood obesity prevention Legal strategies in childhood obesity prevention Lynn Parker Since 1980, childhood obesity rates have more than tripled in the United States. Recent data show that almost one-third of children over 2 years of age are already overweight or obese. While the prev… OL16471766W
Vaccinations and public concern in history Vaccinations and public concern in history Andrea Kitta "In spite of the success of the childhood inoculation movement, questions have persisted about the safety and efficacy of vaccines. Arguments such as the relationship between the MMR vaccine and auti… OL16767757W
Community as partner Community as partner Elizabeth T. Anderson "This user-friendly text is presented as a handbook for students and practicing nurses who work with communities to promote health. Community as Partner focuses on the essentials of practice with the… OL16961862W
Obesogenic environments Obesogenic environments Tim G. Townshend,Seraphim Alvanides,Amelia Lake "The obesogenic environment describes the sum of influences that our surroundings, opportunities or conditions of life have on promoting obesity in individuals or populations. In a world where obesit… OL16971536W
HealthierUS School Challenge HealthierUS School Challenge United States. Food and Nutrition Service "Within these pages are tools, tips, and ideas for submitting a winning application for the HealthierUS School Challenge. The HealthierUS School Challenge was established to recognize schools that ar… OL17885088W
Community/public health nursing Community/public health nursing Mary A. Nies,Melanie McEwen This edition contains a new chapter on disaster management and preparedness that examines this new area of concern. It contains case studies that emphasise community aspects of all steps of the nursi… OL17999281W
The checklist : what you and your family need to know to prevent disease and live a long and health… The checklist : what you and your family need to know to prevent disease and live a long and health… Manny Alvarez The Checklist is organized as a guide to help individuals and families take the right precautions, at the right time in their lives, to avoid the most common health pitfalls and illnesses, and put th… OL18688115W
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