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Sweeping in scope, Health Issues in the Latino Community identifies and offers an in-depth examination of the most critical health issues that affect Latino's health and health care within the United States. This resource offers a comprehensive approach that informs and...
Editeur :
Jossey-Bass
Parution :
2002-02-28
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Public Health/Vulnerable Populations
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Explore in-depth the possibilities for public health and policy reform. The second edition of Changing the U.S. Health Care System is a thoroughly revised and updated compendium of the most current thought on three key components of health care policy-improving access,...
Editeur :
Jossey-Bass
Parution :
2002-02-28
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The central idea for this book is that we lack consensus on principles for allocating resources and in the absence of such a consensus we must rely on a fair decision-making process for setting limits on health care.The authors characterize key elements of this process...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2002-02-14
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This is a comprehensive guide to the frameworks, theories, and methods used to evaluate health promotion programs. The book builds on the author's experience in evaluating health communication projects in the US and developing countries and in teaching evaluation to...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2002-02-07
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Using real data from published sources, this engaging and lucid casebook shows how statistical tools can be used to analyze important epidemiologic issues. Its 18 cases address a variety of interesting research problems from Mendel's classic sweet pea experiments to...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2001-06-21
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There is a growing sense that the "health gap" between socioeconomic groups is getting worse in many countries. To address this gap, conceptual clarity and empirical evidence are needed along with a greater focus on equity in policy-making. This book is designed to...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2001-05-31
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'This handbook is an excellent reflection of the growing maturity and methodological sophistication of the field of Health Technology Assessment. The Handbook covers a spectrum of issues, from primary evidence (clinical trials) through reviews and meta-analysis, to...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2001-01-02
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Based on interviews with more than a thousand Navajo Indian men and women, this book examines the associations between childhood experiences and behavior and the development of alcohol dependence in adulthood. Because Navajo life has changed markedly over the past two...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2000-04-06
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What are the goals of health promotion and the most apropriate means of achieving them? The prevailing view is that these goals are to prolong life and reduce mortality rates. Since the leading causes of morbidity and mortality are now largely attributable to lifestyle...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2000-01-20
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The ethical aspects of the operation of healthcare organizations (HCOs) are central to the delivery of health care. Organization Ethics in Health Care begins by assessing the shortcomings of clinical ethics, business ethics, and professional ethics as a basis for...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2000-01-06
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`[It is] difficult to find a single volume that addresses the specific range of methodological challenges [in] health needs assessment… Judy Payne's book is a very welcome answer to this problem. [This book] offers a lucid d logical exposition of the research process....
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
1999-10-27
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Many of the 61 million people who live in rural America have limited access to health care. Almost a quarter of the nation's population lives in rural places yet only an eighth of our doctors work there. Sponsored by the U.S. Office of Rural Health Policy, this unique...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
1999-10-07
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Most books about ethics and health focus on issues arising from individual patients and their relationships with doctors and other health professionals. More and more, however, ethical issues are challenges that face entire communities, not just individual patients....
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
1999-07-29
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Readers will be able to gain a deeper understanding of how different approaches to harm reduction can create a stronger foundation for more effective policies and legislation. Scholars from law and social sciences collaborate with frontline organizations as well as with...
Editeur :
University of Ottawa Press
Parution :
2025-02-25
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Readers will be able to gain a deeper understanding of how different approaches to harm reduction can create a stronger foundation for more effective policies and legislation. Scholars from law and social sciences collaborate with frontline organizations as well as with...
Editeur :
University of Ottawa Press
Parution :
2025-02-25
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Public health is diffuse, divided, and poorly understood. As a policy and practice, public health promotes and protects people and communities. As a field of academic inquiry it provides deep insights into the ways individuals and collectives can work within societies...
Editeur :
University of Calgary Press
Parution :
2024-10-20
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Families left grieving; small businesses shuttered; communities in lockdown; precarious workers set adrift; health care workers stressed beyond endurance. The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the world to its core. But the cracks already ran deep. Featuring essays on...
Editeur :
Between the Lines
Parution :
2020-05-11
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An absorbing and touching read, this collection of true stories is the first book by a Canadian doctor on the topic of refugee health.Your Heart Is the Size of Your Fist draws readers into the complicated, poignant, and often-overlooked daily happenings of a busy urban...
Editeur :
Brindle & Glass
Parution :
2017-09-26
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"We can no longer pretend we don't know about residential schools, murdered and missing Aboriginal women and 'Indian hospitals.' The only outstanding question is how we respond." —Tom Sandborn, Vancouver Sun
A shocking exposé of the dark history and legacy of...
Editeur :
Heritage House
Parution :
2017-02-15
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