Hearings


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Epidemiologic Trends in Drug Abuse


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Drugs in Our Schools


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Health Promotion in Multicultural Populations


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Edited by Robert M. Huff, Michael V. Kline, and Darleen V. Peterson, the Third Edition of Health Promotion in Multicultural Populations offers both students and practitioners an indispensable resource on assessment and implementation guidelines for promoting health and enhancing behaviors that optimize health in any cultural community. Leading experts explore a wide range of topics, including the context of culture, cross-cultural perceptions of health, conceptual approaches to multicultural health promotion, health disparities, and the contributions of multicultural populations. Using the Cultural Assessment Framework (CAF), this proven handbook includes a focus on six specific populations (Hispanic/Latino, African American, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian American, Pacific Islanders, and Arab Americans).The text concludes with a set of tips for working cross-culturally and a discussion about where the field is heading with respect to research and practice in the 21st century.




Public Health Practice


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In Public Health Practice: What Works, the leaders of LA County's Department of Public Health compile the lessons and best practices of working in a complex and evolving public health setting.







Prevention of Drug Abuse


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Identifying and Responding to New Forms of Drug Abuse


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Written to help local policymakers and criminal justice and health officials respond to potential drug epidemics by recognizing the early signs of an incipient epidemic and taking appropriate action to counter them. Includes sections on stages, signs and symptoms development of drug use patterns, official responses to emerging patterns of drug use, and suggested practices for identifying and responding to specific forms of drug use in local areas. Bibliography. Appendix contains contacts for further information. Figures.