Author : Robert Beaglehole
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 13,96 MB
Release : 2004-04-22
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780521540476
Reviewing epidemiological and demographic trends internationally, this book provides an overview of major health trends, summarises the current state of the world's health, and reviews recent estimates of the global burden of disease.
Author : Natalia Molina
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 48,12 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520246485
Shows how science and public health shaped the meaning of race in the early twentieth century. Examining the experiences of Mexican, Japanese, and Chinese immigrants in Los Angeles, this book illustrates the ways health officials used complexly constructed concerns about public health to demean, diminish, discipline, and define racial groups.
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 30,85 MB
Release : 1995-01-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309176395
Six dental schools have closed in the last decade and others are in jeopardy. Facing this uncertainty about the status of dental education and the continued tension between educators and practitioners, leaders in the profession have recognized the need for purpose and direction. This comprehensive volumeâ€"the first to cover the education, research, and patient care missions of dental schoolsâ€"offers specific recommendations on oral health assessment, access to dental care, dental school curricula, financing for education, research priorities, examinations and licensing, workforce planning, and other key areas. Well organized and accessible, the book: Recaps the evolution of dental practice and education. Reviews key indicators of oral health status, outlines oral health goals, and discusses implications for education. Addresses major curriculum concerns. Examines health services that dental schools provide to patients and communities. Looks at faculty and student involvement in research. Explores the relationship of dental education to the university, the dental profession, and society at large. Accreditation, the dental workforce, and other critical policy issues are highlighted as well. Of greatest interest to deans, faculty, administrators, and students at dental schools, as well as to academic health centers and universities, this book also will be informative for health policymakers, dental professionals, and dental researchers.
Author : Theodore H. Tulchinsky
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 911 pages
File Size : 19,38 MB
Release : 2014-03-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 012415767X
The New Public Health has established itself as a solid textbook throughout the world. Translated into 7 languages, this work distinguishes itself from other public health textbooks, which are either highly locally oriented or, if international, lack the specificity of local issues relevant to students' understanding of applied public health in their own setting. This 3e provides a unified approach to public health appropriate for all masters' level students and practitioners—specifically for courses in MPH programs, community health and preventive medicine programs, community health education programs, and community health nursing programs, as well as programs for other medical professionals such as pharmacy, physiotherapy, and other public health courses. - Changes in infectious and chronic disease epidemiology including vaccines, health promotion, human resources for health and health technology - Lessons from H1N1, pandemic threats, disease eradication, nutritional health - Trends of health systems and reforms and consequences of current economic crisis for health - Public health law, ethics, scientific d health technology advances and assessment - Global Health environment, Millennium Development Goals and international NGOs
Author : Samer Jabbour
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 45,46 MB
Release : 2012-03-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0521516749
This volume reviews the public health concerns and challenges specific to the complex Arab world from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 41,57 MB
Release : 2007-06-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309101743
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is a critical component of our nation's emergency and trauma care system, providing response and medical transport to millions of sick and injured Americans each year. At its best, EMS is a crucial link to survival in the chain of care, but within the last several years, complex problems facing the emergency care system have emerged. Press coverage has highlighted instances of slow EMS response times, ambulance diversions, trauma center closures, and ground and air medical crashes. This heightened public awareness of problems that have been building over time has underscored the need for a review of the U.S. emergency care system. Emergency Medical Services provides the first comprehensive study on this topic. This new book examines the operational structure of EMS by presenting an in-depth analysis of the current organization, delivery, and financing of these types of services and systems. By addressing its strengths, limitations, and future challenges this book draws upon a range of concerns: • The evolving role of EMS as an integral component of the overall health care system. • EMS system planning, preparedness, and coordination at the federal, state, and local levels. • EMS funding and infrastructure investments. • EMS workforce trends and professional education. • EMS research priorities and funding. Emergency Medical Services is one of three books in the Future of Emergency Care series. This book will be of particular interest to emergency care providers, professional organizations, and policy makers looking to address the deficiencies in emergency care systems.
Author : Stephen Gillam
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 34,34 MB
Release : 2012-06-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1107601762
A theoretical and practical introduction to the basics of public health, written for a multidisciplinary audience.
Author : Bernard Turnock
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 26,34 MB
Release : 2009-10-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0763754447
This book is a straight forward introduction to the complex, multidimensional field of public health and how it functions in modern day America. Introduces a unifying conceptual model characterizing public health by its missions, functions, capacity, process, and outcomes. The edition includes Health People 2010 objectives, case studies, achievements of the 20th century, and a resource site on the Internet.
Author : James A. Johnson
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 745 pages
File Size : 36,40 MB
Release : 2013-07-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 1449657427
Under the direction of new lead editors Leiyu Shi and James Johnson, the new Third Edition of Public Health Administration examines the many events, advances, and challenges in the U.S. and the world since the publication of the last edition of the book. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.
Author : Greta Thornbory
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 31,11 MB
Release : 2009-08-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1405180072
Public Health Nursing is an essential resource for all health visiting students, school nursing students, and occupational health nursing students, that reflects the current key changes in community public health nursing. It is a key textbook for specialist practitioner programmes, and those new to the public health arena. Written by relevant experts in the field, this practical textbook uniquely explores the three main specialties of Public Health Nursing: Health Visiting, School Nursing and Occupational Health Nursing. A particular strength of the book is the way it shows the diversity of each discipline and how they each address Public Health in vastly different ways according to the needs of their relevant population. This will be essential reading for all students on the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) programmes offered across the UK. Key features: Focuses on the specialist community public health nursing part of the NMC register Multidisciplinary, with contributors from all three specialisms Concerned with improving the health of the population, rather than treating the diseases of individual patients Focuses on practice and competencies
