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Preventing Mental Ill-Health
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 44.95Is there any evidence that we can reduce the incidence of mental ill health? Is it possible to prevent recurrence of mental ill health? Aspirations to achieve both these goals have featured in mental health policy and practice for over 100 years. This comprehensive and accessible book draws on research on the development and persistence of behavioural... more...
Health Justice
Wiley 2013; US$ 69.95Social factors have a powerful influence on human health and longevity. Yet the social dimensions of health are often obscured in public discussions due to the overwhelming focus in health policy on medical care, individual-level risk factor research, and changing individual behaviours. Likewise, in philosophical approaches to health and social justice,... more...
New Vaccine Technologies
Landes Bioscience 2001; US$ 169.00This book systematically addresses all the major available direct and enabling technologies which have contributed to the revolutionized research and development, thus improvements to existing vaccines. Its target audience is both research and development workers in the field, as well as health-care personnel who use vaccines. more...
The Triple Whammy Cure
Free Press 2005; US$ 20.99Is this your life? You've been feeling just plain awful for far too long -- depressed, exhausted, achy, stressed-out, bloated, and forgetful. In fact, you're beginning to find it hard to remember the last time you felt really well -- or even just okay. So you go to the doctor -- perhaps even a series of doctors -- who tell you either that your test... more...
Informe mundial sobre la violencia y la salud
Pan American Health Organization 2003; US$ 25.00En el informe se describen la magnitud y el impacto de la violencia en el mundo entero, se examinan los principales factores de riesgo que la causan, se describen las diferentes modalidades de intervención y las respuestas de política que se han puesto en práctica, con un resumen de lo que se sabe acerca de su eficacia, y se formulan algunas recomendaciones... more...
Public health response to biological and chemical weapons - WHO guidance
World Health Organization 2004; US$ 34.20This second edition, like the first, analyses the public health aspects of the possible hostile use of biological or chemical agents. It describes how biological and chemical agents may endanger public health; provides the standard principles of risk analyses that Member States may undertake to prepare for the deliberate release of biological or chemical... more...
Principles of Social Research
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 210.00Public health problems are increasingly those of human behaviour: encouraging healthier lifestyles, understanding social determinants of health, and barriers to effective public policies, including health care policies. This book introduces some of the principles of social research as applied to public health. It is aimed at those with some understanding... more...
Fundamentals of Health Care Financial Management
Wiley 2008; US$ 90.00In this thoroughly revised and updated third edition of Fundamentals of Health Care Financial Management , consultant and educator Steven Berger offers a practical step-by-step approach to understanding the fundamental theories and relationships guiding financial decisions in health care organization. Set in a fictional mid-sized hospital, the book... more...
Public Health Skills
Wiley 2009; US$ 58.99Nurses and other public health practitioners have a crucial role to play in helping to improve the collective well being of society and so developing skills in public health - preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health - is key to this process. Public Health Skills: A practical guide for nurses and public health practitioners covers the... more...
Karriereplanung für Ärztinnen (Springer-Lehrbuch) (German Edition)
Springer 2006; US$ 21.99Karriere als Ärztin in Deutschland - keine Selbstverständlichkeit! "Karriereplanung für Ärztinnen" bietet allen Berusanfängerinnen in der Medizin wie auch gestandenen Ärztinnen eine Menge praxisnaher Informationen, Erfolgsregeln und Zutaten zu einer Karriere als Ärztin: - Bestandaufnahme und kritische Beleuchtung: Frauen in der Medizin gestern und... more...









