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Health Promotion Practice
McGraw-Hill Education 2006; US$ 210.00Draws on key steps in practical application of health promotion. This book discusses how to plan health promotion programmes, how to evaluate them and how to expand their impact by scaling-up the activities to larger populations. more...
Nutrition and Activity
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007; US$ 199.00Obesity levels have been increasing along with a reduction in exercise levels. The associated health problems of coronary heart disease, certain types of cancers, strokes, joint problems, type 2 diabetes, and social and emotional problems are all linked with obesity. One of the major factors in preventing this obesity is exercise. The articles in this... more...
Directrices prácticas del ONUSIDA para intensificar la prevención del VIH. Hacia el acceso universal
World Health Organization 2007; US$ 15.00Las presentes directrices están concebidas para proporcionar a los planificadores y formuladores de políticas una orientación práctica que les permita adaptar su respuesta nacional de prevención del VIH, teniendo en cuenta la dinámica de la epidemia y el contexto social del país y las poblaciones que siguen siendo más vulnerables y corren riesgo de... more...
Migration und seelische Gesundheit (German Edition)
Springer 2006; US$ 15.99Wer seine Heimat verlässt, um in einem fremden Land sein Glück zu finden, stößt häufig auf Hindernisse und Ablehnung. Schwierigkeiten mit der neuen Sprache, Probleme im Umgang mit der neuen Kultur und nicht zuletzt Heimweh machen vielen Migranten das Leben schwer. Vor dem Hintergrund dieser Belastungen können sich psychische Störungen entwickeln. Noch... more...
International Health and the Work of the Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007; US$ 199.00Devoted to the research output of the Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development, this ebook reflects on the evolution and challenges facing centres such as Nuffield as they seek to support health and development in low and middle income countries. Articles cover a wide geographical and topical remit, including analyses of health reform... more...
Get Positively Beautiful
Center Street 2008; US$ 9.99According to a recent study, only 2% of women describe themselves as 'beautiful.' ( Dove Global Study 'The Real Truth About Beauty: A Global Report', 2004 ) The media instructs women how to 'look ten years younger,' 'cover up wrinkles,' or 'get fuller, plumper lips.' And even makeup products play off womens' insecurities, promising to conceal perceived... more...
Energía doméstica y salud
World Health Organization 2008; US$ 15.00El uso de energía es fundamental para satisfacer nuestras necesidades más básicas: cocinar, hervir agua, alumbrarnos y calentarnos. Es también una condición de la buena salud, detalle en gran medida ignorado por la comunidad mundial. Rezagadas en la carrera del desarrollo, más de 3 mil millones de personas siguen quemando... more...
Aplicación de las recomendaciones prácticas de la OIT sobre el VIH/SIDA y el mundo del trabajo
ILO Publications 2004; US$ 29.95A Case Study on the Insurance Scheme of the Public Health Concern Trust (PHECT) Nepal
ILO Publications 2003; US$ 5.00Describes the implementation and operation of the Community Health Insurance Scheme established in Nepal in 1992 and which provides community level health services in eight village areas. more...
Integrating Mental Health into Primary Care
World Health Organization 2008; US$ 40.00This report on integrating mental health into primary care, which was developed jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca), presents the justification and advantages of providing mental health services in primary care. At the same time, it provides advice on how to implement and scale-up primary... more...









