Public Health category: 1911 books

Cover of Preventing Health and Environmental Risks in Latin America
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Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018

This book addresses environmental and medical issues that could risk our well-being, our health, or even cause death. Some of the issues analysed could have negative consequences not only today but also for future generations if not prevented in time. With regard to health risks, the authors discuss...
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Toxicants in Food Packaging and Household Plastics

Exposure and Health Risks to Consumers

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Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014

This book serves as a comprehensive resource on toxicants that can be released from food packaging materials and household plastics. Chapters include sources and levels of chemical exposure, known and suspected health effects and the identification of data gaps with recommendations for further research....
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Arsenic

Exposure Sources, Health Risks, and Mechanisms of Toxicity

by J. Christopher States
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2015

This book illustrates the chemistry, toxicology, and health effects of arsenic using novel modeling techniques, case studies, experimental data, and future perspectives. • Covers exposure sources, health risks, and mechanisms of one of the most toxic minerals in the world • Helps readers...
Cover of Hog Manure Management, the Environment and Human Health
by Tiffany T.Y. Guan, Richard A. Holley
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011

This volume provides a current look at how development of intensive live­ stock production, particularly hogs, has affected human health with respect to zoonotic diseases primarily transmitted by food but also by water, air and oc­ cupational activity. While information presented focuses on the...
Cover of Biopolitics and the 'Obesity Epidemic'
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Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012

Biopolitics and the ‘Obesity Epidemic’ is the first edited collection of critical perspectives on the 'obesity epidemic.' The volume provides a comprehensive discussion of current issues in the critical analysis of health, obesity and society, and the impact of obesity discourses on different...
Cover of Creating Infrastructures for Latino Mental Health
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Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2011

Latinos are the fastest growing and largest minority group in the United States. In 2008, this group numbered over 47 million; by 2050, the population is expected to triple, reaching 133 million. Traditionally, Latinos have immigrated to large urban centers (e.g., New York, Los Angeles) that over...
Cover of Allergy and Immunotoxicology in Occupational Health
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Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2016

This book offers a collection of the latest clinical and research findings related to allergies, one of the most frequently treated conditions in occupational medicine. The chapters not only cover asthma but also elaborate on contact dermatitis, rhinitis, and other allergic conditions, providing readers...
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Ecosystems and Human Health

A Critical Approach to Ecohealth Research and Practice

by Crescentia Y. Dakubo
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010

Ecosystems and Human Health introduces Ecohealth as an emerging field of study, traces its evolution, and explains its applications in cross-disciplinary and holistic programs. Its integrative approach not only focuses on managing the environment to improve health, but also analyzes underlying social and economic determinants of health to develop innovative, people-centered interventions.
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Community Research in Environmental Health

Studies in Science, Advocacy and Ethics

by H. Patricia Hynes
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017

Interest in environmental health research conducted with community participation has increased dramatically in recent years. In this book, Doug Brugge and H. Patricia Hynes relate experience of multiple community collaborations across the United States and highlight the lessons to be learned for those...
Cover of Physical Activity in Diverse Populations
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Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017

The health benefits associated with regular physical activity are now widely recognized. This book examines how social determinants such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation and disability can impact on physical activity and its associated health outcomes. It explores the social,...
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How to Live a Healthy Life

A Handbook to Better Health

by Jan de Vries
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2011

How to Live a Healthy Life is an indispensable handbook which outlines the approach to health of one of the world's foremost homoeopaths, Jan de Vries. It gives sensible and easy-to-follow advice on a huge number of subjects, ranging from maintaining a healthy liver and building strong bones to how to follow a well-balanced and nutritious diet and cope with stress.
Cover of Innovative Collaborative Practice and Reflection in Patient Education
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Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2015

The process of patient education allows for patients to think about their health in new ways and for educators and professionals to propose new ways to heal, with the ultimate goal of patients having a positive outlook on life and consistently maintained health. Innovative Collaborative Practice and...
Cover of Health, Behaviour and Society: Clinical Medicine in Context
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Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2011

Electronic Inspection Copy available here There is more to a person than a particular symptom or disease: patients are individuals but they are not isolated, they are part of a family, a community, an environment, and all these factors can affect in many different ways how they manage health...
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by Anna Sidey, RSCN, RGN
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2005

This exciting new edition is again structured into four main sections: Organisational facets; Philosophical issues; Dimensions of practice; and Advancing practice, and has been expanded to include detailed guidance on the commissioning and resourcing of services. It provides essential information...
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