Public health & preventive medicine books

A standard reference work for all who prepare, order, appraise, or evaluate reports on the consequences of accidents.

A standard reference work for all who prepare, order, appraise, or evaluate reports on the consequences of accidents.

Global Health Disputes and Disparities explores inequalities in health around the world, looking particularly at the role of national, regional, and international tribunals who have taken a proactive role in addressing...

A provocative argument revealing the inherent racism in governmental responses

The third edition of Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Welfare provides new and more established ways to approach community building and organizing, from collaborating with communities on assessment and...

Sprawl is an unsustainable pattern of growth that threatens to undermine the health of communities globally. It has been a dominant mid-to-late 20th century growth pattern in developed countries and in the 21st century has shown...

Gain a thorough understanding of the key principles of patient safety with the subject's pioneer text Now in full color Understanding Patient Safety, Second Edition is the essential book for anyone seeking to learn the core...

Presents research and clinical results on the advancement of honey research. This book discusses such topics as: the antimicrobial and anti-biofilm properties of honey; possible anticancer and anti-diabetic properties of honey;...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition with enormous financial, social and personal costs. SCI is the most expensive traumatic condition in the United States. Overall, most frequent aetiologies of injury are motor...

Health literacy offers a new way of thinking about how we engage with information about and for health, both as users and providers of information. As a multifaceted construct, health literacy weaves together ideas drawn from...

For all of our advances in health care and achievements in public health that have contributed to an increased life expectancy, there still remain persistent problems in one's community that are public health in origin. This book...

Discusses advances in child and adolescent health with research findings published in the year 2011.

Discusses advances in child and adolescent health with research findings to be published in the year 2012.

Fungi are very interesting organisms actively involved in a great number of environmental processes. Both animals and humans can also be affected by fungi, some of them especially important among immuno compromised individuals....

Humour helps relax, improve relationships with others, and reduce negative emotions such as anger. This title shows how humour can become a valuable tool for working in health professions.

Tea has been consumed for the last 3,000 years. Tea is known for its benefits against cardiovascular disease, anti-inflammatory benefits, antimicrobial, as well as skin and oral care agent. In this book, experts in tea explore its...

Examines the FDA's efforts to improve oversight and protection of imported seafood; and focuses on enhancing efforts to detect and prevent economic adulteration of food and medical products that could affect the public health.

Iodine is an important trace element and an essential substrate for the synthesis of thyroid hormones. Iodine deficiency can lead to goiter, hypterthyroidism, mental retardation and impaired growth. In this book, the authors...