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  • Regulating Alcohol around the World

    Policy Cocktails

    Serier serie Solving Social Problems
    With the World Health Organization estimating that nearly four percent of global deaths are due to alcohol, alcohol misuse can be an extremely damaging social problem, and one that governments around the world have endeavored to address through a range of policy strategies. Regulating Alcohol around the World explores historical and contemporary case studies in multiple countries to gain a richer ... Læs mere

    624,13 kr.

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  • Dying Well

    af Ira Byock ...
    **From Ira Byock, prominent palliative care physician and expert in end of life decisions, a lesson in Dying Well.Nobody should have to die in pain. Nobody should have to die alone.**This is Ira Byock's dream, and he is dedicating his life to making it come true. Dying Well brings us to the homes and bedsides of families with whom Dr. Byock has worked, telling stories of love and reconciliation in ... Læs mere

    96,99 kr.

  • Catastrophic Care

    How American Health Care Killed My Father--and How We Can Fix It

    A visionary investigation that will change the way we think about health care: how and why it is failing, why expanding coverage will actually make things worse, and how our health care can be transformed into a transparent, affordable, successful system.In 2007, David Goldhill’s father died from infections acquired in a hospital, one of more than two hundred thousand avoidable deaths per year ... Læs mere

    50,91 kr.

  • Biopolitics

    An Advanced Introduction

    Serier Bog 5 - Biopolitics
    The first systematic overview of the notion of biopolitics and its relevance in contemporary theoretical debateThe biological features of human beings are now measured, observed, and understood in ways never before thought possible, defining norms, establishing standards, and determining average values of human life. While the notion of “biopolitics” has been linked to everything from rational ... Læs mere

    200,44 kr.

  • What Psychotherapists Should Know About Disability

    This comprehensive volume provides the knowledge and skills that mental health professionals need for more effective, informed work with clients with disabilities. Combining her extensive knowledge as a clinician, researcher, and teacher with her personal experience as someone with a disability, Olkin provides an insider's perspective on critical issues that are often overlooked in training. A ... Læs mere

    465,03 kr.

  • To Save Humanity

    What Matters Most for a Healthy Future

    "The UN was not created to take mankind to heaven, but to save humanity from hell." --Dag Hammarskjöld, United Nations Secretary-General 1953-1961 The turn of the 21st century was an objective low point in the history of human health: AIDS was scourging Africa, millions of women died each year in child birth, and billions suffered under malnourishment and poverty. In response, the United Nations ... Læs mere

    176,31 kr.

  • Jonas and Kovner's Health Care Delivery in the United States, Tenth Edition

    This tenth edition of a classic textbook, updated in November 2013 with a free, downloadable chapter on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), presents the critical issues and core challenges surrounding our health care system. Designed for graduate and advanced undergraduate students, it includes the contributions of leading thinkers, educators, and practitioners who provide an in-depth and objective ... Læs mere

    761,60 kr.

  • Fundamentals of the Stem Cell Debate

    The Scientific, Religious, Ethical, and Political Issues

    Few recent advances in science have generated as much excitement and controversy as human embryonic stem cells. The potential of these cells to replace diseased or damaged cells in virtually every tissue of the body heralds the advent of an extraordinary new field of medicine. Controversy arises, however, because current techniques required to harvest stem cells involve the destruction of the ... Læs mere

    280,22 kr.

  • The Politics of Precaution

    Regulating Health, Safety, and Environmental Risks in Europe and the United States

    af David Vogel ...
    The Politics of Precaution examines the politics of consumer and environmental risk regulation in the United States and Europe over the last five decades, explaining why America and Europe have often regulated a wide range of similar risks differently. It finds that between 1960 and 1990, American health, safety, and environmental regulations were more stringent, risk averse, comprehensive, and ... Læs mere

    415,74 kr.

  • Health Behavior Change in Populations

    Focuses on today’s major public health concerns to teach students the principles of population health behavior and behavior change.The single greatest way to improve health and quality of life is not by developing new medical approaches, but by addressing harmful personal behaviors. These behaviors—which include tobacco, alcohol, and drug use, diet, and physical activity—play a significant role in ... Læs mere

    624,98 kr.

  • Updated Evidence and Policy Developments on Reducing Gun Violence in America

    This digital update to Reducing Gun Violence in America presents new evidence and developments in the effort to address the staggering toll of gun violence in the United States.In 2013—in the wake of the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School—Johns Hopkins University Press published Reducing Gun Violence in America, a collection of essays written by the world’s leading experts on gun ... Læs mere

    23,97 kr.

  • Poverty and the Myths of Health Care Reform

    Proof that high health care spending is linked directly to poverty.In Poverty and the Myths of Health Care Reform, Dr. Richard (Buz) Cooper argues that US poverty and high health care spending are inextricably entwined. Our nation's health care system bears a financial burden that is greater than in any other developed country in large part because impoverished patients use more health care, ... Læs mere

    256,17 kr.