Public Health: Prevention, Promotion, Protection -- Social Determinants of Health (Part 1) : Where You Live Impacts Your Health -- Social Determinants of Health (Part 2) : Keys to Improving Community Health -- Prevention, Challenges, and Population Health -- The Role of Data in …
"This book presents the principles and tools that administrators and practitioners need to monitor, assess, and manage the health of populations in challenging times"--
COVID-19 triggered broad discussions of population health, epidemiology, and public health, not only in academic communities but also in society at large. Although masks, social distancing, and vaccines helped curb its spread, the novel coronavirus will clearly not be the last i…
This book is a philosophically sophisticated and scientifically well-informed discussion of the moral and social issues raised by genetically engineering animals, a powerful technology which has major implications for society. Unlike other books on this emotionally charged subje…
Firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emergency medical service responders play a critical role in protecting people and property in the event of fires, medical emergencies, terrorist acts, and numerous other emergencies. The authors examine the hazards that responders fac…
"" In this book, the tools and clear presentation of information related to the actual testing process provide the learner with a framework for confidence as he or she prepares for the exam. More important, however, is the elaborate presentation of the certification content and …
This book reviews evidence of health disparities among gay and bisexual men, identifying individual and community factors that have contributed to these disparities, and suggests strategies for public health efforts to eliminate inequality in the future.
Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding
by Medicine, Institute of, Populations, Board on the Health of Select, Institute of Medicine (U.S.)., Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Issues and Research Gaps and Opportunities, Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Issues and Research Gaps and Opportunities
Emphasizing patient and community protection, this book illustrates the use of statistics in health care research for healthcare workers. It also features discussions of research design, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, Bayes procedures and an explanation of the Number N…
Publisher description: What can the great crises of the past teach us about contemporary revolutions? Arguing from an exciting and original perspective, Goldstone suggests that great revolutions were the product of 'ecological crises' that occurred when inflexible political, eco…
This book covers the statistical models and methods that are used to understand human genetics, following the historical and recent developments of human genetics. Starting with Mendel's first experiments to genome-wide association studies, the book describes how genetic informa…
Development of a Biokinetic Model for Radionuclide-Contaminated Wounds and Procedures for their Assessment, D…
by National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements., Scientific Committee 57-17 on Radionuclide Dosimetry Model for Wounds, NCRP
fromNCRP report Development of a biokinetic model for radionucl…
The aim of this book is to provide the scientific background to using the formation of chemical categories, or groups, of molecules to allow for read-across i.e. the prediction of toxicity from chemical structure. It covers the scientific basis for this approach to toxicity pred…