Public health surveillance is the systematic, ongoing assessment of the health of a community, based on the collection, interpretation & use of health data. Surveillance provides information necessary for public health decision making & interventions.--Résumé de l'éditeur.
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.
Mental illness and American society, 1875-1940
ABC of Medical Law
by Corfield, Lorraine, Granne, Ingrid, Latimer-Sayer, William
fromSeria ABC
An understanding of medical law is increasingly important for all health professionals and this new ABC provides a basic introduction to the legal issues faced in health care that is accessible to anyone without any legal knowledge. The ABC of Medical Law provides ideal guidance…
Foreword by Phillip V. Tobias The introduction of rhesus macaques to Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico in 1938, and the subsequent development of the CPRC for biomedical research, continues its long history of stimulating studies in physical anthropology. The CPRC monkey colonies, and …
Clinical trials provide essential information needed to turn basic medical research findings into patient treatments. New treatments must be studied in large numbers of humans to find out whether they are effective and to assess any harm that may arise from treatment. There is g…
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
Improving access to and confidentiality of research data: report of a workshop
by National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on National Statistics, Mackie, Christopher D., Bradburn, Norman M., National Research Council (U.S.)., Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
fromCompass series (Washington, D.C.)
People seeking psychiatric healing choose from an almost dizzying array of therapies-from the medicated mud packs of Ayurveda, to the pharmacopeia of Western biomedicine, to the spiritual pathways of the world''s religions. How do we choose, what do the treatments offer, and how…
Improving Diagnosis in Health Care
by The National Academies Of Sciences Engineering, And Medicine, The National Academies Of Sciences Engineering, And Medicine, Medicine, Institute of, Services, Board on Health Care, Care, Committee on Diagnostic Error in Health
fromQuality chasm series Improving diagnosis in health care