Public Health

In the spirit of Oliver Sacks Awakenings and the TV series House, Dr. Eric Manheimer's TWELVE PATIENTS is a memoir from the Medical Director of Bellevue Hos...

In 2000, the United Nations laid out a series of eight goals meant to guide humankind in the new century. Called the Millennium Development Goals, these t...

Comprehensive coverage, real-world issues, and a focus on the practical aspects of health promotion Health Promotion Programs combines theory and practice ...

In the fall of 2021, Dr. Julie Ponesse saw her academic career of 20 years fall apart after she refused a Canadian university's COVID vaccine mandate. This ...

In June 2009, Wendell Potter made national headlines with his scorching testimony before the Senate panel on health care reform. This former senior VP of C...

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You Might Think The Biggest Problem In Medical Care Is That It Costs Too Much. Or That Health Insurance Is Too Expensive, Too Uneven, Too Complicated -- And...

A Searing Account Of How Vaccine Opponents Have Used The Media To Spread Their Message Of Panic, Despite No Scientific Evidence To Support Them. In This Sea...

this Update Of The 2002, 1999, And 1997 Editions Of An Introductory Textbook For Those Pursing Careers In Community Health Incorporates Such Timely Topics ...

This Book Is An Introduction To Issues Of The Social Determinants Of Health. Social Determinants Of Health Of The Living And Working Conditions That Shape W...

When The U.s. Public Health Service Endorsed Water Fluoridation In 1950, There Was Little Evidence Of Its Safety. Now, Six Decades Later And After Most Coun...

Thirty years ago, Henry Gadsden, the head of Merck, one of the world's largest drug companies, told Fortune magazine that he wanted Merck to be more like ...

For Years, Theater Director Bryan Doerries Has Led An Innovative Public Health Project That Produces Ancient Tragedies For Current And Returned Soldiers, Ad...

Decisions Made By The Food, Tobacco, Alcohol, Pharmaceutical, Gun, And Automobile Industries Have A Greater Impact On Today's Health Than The Decisions Of S...

Take a random walk through your life and you’ll find it is awash in industrial, often toxic, chemicals. Sip water from a plastic bottle and ingest bisphe...

Finally—the ultimate diet for fast, safe weight loss, lifelong health, and longer life, based on more than twenty years of research and the latest finding...

In This Book, Historian Judith Walzer Leavitt Tells The Remarkable Story Of Mary Mallon, The Woman Known As Typhoid Mary. Combining Social History With Biog...

Using Research From His Food And Brand Lab At Cornell University, An Expert In Eating Behavior Reveals How Innovative, Inexpensive Design Changes Can Make I...

Praise for the fifth edition:I applaud Dr. Haber for addressing key concepts and issues in health promotion and aging, and making them accessible, respectf...

Social Entrepreneurship Is A Revolution Occurring Around The World Today. People From All Walks Of Life Are Developing And Implementing Innovative, Effectiv...

This Book Tracks The Life History Of Insecticide-treated Nets To Explain How And Why This Technology Became A Cornerstone Of Global Malaria Control In The T...

This Book Examines The Diagnostic Overlap And Frequent Confusion Between The Newly Named Dsm-5 Diagnostic Categories Of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ndds),...

The human body is designed for activity. For most of our history, physical activity was required for survival, but technological advances have eliminated ...