Health systems and services Books
The University of Chicago Press Last Best Gifts Altruism and the Market for
Book SynopsisAs the demand for blood and organs has grown, the value of a system that depends solely on gifts has been called into question. This title offers a fresh perspective on this ethical dilemma, by examining the social organization of blood and organ donation in Europe and the United States.Trade Review"In Last Best Gifts, Kieran Healy offers a timely, sophisticated, and original analysis of the complex organizational terrain of blood and organ donation. In doing so, he unpacks the crucial role that organizations and institutions play in creating the contexts for, and the meanings of, giving. His analysis suggests that the relationship between gifts and commodities, between giving and selling, is more complex than many scholars acknowledge." - Wendy Espeland, Northwestern University"
£76.00
The University of Chicago Press Last Best Gifts Altruism and the Market for Human
Book SynopsisAs the demand for blood and organs has grown, the value of a system that depends solely on gifts has been called into question. This title offers a fresh perspective on this ethical dilemma, by examining the social organization of blood and organ donation in Europe and the United States.Trade Review"In Last Best Gifts, Kieran Healy offers a timely, sophisticated, and original analysis of the complex organizational terrain of blood and organ donation. In doing so, he unpacks the crucial role that organizations and institutions play in creating the contexts for, and the meanings of, giving. His analysis suggests that the relationship between gifts and commodities, between giving and selling, is more complex than many scholars acknowledge." - Wendy Espeland, Northwestern University"
£26.00
The University of Chicago Press Contesting Medical Confidentiality
Book SynopsisMedical confidentiality is an essential cornerstone of effective public health systems, and for centuries societies have struggled to maintain the illusion of absolute privacy. In this age of health databases and increasing connectedness, however, the confidentiality of patient information is rapidly becoming a concern at the forefront of worldwide ethical and political debate. In Contesting Medical Confidentiality, Andreas-Holger Maehle travels back to the origins of this increasingly relevant issue. He offers the first comparative analysis of professional and public debates on medical confidentiality in the United States, Britain, and Germany during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when traditional medical secrecy first came under pressure from demands of disclosure in the name of public health. Maehle structures his study around three representative questions of the time that remain salient today: Do physicians have a privilege to refuse court orders to reveal confidential patient details? Is there a medical duty to report illegal procedures to the authorities? Should doctors breach confidentiality in order to prevent the spread of disease?Considering these debates through a unique historical perspective, Contesting Medical Confidentiality illuminates the ethical issues and potentially grave consequences that continue to stir up public debate.
£33.25
University of Chicago Press Contested Medicine Cancer Research and the
Book SynopsisIn the 1960s, University of Cincinnati radiologist Eugene Saenger infamously conducted human experiments on patients with advanced cancer to examine how total body radiation could treat the disease. Using the Saenger case as a means to reconsider cold war medical trials, this book examines the tensions at the heart of clinical studies of the time.Trade Review"What is truly original about Contested Medicine is that, by using the science studies approach applied to a specific historical case, Kutcher shows not only how ethics were constitutive of the shape of experimental work on cancer at its inception but how both of these things were mutually changed over time." - Christopher Lawrence, Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, University College London"
£38.00
The University of Chicago Press The Political Life of Medicare American Politics
Book SynopsisOberlander provides a comprehensive hostory of Medicare politics, from the decades of consensus to debates over Medicare reform. Revealing how Medicare policies have developed over the past several decades this analysis will interest anyone concerned with public policy or healthcare.
£24.00
The University of Chicago Press The Province of Affliction Illness and the
Book SynopsisTrade Review"An important contribution to the historiography of illness and public health in early America. . . . Mutschler’s approach allows him to successfully balance what was representative of the era and what was distinctive about this particular location under his purview. Moreover, Mutschler’s style and emphasis on narrative makes the book accessible for those who do not specialize in the history of medicine. His work integrates illness with other forms of lived experience and demonstrates to his audience the merit of considering sickness in New England society and as an important lens for all historians of early America." * William and Mary Quarterly *“Mutschler examines in great detail, and with admirable skill, how sickness affected life in early Massachusetts. . . Mutschler is a fluid writer, with an admirable mastery of the relevant primary and secondary sources. . . Mutschler capably enlarges and deepens our understanding of daily life in New England and how the health safety net may have contracted rather than expanded over time as responsibility for health care moved away the individual and home to corporate and governmental resources.” * Social History of Medicine *“Families struggling to care for loved ones. Governments determined to cut back on medical costs. Populations quarantined to stop the spread of disease. These scenes from colonial New England are as current as today’s news. TheProvince of Affliction reveals a world surprisingly familiar, yet profoundly different from our own. In depicting this world, Mutschler is original, ambitious, masterful in his command of diverse sources, and a lively and fluent writer. He also forecasts the ideological origin of our current plight: the ethos of individualism that emerged in the wake of the Revolution, which built a new world of freedom and risk without a social safety net.” * Robert A. Gross, University of Connecticut *“Timely for its historical reflections on the challenges posed by disease, The Province of Affliction documents the resilient responses of early New Englanders to the regular occurrences of serious illness. Mutschler provides a poignant and pointed account of a world in which colonial settlers regularly stretched their capacities to tend to the sick and dying.” * Kathleen Brown, University of Pennsylvania *“The Province of Affliction provides a new lens into the experiences of New England colonists that broadens and deepens past scholarship. While New Englanders may have lived a long time, boy, did they suffer! Mutschler’s fascinating book is an eye-opening examination and raises a host of questions about how we measure and evaluate medical progress.” * David K. Rosner, Columbia University *“A work noteworthy for both what it has to teach about its designated historical period as well as about some of the most pressing challenges of that time that we continue to face today.” * The Well-Read Naturalist *Table of ContentsIntroductionOverviews 1. A Tour of the Province: October 18, 1769 2. Illness in the “Social Credit” and “Money” Economies of Eighteenth-Century New EnglandCompetency 3. Family Competency: Scenes from the Life Course of Illness 4. Household Competency: Work, Responsibility, and BelongingDependency 5. Smallpox, Public Health, and Town Governance 6. The Domestic Costs of War: Wartime AfflictionsAgency 7. Colonial Pensioners, the Revolutionary Invalid Corps, and the Advent of “Decisive Disability” 8. State Paupers and Patients Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Index
£45.60
The University of Chicago Press Valuing Health for Policy An Economic Approach
Book SynopsisThis text brings together classic and up-to-date research by economists and public-health experts on theories and measurements of health values. It examines various models of health valuation, including the cost-of-illness, preventive-expenditures and quality-adjusted-life-year approaches.Table of ContentsPreface 1: Overview George Tolley, Donald Kenkel, Robert Fabian. 2: Framework for Valuing Health Risks Mark Berger, Glenn Blomquist, Donald Kenkel, George Tolley. 3: Cost of Illness Approach Donald Kenkel 4: Contingent Valuation of Health Donald Kenkel, Mark Berger, Glenn Blomquist. 5: Household Health Production, Property Values, and the Value of Health Richard Clemmer, Donald Kenkel, Robert Ohsfeldt, William Webb. 6: The Qualy Approach Robert Fabian 7: Issues in Questionnaire Design Robert Fabian, George Tolley. 8: Empirical Results from Household Personal Interviews Michael Brien, Donald Kenkel, Austin Kelly, Robert Fabian. 9: Empirical Results from Mail Questionnaires Wallace Wilson 10: Defining and Measuring Health over Life Lyndon Babcock, Anthony Bilotti. 11: The Quantity and Quality of Life: A Conceptual Framework Sherwin Rosen 12: Modeling of Choices with Uncertain Preferences Charles Kahn 13: Design of Contingent Valuation Approaches to Serious Illness Robert Fabian, Lyndon Babcock, Anthony Bilotti, George Tolley. 14: Future Directions for Health Value Research George Tolley, Robert Fabian. 15: State-of-the-Art Health Values George Tolley, Donald Kenkel, Robert Fabian. 16: The Use of Health Values in Policy George Tolley, Donald Kenkel, Robert Fabian, David Webster. References Contributors Index
£76.00
McGill-Queen's University Press The Peoples Health
Book SynopsisA long-overdue historical account of Maoist public health initiatives, detailing the ways they were experienced and their global impact.Trade Review"Zhou Xun is to be commended. The People's Health is a valuable contribution to an understanding of the often-unforeseeable consequences of political planning and social engineering." Paul U. Unschuld, Charité, Medical University Berlin and author of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Heritage and Adaptation“Zhou’s richly evidenced work enhances our understanding of the intricate relationship between medicine, society and the state and thereby our understanding of contemporary China. Scholars and readers interested in modern Chinese history and public health in China would find this book particularly helpful.” Europe-Asia Studies
£98.60
McGill-Queen's University Press The Peoples Health
Book SynopsisA long-overdue historical account of Maoist public health initiatives, detailing the ways they were experienced and their global impact.Trade Review"Zhou Xun is to be commended. The People's Health is a valuable contribution to an understanding of the often-unforeseeable consequences of political planning and social engineering." Paul U. Unschuld, Charité, Medical University Berlin and author of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Heritage and Adaptation“Zhou’s richly evidenced work enhances our understanding of the intricate relationship between medicine, society and the state and thereby our understanding of contemporary China. Scholars and readers interested in modern Chinese history and public health in China would find this book particularly helpful.” Europe-Asia Studies
£31.50
John Wiley & Sons The Smile Gap
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£91.80
McGill-Queen's University Press Conscripted to Care Women on the Frontlines of
Book SynopsisDrawing on interviews and focus groups with nearly 200 women from a range of backgrounds and occupations – including healthcare workers, educators, and parents – Conscripted to Care reveals how structural inequalities put women on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response, yet with inadequate resources and little voice in decision-making.Trade Review“With a thoughtful and intersectional application of feminist political economic theory, Conscripted to Care identifies multiple structures that shifted the responsibility for care onto the women who worked during the COVID-19 response, and informs more equitable pandemic response, recovery, and preparedness. This timely and meaningful analysis of the crisis leaves no excuse for ignoring the unequal effects of the pandemic.” Julia Brassolotto, University of Lethbridge
£89.10
Columbia University Press Emerging Issues in Biomedical Policy An Annual
Book SynopsisVolume 1 discusses the problems inherent in allocating limited biomedical technologies: whose needs take precedence, what individual rights and responsibilities are involved, and when societal good justifies restricting individual good. Volume Two focuses on whether and when life-extending technologies should be used or withdrawn.Table of ContentsGeneral Introduction to Emerging Issues in Biomedical Policy: An Annual Review Setting Policy Priorities for Allocating Scarce Medical Resources Emerging Issues in Genetic and Reproductive Technologies
£29.75
Columbia University Press The AIDS Conspiracy
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn this important book, Nattrass...deftly examines widespread misconceptions about the origin, transmission, and health effects of AIDS. Publishers Weekly A remarkably well argued case against unscientific approaches to AIDS and a brilliant defense of evidence-based medicine. Library Journal (starred review) The AIDS Conspiracy is essential reading for anyone who is curious about why some people will not accept scientific facts about the nature, origin and lethality of HIV. -- Robin A. Weiss Nature a highly accessible, impeccably referenced, scholarly work, which should be essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the role of conspiracy theories in the social and political history of the AIDS epidemic. -- Neil Bennet Lancet Nattrass lucidly examines the social and scientific stresses that confound the public when confronted with pseudoscientifc propaganda in life-threatening scenarios. Highly recommended. ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. The Conspiratorial Move Against HIV Science and Its Consequences 2. AIDS Origin Conspiracy Theories in the United States and South Africa 3. Who Believes AIDS Conspiracy Theories and Why Leadership Matters 4. Science 5. Science 6. Hero Scientists 7. Defending the Imprimatur of Science: Duesberg and the Medical Hypotheses Saga 8. The Conspiratorial Move and the Struggle for Evidence-based Medicine Notes References Index
£25.20
Columbia University Press AIDS Between Science and Politics
Book SynopsisA social, political, and human history of the epidemic, with a look at its ongoing challenges, written by a scientist, physician, and pioneering world health leader.Trade ReviewAIDS Between Science and Politics is superb, well-crafted, and timely. The book is an excellent and valuable addition to the scientific literature. And who is better placed to address the multitude of issues pertaining to HIV/AIDS than Peter Piot? -- Mark Wainberg, McGill University AIDS Between Science and Politics is a compelling, expert analysis from the founding director of UNAIDS. A must-read for anyone interested in the international AIDS response and the ongoing social, political, and medical challenges posed by HIV. -- Nicoli Nattrass, author of The AIDS Conspiracy: Science Fights Back The author's findings, updated to 2012, should give anyone pause who thinks that AIDS is a thing of the past... of considerable use to readers with an interest in public health issues. Kirkus Reviews An enlightening account of how HIV and AIDS have shaped-and continue to shape-international public health policy. -- Beth Mole Science News AIDS Between Science and Politics is a must-read for anyone interested in the HIV/AIDS epidemic. More broadly, it offers lessons- and interesting anecdotes - useful in the response to Ebola and indeed to every challenge in global health and development. Nature Highly Recommended. CHOICE It is quite a task to write a history of the emergence and response to HIV/AIDS around the world and to do so in an accessible fashion. Yet this is precisely what AIDS Between Science and Politics accomplishes, appealing equally to AIDS experts and novices. -- Claire Laurier Decoteau Isis: A Journal of the History of Science SocietyTable of ContentsTranslator's Note Acknowledgments Introduction 1. A Heterogeneous and Still-Evolving Epidemic 2. Hyperendemic HIV in Southern Africa: The Heritage of Apartheid 3. AIDS as an International Political Issue 4. A New Type of Transnational Civil Society Movement 5. The Right to Treatment 6. Combination Prevention 7. The Economics of AIDS 8. Prominence of Human Rights 9. The Long-Term View Notes Index
£22.50
Columbia University Press Health Care as a Right of Citizenship
Book SynopsisThis ambitious book examines how the American health care system must be further reformed to bring it closer in line with the ideals of a modern democracy, as well as how the ACA may change in the coming years. It suggests the next, natural step in the realization of health and well being as a fundamental human right.Trade ReviewAlmgren presents an extensively detailed and well-sourced story of the precursors to the Affordable Care Act of 2010, a "principled critique" of the ACA as it currently stands, and a proposal for the path (or paths?) forward. The book is beautifully written and a great read. -- Karla Washington, University of Missouri For the past two decades health scholars have documented the existence and prevalence of health disparities with a recent intentional shift away from additional documentation of health disparities to a focus on possible solutions for achieving health equity. Almgren's book argues that these micro level efforts may be largely in vain if we do not also address the larger systematic design issues. This book can be used to assess the multiple dimensions of equity in the US health care system, and to develop health care reforms to remedy where equity falls short. -- Colleen Grogan, University of Chicago Almgren's book on health reform could not be more timely. In the aftermath of the US presidential campaign, where the concept of a right to health care reemerged (as well as calls for complete abandonment of the Affordable Care Act), we need a principled, historically grounded, thoughtful, and yes, radical rethinking of the American dilemma of health care coverage. This book knits it all together and makes compelling sense of our confusing health care policy world. -- Edward F. Lawlor, Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis This clearly written book offers a concise review of the unique history of the U.S. health care and health insurance system, a well-reasoned presentation of the ethical basis of a universal right to health care, a comprehensive examination of the Affordable Care Act in the context of these ethical principals, and a map for the way forward, taking historical trajectory and ethical aspirations into account. What an invaluable resource for the health policy readership! -- Janet M. Bronstein, University of Alabama at Birmingham, author of Preterm Birth in the United States: A Sociocultural ApproachTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1. Statement of the Problem: American Exceptionalism in Health Care and the Emergence of the Great Unsustainable Compromise 2. The Emergence of the New Era of Reform 3. The Theoretical Foundations for Health Care as a Social Right of Citizenship 4. A Principled Critique of the ACA and the ACA in an Evolutionary Perspective 5. A Principled Approach to Radical Health-Care Finance Reform 6. A Principled Approach to Essential Health-Care Delivery System Reforms 7. Assessing Health- Care System Performance Against the Four Core Aims of Health-Care Policy 8. Special Issues and Considerations Notes References Index
£95.00
Columbia University Press Health Care as a Right of Citizenship
Book SynopsisThis ambitious book examines how the American health care system must be further reformed to bring it closer in line with the ideals of a modern democracy, as well as how the ACA may change in the coming years. It suggests the next, natural step in the realization of health and well being as a fundamental human right.Trade ReviewAlmgren presents an extensively detailed and well-sourced story of the precursors to the Affordable Care Act of 2010, a "principled critique" of the ACA as it currently stands, and a proposal for the path (or paths?) forward. The book is beautifully written and a great read. -- Karla Washington, University of Missouri For the past two decades health scholars have documented the existence and prevalence of health disparities with a recent intentional shift away from additional documentation of health disparities to a focus on possible solutions for achieving health equity. Almgren's book argues that these micro level efforts may be largely in vain if we do not also address the larger systematic design issues. This book can be used to assess the multiple dimensions of equity in the US health care system, and to develop health care reforms to remedy where equity falls short. -- Colleen Grogan, University of Chicago Almgren's book on health reform could not be more timely. In the aftermath of the US presidential campaign, where the concept of a right to health care reemerged (as well as calls for complete abandonment of the Affordable Care Act), we need a principled, historically grounded, thoughtful, and yes, radical rethinking of the American dilemma of health care coverage. This book knits it all together and makes compelling sense of our confusing health care policy world. -- Edward F. Lawlor, Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis This clearly written book offers a concise review of the unique history of the U.S. health care and health insurance system, a well-reasoned presentation of the ethical basis of a universal right to health care, a comprehensive examination of the Affordable Care Act in the context of these ethical principals, and a map for the way forward, taking historical trajectory and ethical aspirations into account. What an invaluable resource for the health policy readership! -- Janet M. Bronstein, University of Alabama at Birmingham, author of Preterm Birth in the United States: A Sociocultural ApproachTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments 1. Statement of the Problem: American Exceptionalism in Health Care and the Emergence of the Great Unsustainable Compromise 2. The Emergence of the New Era of Reform 3. The Theoretical Foundations for Health Care as a Social Right of Citizenship 4. A Principled Critique of the ACA and the ACA in an Evolutionary Perspective 5. A Principled Approach to Radical Health-Care Finance Reform 6. A Principled Approach to Essential Health-Care Delivery System Reforms 7. Assessing Health- Care System Performance Against the Four Core Aims of Health-Care Policy 8. Special Issues and Considerations Notes References Index
£28.50
University of Illinois Press The Graying of America
Book SynopsisFeaturing nontechnical language and user-friendly indexes, this book covers such topics as acupuncture, wheelchairs, adjusting to bifocals, preparing for traveling, improving communication with physicians, and avoiding eye strain in computer use. It offers coverage of health problems including arthritis, diabetes, osteoporosis and cancer.Trade Review"An alphabetical listing of sources and issues of particular interest to older people. This new updated edition is useful, comprehensive, and well-written." -- Arkansas Times "Intended for general readers, this volume clearly explains various aspects of aging in nontechnical language. Topical coverage is very broad, and the selection of subjects appears to reflect both currently popular areas and the authors' own interests." -- Choice From reviews of the first edition: "The Graying of America represents a Herculean effort to educate patients... It is an educational and informational resource, easy to read, practical and useful." -- Eugene J. Rogers, M.D., Chicago Medicine "Readily accessible and easily understood by general readers, this source is highly recommended for college and university libraries, and for any reader interested in aging, old age, or gerontology in the contemporary U.S." -- Choice
£40.50
Indiana University Press Philanthropy for Health in China
Book SynopsisDrawing on the expertise of Chinese and Western academics and practitioners, this book aims to advance the understanding of philanthropy for health in China in the 20th century and to identify future challenges and opportunities.Trade ReviewCommissioned by the China Medical Board in celebration of its 100th anniversary, "Philanthropy for Health in China" brings together the expertise of over two dozen authors in 14 chapters. Contributors hail from a range of academic fields, and many have long experience as practitioners working in philanthropy. . . it can be commended for drawing a clear picture of the contributions of health philanthropy in China historically and for presenting concise snapshots of recent programmes.June 2015 * The China Quarterly *[T]his volume's greatest strength is that it puts Chinese and Western scholars and practitioners in direct conversation with one another on some of the important challenges facing the non-profit sector in China today. The book provides an excellent overview of the landscape and opportunities for health philanthropy in China which will be useful to social historians, to non-profit personnel as well as lay persons seeking to understand or invest in health in China. * Social History of Medicine *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Philanthropy for Health in China: Distinctive Roots and Future Prospects / Lincoln Chen, Jennifer Ryan, Tony SaichSection I: Revitalization after Collapse1. The Collapse and Re-emergence of Private Philanthropy in China, 1949-2012 / Zhenyao Wang and Yanhui Zhao2. Shifting Balance of Philanthropic Policies and Regulations in China / Mark Sidel3. Changing Health Problems and Health Systems: Challenges for Philanthropy in China / Vivian Lin and Bronwyn CarterSection II: Chinese Roots and Foreign Engagement4. Medicine with Mission: Chinese Roots and Foreign Engagement in Health Philanthropy / Xiulan Zhang and Lu Zhang5. American Foundations in Twentieth Century China / Zhongyun Zi and Mary Bullock6. Connecting Philanthropy with Innovation: China in the First Half of Twentieth century / Darwin Stapleton7. International Philanthropic Engagement in Three Stages of China's Response to HIV/AIDS / Ray Yip8. Gender and Reproductive Health in China: Partnership with Foundations and the United Nations / Joan Kaufman, Mary Ann Burris, Eve W. Lee, and Susan Jolly9. Foreign Philanthropic Initiatives for Tobacco Control in China / Jeffrey Koplan and Pamela RedmonSection III: Transitions and Prospects10. GONGOs in the Development of Health Philanthropy in China / Guosheng Deng and Xiaoping Zhao11. The Red Cross Society of China: Past, Present and Future / Caroline Reeves12. More than Mercy Money: Private Philanthropy for Special Health Needs / Li Fan13. Charitable Donations for Health and Medical Services from Hong Kong to Mainland China / David Faure14. Towards a Healthier Philanthropy: Reforming China's Philanthropic Sector / Yongguang XuGlossaryContributorsIndex
£48.60
Indiana University Press Philanthropy for Health in China
Book SynopsisDrawing on the expertise of Chinese and Western academics and practitioners, this book aims to advance the understanding of philanthropy for health in China in the 20th century and to identify future challenges and opportunities.Trade ReviewCommissioned by the China Medical Board in celebration of its 100th anniversary, "Philanthropy for Health in China" brings together the expertise of over two dozen authors in 14 chapters. Contributors hail from a range of academic fields, and many have long experience as practitioners working in philanthropy. . . it can be commended for drawing a clear picture of the contributions of health philanthropy in China historically and for presenting concise snapshots of recent programmes.June 2015 * The China Quarterly *[T]his volume's greatest strength is that it puts Chinese and Western scholars and practitioners in direct conversation with one another on some of the important challenges facing the non-profit sector in China today. The book provides an excellent overview of the landscape and opportunities for health philanthropy in China which will be useful to social historians, to non-profit personnel as well as lay persons seeking to understand or invest in health in China. * Social History of Medicine *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Philanthropy for Health in China: Distinctive Roots and Future Prospects / Lincoln Chen, Jennifer Ryan, Tony SaichSection I: Revitalization after Collapse1. The Collapse and Re-emergence of Private Philanthropy in China, 1949-2012 / Zhenyao Wang and Yanhui Zhao2. Shifting Balance of Philanthropic Policies and Regulations in China / Mark Sidel3. Changing Health Problems and Health Systems: Challenges for Philanthropy in China / Vivian Lin and Bronwyn CarterSection II: Chinese Roots and Foreign Engagement4. Medicine with Mission: Chinese Roots and Foreign Engagement in Health Philanthropy / Xiulan Zhang and Lu Zhang5. American Foundations in Twentieth Century China / Zhongyun Zi and Mary Bullock6. Connecting Philanthropy with Innovation: China in the First Half of Twentieth century / Darwin Stapleton7. International Philanthropic Engagement in Three Stages of China's Response to HIV/AIDS / Ray Yip8. Gender and Reproductive Health in China: Partnership with Foundations and the United Nations / Joan Kaufman, Mary Ann Burris, Eve W. Lee, and Susan Jolly9. Foreign Philanthropic Initiatives for Tobacco Control in China / Jeffrey Koplan and Pamela RedmonSection III: Transitions and Prospects10. GONGOs in the Development of Health Philanthropy in China / Guosheng Deng and Xiaoping Zhao11. The Red Cross Society of China: Past, Present and Future / Caroline Reeves12. More than Mercy Money: Private Philanthropy for Special Health Needs / Li Fan13. Charitable Donations for Health and Medical Services from Hong Kong to Mainland China / David Faure14. Towards a Healthier Philanthropy: Reforming China's Philanthropic Sector / Yongguang XuGlossaryContributorsIndex
£17.99
Indiana University Press Building on Our Promise
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgements1. Over 116 Years, Hospital Offers Compassionate Care, Expands and Improves Services and Health in Community2. Local Council of Women Creates First Hospital, Garners Public Support and Guides Hospital's Early Years3. Hospital Reaches Milestones by Enlarging Facilities, Investing in Modern Technology and Attracting Top Health Care Providers4. Hospital, Health Care Providers Meet Challenges, Crises and Deliver Vital Care, Social Services in Community5. Patients and Hospital Staff Remember Times of Extraordinary Care and Acts of Kindness6. Integration with IU Health Improves Hospital's Future, Leads to Creating State-of-the-Art Regional Academic Health CenterNotesBloomington Hospital TimelineList of Donors
£28.80
Indiana University Press From AIDS to Population Health
Book SynopsisFrom AIDS to Population Healthexplores the thirty-year history of a unique collaboration between the medical schools of Indiana University and Moi University in Kenya, as it progressedfromcombating theHIV/AIDSepidemicin East Africato the building of a national plan to provide universal healthcare to all. The Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH)program focuseson the medical education of healthcare professionalswho arebuildingcommunities thatcantake care of themselves. The overwhelming success of the AMPATH program and its continuing vibrant legacy today are showcased through dozens of striking photographs, telling interviews, and revealing anecdotes and encounters. It focuses on four of the most innovative projects among the fifty that AMPATH oversees: a microfinance officer who organizes villagers, an oncology nurse who runs outreach clinics, a farm extension agent working in partnership with a multinational agriculture corporation to improve farm output, and a specTrade Review"AMPATH's growth from a groundbreaking response to HIV/AIDS to an even more impactful population health program is a remarkable feat, and the Kenyans and Americans who built the program are remarkable people. The program and the people both deserve a comprehensive, compelling book that tells their story. Fortunately for us, James Kelly has devoted his considerable reporting and photography skills to giving these inspiring health heroes—and we fortunate readers—a captivating book that meets the high standards set by this historic partnership."—Fran Quigley, Indiana University McKinney School of Law"This excellent book highlights the unique, successful and long-term partnership between two institutions—one Kenyan and one American. In contrast to many academic partnerships, the work of Indiana and Moi University is not based on data flows from Africa to the US, but rather demonstrates a model of international solidarity. The AMPATH collaboration's work to scale up HIV therapy and build health systems will serve to improve the resilience of health systems against the global threats of our time, from pandemics to climate change."—Joia S. Mukherjee, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, Partners In Health, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical SchoolTable of ContentsPart 1: Introduction1. My African Experience2. History and AMPATH3. AMPATH Re-envisionedPart 2: Photographic Essays of Workers4. Population Health through Economic Empowerment5. Public-Private Partnerships6. Managing Chronic Diseases 7. Rafiki Centre for Adolescent HealthPart 3: Leadership Profiles8. The LeadershipPart 4: Research9. Methodology10. Staff Responses to the Survey11. Discussion and ConclusionsEpilogueReferences
£23.74
Indiana University Press Medicine Mobility and Power in Global Africa
Book SynopsisDiscusses Africa and medicine in a globalised worldTrade ReviewThis skillfully edited collection clears a path for further new and exciting work around topics of mobility, transnational health, and global healing. * Bulletin of the History of Medicine *For medical anthropologists who work in Africa, the Dilger, Kanye, and Langwick volume is almost obligatory, and reading it will likely lead to a pleasant afternoon filled with recognizable names and debates.57.3 Dec. 2014 * African Studies Review *Medicine, Mobility and Power in Global Africa is a welcome addition to a growing body of scholarship examining postcolonial medicine, health, and healing in Africa. * Journal of African History *Table of ContentsHansjörg Dilger, Abdoulaye Kane, and Stacey A. Langwick Introduction Part 1. Scale as an Effect of Power1. The Choreography of Global Subjection: The Traditional Birth Attendant in Contemporary Configurations of World Health Stacey A. Langwick 2. Targeting the Empowered Individual: Transnational Policy-Making, the Global Economy of Aid and the Limitations of 'Biopower' in Tanzania Hansjörg Dilger3. Health Security on the Move. Biobureaucracy, Solidarity and the Transfer of Health Insurance to Senegal Angelika Wolf4. Afri-global Medicine: New Perspectives on Epidemics, Drugs, Wars, Migrations, and Healing-rituals John Janzen5. AIDS Policies for Markets and Warriors: Dispossession, Capital, and Pharmaceuticals in Nigeria Kristin PetersonPart 2. Alternative Forms of Globality6. Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Mali and Togo: Circulating Knowledge, Mobile Technology, Transnational Efforts Viola Hörbst7. Flows of Medicine, Healers, Health Professionals, and Patients between Home and Host Countries Abdoulaye Kane8. Public Health or Public Threat? Polio Eradication Campaigns, Islamic Revival, and the Materialization of State Power in Niger Adeline Masquelier9. School of Deliverance: Healing, Exorcism and Male Spirit Possession in the Ghanaian Presbyterian Diaspora Adam MohrPart 3. Moving through the Gaps10. It's Just Like the Internet: Transnational Healing Practices between Somaliland and the Somali Diaspora Marja Tiilikainen11. Mobility and Connectedness: Chinese Medical Doctors in Kenya Elisabeth Hsu12. Guinean Migrant Traditional Healers in the Global Market Clara CarvalhoContributorsIndex
£59.40
University of Notre Dame Press Long Road from Quito
Book SynopsisThe incredible story of David Gaus, who has dedicated his life to bringing modern health care and medicine to rural communities in Ecuador.Trade Review"The book succeeds in helping readers understand the lack of medical care in rural areas—the 'urban bias' of where doctors want to practice—and the unique geographic and social problems that complicate access to health care." —Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati Enquirer, author of A Promise in Haiti"Long Road from Quito: Transforming Health Care in Rural Latin America is well written and captures the attention of the reader; the many examples provide a colorful and vivid narrative that makes this book a page turner. Tony Hiss knows how to tell a story, and the reader gets an excellent in-depth impression of the context based on the vivid descriptions provided." —Clemens Sedmak, author of A Church of the Poor"If you are lucky, a few times in life you will come across a person who is able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. It is even rarer still to find in such a leader a genuine sense of humility and a depth of soul that radiates joy and laughter. I know you will enjoy and be inspired by this story of a modern-day man who is as holy as he is innovative, who is as determined as he is fun, and who is both visionary and focused on the set of eyes before him at any given moment." —Lou Nanni, from the foreword“[David] Gaus’ journey from an accounting undergraduate to a medical doctor hailed as a hero in Ecuador, with hesburgh as inspiration and partner, is recounted in the new book, Long Road from Quito, by journalist Tony Hiss.” —Notre Dame Magazine"Long Road from Quito by Tony Hiss is an extraordinary combination of biography and history . . . an especially and unreservedly recommended addition to community and academic library Contemporary American Biography collections in general, and Latin American Medical History supplemental studies reading lists in particular. . . . With a charming conversational style that's a pleasure to read, Hiss shows . . . Gaus's vision and determination . . . in a story with equal parts interest for Notre Dame readers, health practitioners, medical anthropologists, Latin American students and scholars, and the general public." —John Taylor, Midwest Book Review"[This] narrative has the contents, structure, and timing to engage the reader with the details of the philosophy, biography, and determination of David Gaus, a young accountant who took a charity trip to Quito in 1984. His trip ended up transforming him into a physician for the poor, a hospital builder, and an educator in rural Ecuador." —Choice“Long Road from Quito also depicts a challenge far greater than geographic isolation—namely, how rural populations differ from urban populations in their perception of health and disease. Such insights are essential not just in Ecuador but in much of the world, including industrialized nations.” —American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene"For family physicians with an interest in global health, rural medicine, and tropical disease, plus an appreciation for a well-told story, this book is a great read. Thoroughly entertaining while still conveying a message about how global health can be done well and responsibly, the book gives a sense of hope and energy." —Family Medicine
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WW Norton & Co Shocks to the System Psychotherapy of Traumatic
Book SynopsisDesigned to help those suffering the lasting effects of accidents, assaults, injuries and disasters, this book guides trauma victims in getting medical, psychological and legal help, and instructs clinicians on how to treat these patients effectively.
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Wiley Caring for the Older Person
Book SynopsisThe number of older people in our society is increasing rapidly and as they age, the demand for safe, effective care is growing. This book offers readers the knowledge and skill to provide all aspects of care. Caring for the Older Person is written in six sections, covering the fundamental needs of an older person: Assistance with personal cleansing Assistance with movement Assistance to maintain nutrition and fluid intake Assistance with toilet needs Assistance with the need for observation and monitoring Care of the person immediately following death Each section starts with an explanation and includes care procedures in a step-by-step format. Written by two experienced nurses, the book is systematic and evidence-based, using up-to-date knowledge and government policy. It is intended to be a practical aid to improve care for the older person, whether in hospital, care home or at home and to give the reTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction: reason for the book. 1 Preliminary considerations and symbols. 2 Care for the older person requiring assistance with personal cleansing. Procedure One: Making or changing the older person’s bed with the person still in bed. Procedure Two: Assisting the older person requiring a wash in bed or chair, including care of hands and feet. Procedure Three: Assisting the older person to wash in the bath or shower, including care of hands and feet. Procedure Four: Assisting the bed-bound older person to wash his or her hair. Procedure Five: Assisting the older person with cleansing of the mouth, including care of dentures. Procedure Six: Assisting the older person requiring eye care. 3 Care for the older person requiring assistance with movement (Vicky MacArthur RGN, BSc (hons), MSc, PGDip HPE). Procedure Seven: Assisting the older person to move up the bed. Procedure Eight: Assisting the older person to move from a lying to a sitting position. Procedure Nine: Assisting the older person with a lateral transfer while they are in a lying position. Procedure Ten: Assisting the older person to sit back in the chair. Procedure Eleven: Assisting the older person from a sitting to a standing position. Procedure Twelve: Assisting the older person to walk. 4 Care for the older person requiring assistance to maintain nutrition and fluid intake. Procedure Thirteen: Assisting the older person to eat and drink. Procedure Fourteen: Nasogastric tube insertion and position checking. Procedure Fifteen: Assisting the older person with nutrition and fluid intake via a nasogastric tube. Procedure Sixteen: Care of percutaneous endoscopically guided gastrostomy (PEG) tube site until stoma well established (1–14 days). Procedure Seventeen: Care of percutaneous endoscopically guided gastrostomy (PEG) tube site when stoma well established. Procedure Eighteen: Assisting the older person with nutrition and fluid intake via a percutaneous endoscopically guided gastrostomy (PEG) tube. 5 Care for the older person requiring assistance with toilet needs. Procedure Nineteen: Assisting the older person to use toilet, commode or bedpan. Procedure Twenty: Assisting the older person requiring bowel care: administration of suppositories. Procedure Twenty-one: Assisting the older person requiring bowel care: administration of an evacuant enema. Procedure Twenty-two: Obtaining a specimen of faeces for observation, assessment and analysis. Procedure Twenty-three: Obtaining a specimen of urine for observation, assessment and analysis. Procedure Twenty-four: Assisting the older person with catheter care. Procedure Twenty-five: Assisting the older person to empty a catheter bag. Procedure Twenty-six: Obtaining a catheter specimen of urine for observation, assessment and analysis. 6 Care for the older person requiring observation and monitoring. Procedure Twenty-seven: Measuring and recording temperature. Procedure Twenty-eight: Measuring and recording temperature using a tympanic thermometer. Procedure Twenty-nine: Measuring and recording blood pressure. Procedure Thirty: Measuring and recording pulse. Procedure Thirty-one: Measuring and recording respiratory rate. 7 Care for the older person at the end of his or her life. Procedure Thirty-two: Caring for the body of the older person following death. References and further reading. Index.
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Wiley-Blackwell Spatial and Syndromic Surveillance for Public Health
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Helping Children and Adolescents with Chronic and
Book SynopsisPraise for Helping Children and Adolescents with Chronic and Serious Medical Conditions A Strengths-Based Approach Helping Children and Adolescents with Chronic and Serious Medical Conditionsprovides a wellspring of knowledge, from the theoretical to the clinical. The many vignettes and transcriptions immeasurably enrich the reader''s understanding of the interventions and their broader applicability.Barbara M. Sourkes, PhDJohn A. Kriewall and Elizabeth A. Haehl Director of Pediatric Palliative CareLucile Packard Children''s Hospital at Stanford An important and practical guide to providing compassionate care and support to medically compromised children and their families Helping Children and Adolescents with Chronic and Serious Medical Conditions: A Strengths-Based Approach presents practical guidance on integrating the latest research into evidence-based practice to ensure the best client care. Edited by a top scholar in the field,Trade Review"Helping Children and Adolescents with Chronic and Serious Medical Conditions provides a wellspring of knowledge, from the theoretical to the clinical. The many vignettes and transcriptions immeasurably enrich the reader's understanding of the interventions and their broader applicability." —Barbara M. Sourkes, PhD John A. Kriewall and Elizabeth A. Haehl Director of Pediatric Palliative Care Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at StanfordTable of ContentsForeword, Barbara Sourkes, PhD xi Preface xv Acknowledgments xix Part I Overview and Introduction: Theoretical Framework for Collaborative Practice 1 Chapter 1 When a Young Person’s Health Becomes Problematic 3Nancy Boyd Webb and Rose A. Bartone Chapter 2 The Emotional Impact of a Young Person’s Illness on the Family 21Cindy Dell Clark Chapter 3 The Economic, Social, and Cultural Context of Health Care 35Virginia Rondero Hernandez Part II Helping Approaches of Practitioners in Different Settings 57 Chapter 4 A Behavioral Pediatrician’s Perspective on Helping Children Recover from Traumatic Medical Experiences 59Joan Lovett Chapter 5 Child Life Practice in Hospitals 73Deborah Vilas Chapter 6 Working with Families of Medically Challenged Youth 89Jennifer Baggerly Chapter 7 School-Based Interventions for Children and Youth with Medical Conditions 105Suzanne C. Griffith and Rosemary Doyle Chapter 8 School Social Work Interventions for Medically Compromised Youth and Families 121Linda Openshaw Chapter 9 Strengths-Based Group Work with Children 137Ariel Allena Botta Chapter 10 Play and Expressive Therapies with Medically Challenged Children and Adolescents 155Nancy Boyd Webb Chapter 11 Meeting the Spiritual Needs of Children with Chronic and Life-Threatening Illness 171Paul Thayer Part III Challenges and Issues Associated with Chronic, Ongoing, or Recurring Physical Conditions and Disabilities 187 Chapter 12 Medical Conditions Present at Birth 189Patrick Shannon Chapter 13 Medical Conditions That Appear During Early Childhood 205Roxia B. Bullock Chapter 14 Other Conditions That May Occur in Childhood or Develop in Adolescence 225M. Carlean Gilbert Part IV Acute Health Crises 241 Chapter 15 Outpatient Counseling for Children and Youth with Life-Threatening Conditions 243Douglas Davies and Nancy Boyd Webb Chapter 16 Hospital Treatment of Children and Youth with Life-Threatening Conditions 269Elaine C. Meyer Chapter 17 Helping in the Emergency Room after Accidents and Traumatic Injury 285Leslie H. Wind Part V Challenges and Guidelines for Helping 303 Chapter 18 The Challenge of Maintaining Hope and Fostering Resiliency: Implications for Youth, Families, and Practitioners 305Nancy Boyd Webb Appendix Child-, Youth-, and Family-Health-Related Professional Organizations 317 Training Programs and Certificates Related to Helping Medically Challenged Youth and Families 321 Child-, Youth-, and Family-Health-Related Professional Journals 324 Additional Health-Related Resources for Youth and Families 330 About the Editor 335 About the Contributors 337 Author Index 341 Subject Index 351
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Improving Healthcare Through Advocacy
Book SynopsisPraise for Improving Healthcare Through Advocacy A Guide for the Health and Helping Professions Bruce Jansson''s thoughtful and innovative book will appeal to students in social work, nursing, and public health as well as those working in the health field of practice. The case examples are extraordinary, and Jansson provides the ideas, context, and theoretical base for readers to acquire the skills of advocacy in healthcare. This is by far the best advocacy book I have seen. Gary Rosenberg, PhD Director, Division of Social Work and Behavioral Science Mount Sinai School of Medicine Improving Healthcare Through Advocacy is a terrific description of opportunities for advocacy intervention and provides the skill sets necessary for effective advocacy. A needed book. Laura Weil, LCSW Director, Health Advocacy Program Sarah Lawrence College Improving HeTable of ContentsPreface xi 1 Embedding Advocacy in the U.S. Health System 1 Seven Problems Commonly Encountered by Healthcare Consumers 2 Advocacy 3 Scenarios and Vignettes 6 Resurgence of Interest in Case and Policy Advocacy 8 Advocacy From Outside the Health System 10 Advocacy as an Underground Activity 11 Advocacy as an Ethical Imperative 11 A Philosophical Premise 12 An Outline of This Book 13 Online Materials Relevant to This Chapter 13 2 How the U.S. Health System Contributes to Consumers' Seven Problems 15 The Poor Law Tradition 15 Emphasis on Technology 17 Entrepreneurialism 17 Insufficient Emphasis on Prevention 17 Lack of Diversity in Medical Personnel 18 Uneven Acceptance of a Biopsychosocial Framework 19 Medical Silos and Insular Care 19 From History to Case and Policy Advocacy 21 Online Materials Relevant to This Chapter 22 3 An Advocacy Practice Framework: Tasks, Skills, and Actions 23 Brief Overview of Case-Advocacy Interventions 23 Eight Case-Advocacy Tasks 24 Task #1 Reading the Context 24 Task #2 Triage 27 Task #3 Allocating Case-Advocacy Services 32 Task #4 Diagnosing Task 33 Task #5 The Strategizing Task 40 Task #6 Implementing Case-Advocacy Strategy 50 Task #7 Assessing Advocacy Interventions 50 Task #8 Progressing to Policy Advocacy 51 Case Advocacy for a Very Sick Child 51 Summary 56 4 Case Advocacy Skills 59 Four Skills for Reading the Advocacy Context (Task #1) 59 Four Skills for Case-Advocacy Triage (Task #2) 60 Four Skills for Allocating Case-Advocacy Services (Task #3) 61 Four Skills for the Diagnosing Task (Task #4) 61 Four Skills for the Strategizing Task (Task #5) 61 Four Skills for the Implementing Task (Task # 6) 62 Four Skills for the Assessing Task (Task #7) 62 Four Skills for the Progression Task (Task #8) 63 Two Skills in More Detail 63 The Nature of Influence 63 Empowering Consumers 65 Empowerment (Continued) 83 Advocacy With Respect to Seven Consumer Problems 96 5 Advocacy to Protect Consumers' Ethical Rights 97 Promoting Ethical Conduct in Healthcare 97 The Policy and Regulatory Thicket for Promoting Ethical Conduct 101 Obtaining Skills in Ethical Reasoning at the Case Level 106 Nineteen Scenarios Encountered by Case Advocates 115 Summary 137 Moving From Case-Advocacy Scenarios to Broader Policy Issues 141 Online Materials Relevant to This Chapter 142 6 Advocacy to Improve Consumers' Quality of Care 143 A Definition of ``Quality Healthcare'' 143 General Criticisms of the Success of U.S. Healthcare in Addressing Physiological Illnesses 144 The Policy and Regulatory Thicket as It Pertains to Quality of Care 146 Fifteen Scenarios Encountered by Consumers With Respect to Quality of Care 159 Online Materials Relevant to This Chapter 176 Progressing From Case Advocacy to Policy Advocacy to Enhance Quality of Care 176 7 Advocacy to Promote Culturally Competent Health Services 179 Conceptualizing Cultural Competency 180 What It Means to Be Culturally Competent: A Conceptual Framework 182 The Case for Providing Culturally Competent Services 185 The Policy and Regulatory Thicket 189 Ten Scenarios Pertaining to Culturally Incompetent Services 192 Policy Advocacy to Promote the Cultural Competency of the Health System 207 Moving From Case Advocacy Scenarios to Broader Policy Issues 210 8 Using Advocacy to Promote Prevention in Health 211 Defining Prevention 211 Threats to Health 213 Prevention Goals and Strategies 214 Why U.S. Consumers Particularly Need Prevention 219 Barriers to Prevention 221 The Policy and Regulatory Thicket 229 Twelve Scenarios of Consumers Regarding Preventive Services 239 Moving from Case Advocacy to Policy Advocacy 251 Summary 252 9 Using Advocacy to Help Consumers Finance Their Healthcare 253 Buck-Passing 260 Seniors' Angst 264 The Medical Wheel of Fortune 267 Some Effects of Poor Coverage on Health Outcomes 275 Ripple Effects of Health Costs and Coverage 276 The Policy and Regulatory Thicket Protecting Consumers With Respect to Health Coverage 278 Twenty Scenarios Encountered by Advocates 280 Moving From Case Advocacy to Policy Advocacy 295 Fifteen Scenarios Presented in This Book 295 Online Materials Relevant to This Chapter 295 Summary 296 10 Advocacy for Healthcare Consumers Needing Mental Health Services 297 Why Many Consumers Turn to Health Settings for Help with Mental Conditions 297 Kinds of Mental Distress Often Experienced by Consumers 300 Who Attends to Consumers' Mental Health Needs? 303 Some Liabilities in the Policy and Regulatory Thicket 304 Assets in the Policy and Regulatory Thicket 306 The Policy and Regulatory Thicket: Laws, Regulations, and Staff That Facilitate Social and Mental Health Services 319 Twenty-Six Scenarios Encountered by Case Advocates 321 Online Materials Relevant to This Chapter 343 Moving from Case Advocacy to Policy Advocacy 343 11 Advocacy to Help Consumers Receive Community-Based Care 345 Consumer's Health Ecosystems 345 A Compendium of Community-Based Health Services 348 Assets and Liabilities in the Policy and Regulatory Thicket 349 Fifteen Advocacy Scenarios for Consumers Needing Community-Based Care 361 Moving From Case Advocacy to Policy Advocacy 374 Online Materials Relevant to This Chapter 374 Summary 375 12 A Framework for Policy Advocacy by Healthcare Professionals 377 The Importance of Policy Advocacy 377 A Policy Advocacy Framework 379 Surmounting Fatalism, Controversy, and Vested Interests 387 Policy Advocacy in Four Settings 390 13 Using Policy Advocacy to Embed Advocacy in Healthcare Organizations 391 What Advocates Seek to Change in Health Organizations 391 Using Policy Advocacy to Embed Advocacy in Health Organizations 395 Summary 420 14 Policy Advocacy in Community, Electoral, and Government Settings 421 Health Advocacy in Communities 421 Policy Advocacy in Electoral Settings 425 Policy Advocacy in Legislative and Regulatory Settings 426 Advocating for Regulatory Changes 429 Establishing a Policy Agenda in Specific Health Settings 430 Online Materials Relevant to This Chapter 431 Summary 431 References 433 Author Index 457 Subject Index 469
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Fisher Investments on Health Care
Book SynopsisTimes have changed, and investors need to change with them. Health Care is an ever-changing market. Though investors are often weary of health care investing, with big risk can come even bigger rewards. Fisher Investments on Health Care gives readers the tools to better understand the market.Table of ContentsForeword ix Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii Part I Getting Started in Health Care 1 Chapter 1 Health Care Basics 3 Health Care Basics 5 Health Care Characteristics 7 Chapter 2 The US Health Care System 19 Why Does It Cost So Much? 20 Private Versus Public 25 The Regulatory System 30 US Health Care Reform 33 Chapter 3 Brief Overview of Health Care Systems by Major Countries 37 Japan 38 Germany 42 France 45 United Kingdom 48 China 52 Chapter 4 Health Care Sector Drivers 57 Defensive Nature of Health Care 58 Innovation and Patent Expirations 61 Political/Regulatory Developments 63 Part II Next Steps: Health Care Details 67 Chapter 5 Health Care Sector Breakdown 69 Global Industry Classification Standard 70 Global Health Care Benchmarks 71 Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 74 Health Care Equipment & Services Industry Group 90 Health Care Providers & Services 97 Health Care Facilities 98 Health Care Services 99 Managed Health Care 102 Health Care Technology 106 Chapter 6 Challenges in the Health Care Sector 111 Slowing Growth in Mature Markets 112 Legislation and Regulation 115 Responding to Challenges 119 Part III Thinking Like a Portfolio Manager 127 Chapter 7 The Top-Down Method 129 Investing Is a Science 129 The Top-Down Method 132 Top-Down Deconstructed 138 Managing Against a Health Care Benchmark 145 Chapter 8 Security Analysis 151 Make Your Selection 152 A Five-Step Process 153 Important Questions to Ask 161 Chapter 9 Make Your Portfolio “Healthy” 169 Strategy 1: Adding Value at the Industry and Sub-Industry Level 170 Strategy 2: Adding Value at the Security Level 176 Strategy 3: Adding Value in a Health Care Sector Downturn 176 How to Implement Your Strategy 177 Appendix Reference Material 181 Notes 187 About the Authors 193 Index 195
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Prevention Is Primary
Book SynopsisThe new edition of Prevention Is Primary provides models, methods, and approaches for building health and equity in communities. This comprehensive book includes the theory, concepts, and models needed to harness social justice and practice primary prevention of unnecessary illness and injury. Ideal for students as well as practitioners, this thoroughly revised and updated second edition combines an overview of advances in the field with effective approaches in the current economic and health care climate. With contributions from noted experts, Prevention Is Primary shows practical applications of intervention science to social and health problems and issues facing at-risk and vulnerable groups. The book describes the overarching framework and principles guiding prevention efforts, including a focus on social justice and health equity, and community resilience. It explores the transition from prevention theory to implementation and practice and from interdisciplinary collaborTable of ContentsTables, Figures, and Exhibits. Acknowledgments. Foreword (Georges C. Benjamin). The Contributors. Introduction (Larry Cohen, Vivian Chávez and Sana Chehimi). Part One: Defining the Issues. 1 The Imperative for Primary Prevention (Larry Cohen and Sana Chehimi). 2 Achieving Health Equity and Social Justice (Wayne H. Giles and Leandris C. Liburd). Sidebar: Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, Nancy McArdle, Theresa L. Osypuk, Bonnie Lefkowitz and Barbara Krimgold. 3 Individual, Family, and Community Resilience (Bonnie Benard). Part Two: Key Elements of Effective Prevention Efforts. 4 Community Organizing for Health and Social Justice (Vivian Chávez, Meredith Minkler, Nina Wallerstein and Michael S. Spencer). 5 Working Collaboratively to Advance Prevention (Larry Cohen and Ashby Wolfe). Sidebars: Deborah Balfanz, Soowon Kim and Ellen Wu. 6 The Power of Local Communities to Foster Policy (Makani Themba-Nixon). 7 Using Media Advocacy to Influence Policy (Lori Dorfman). 8 The Impact of Corporate Practices on Health and Health Policy (Nicholas Freudenberg and Sandro Galea). 9 Primary Prevention and Program Evaluation (Daniel Perales). Part Three: Prevention in Context. 10 Preventing Injustices in Environmental Health and Exposures (Stephanie Ann Farquhar, Neha Patel and Molly Chidsey). Sidebars: Nancy M. Goff and Peter Murchie. 11 Health and the Built Environment (Howard Frumkin and Andrew L. Dannenberg). 12 Creating Healthy Food Environments to Prevent Chronic Disease (Leslie Mikkelsen, Catherine S. Erickson, Juliet Sims and Marion Nestle). 13 A Public Health Approach to Preventing Violence (Deborah Prothrow-Stith and Rachel A. Davis). Sidebar: Dionne Smith Coker-Appiah, Mysha R. Wynn and Donald Parker. 14 The Limits of Behavioral Interventions for HIV Prevention (Dan Wohlfeiler and Jonathan M. Ellen). 15 Mental Health in the Realm of Primary Prevention (Anita M. Wells, GiShawn A. Mance and M. Taqi Tirmazi). Sidebar: Joseph P. Gone. Name Index. Subject Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Handbook of Global Health Poli
Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Global Health Policy provides a definitive source of the key areas in the field. It examines the ethical and practical dimensions of new and current policy models and their effect on the future development of global health and policy.Trade Review“This is a critical work to help scholars, practitioners, and students better understand the interdisciplinary arena of global health policy . . . Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (Choice, 1 July 2015)Table of ContentsFigures and Tables ix Notes on Contributors xiii Foreword: Global Health Policy-Making in Transition xxixSir Richard G. A. Feachem Acknowledgments xxxiii Introduction 1Garrett W. Brown, Gavin Yamey, and Sarah Wamala Part I Global Health Policy and Global Health Governance 19 1 Understanding Global Health Policy 21Ruairí Brugha, Carlos Bruen, and Viroj Tangcharoensathien 2 Critical Reflections on Global Health Policy Formation: From Renaissance to Crisis 47Sophie Harman 3 Contemporary Global Health Governance: Origins, Functions, and Challenges 63Rajaie Batniji and Francisco Songane 4 Global Health Justice and the Right to Health 77Garrett W. Brown and Lauren Paremoer Part II Narrowing the Gap Between Knowledge and Action 97 5 Measuring the World’s Health: How Good are Our Estimates? 99Nancy Fullman, Abraham Flaxman, Katherine Leach-Kemon, Julie Knoll Rajaratnam, and Rafael Lozano 6 Achieving Better Global Health Policy, Even When Health Metrics Data are Scanty 119Peter Byass 7 An Argument for Evidence-Based Policy-Making in Global Health 133Gavin Yamey and Jimmy Volmink 8 Can Global Health Policy be Depoliticized? A Critique of Global Calls for Evidence-Based Policy 157Amy Barnes and Justin Parkhurst Part III The Politics of Risk, Disease, and Neglect 175 9 Dietary Policies to Reduce Non-Communicable Diseases 177Ashkan Afshin, Renata Micha, Shahab Khatibzadeh, Laura A. Schmidt, and Dariush Mozaffarian 10 Ethical Reflections on Who is At Risk: Vulnerability and Global Public Health 195Christine Straehle 11 Ethical and Economic Perspectives on Global Health Interventions 209Sonia Bhalotra and Thomas Pogge 12 Global Health Policy Responses to the World’s Neglected Diseases 229Mary Moran 13 The Fight for Global Access to Essential Health Commodities 245Manica Balasegaram, Michelle Childs, and James Arkinstall 14 The Social Determinants of Health 267Arne Ruckert and Ronald Labonté Part IV Diplomacy, Security, and Humanitarianism 287 15 Arguments for Securitizing Global Health Priorities 289Simon Rushton 16 Viral Sovereignty: The Downside Risks of Securitizing Infectious Disease 305Stefan Elbe and Nadine Voelkner 17 The Changing Humanitarian Sector: Repercussions for the Health Sector 319François Grünewald and Veronique de Geoffroy 18 The Limits of Humanitarian Action 341Hugo Slim Part V Financing and the Political Economy of Global Health 355 19 The Global Health Financing Architecture and the Millennium Development Goals 357Marco Schäferhoff, Christina Schrade, and Matthew T. Schneider 20 Can International Aid Improve Health? 375Christopher J. Coyne and Claudia R. Williamson 21 The Exterritorial Reach of Money: Global Finance and Social Determinants of Health 393Ted Schrecker 22 Trade Rules and Intellectual Property Protection for Pharmaceuticals 409Valbona Muzaka 23 The Health Systems Agenda: Prospects for the Diagonal Approach 425Julio Frenk, Octavio Gómez-Dantés, and Felicia M. Knaul 24 Will Effective Health Delivery Platforms be Built in Low-Income Countries? 441Gorik Ooms, Peter S. Hill, and Yibeltal Assefa Part VI Health Rights and Partnerships 457 25 A Rights-Based Approach to Global Health Policy: What Contribution can Human RightsMake to Achieving Equity? 459Lisa Forman 26 From Aid to Accompaniment: Rules of the Road for Development Assistance 483Vanessa Kerry, Agnes Binagwaho, Jonathan Weigel, and Paul Farmer 27 Global Health Partnerships: The Emerging Agenda 505Jeremy Youde 28 Partnerships and the Millennium Development Goals: The Challenges of Reforming Global Health Governance 519Michael Moran and Michael Stevenson Part VII Beyond Globalization 537 29 Preparing for the Next Pandemic 539Adam Kamradt-Scott 30 Globalization and Global Health 555Matt X. Richardson, Mike M. Callaghan, and Sarah Wamala Index 577
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Health Promotion Philosophy Prejudice and
Book SynopsisIncisively written, this new edition of a popular guide first published in 1996 slices through the rhetoric of health promotion. Its penetrating analysis quickly reveals health promotion's conceptual roots, providing an enlightening map of their web of theory and practice. David Seedhouse proves that health promotion, a discipline intended to improve the health of a population, is prejudicedevery plan and every project stems first from human valuesand argues that only by acknowledging this will a mature discipline emerge. To help speed progress the author proposes a positive, practical theory of health promotion destined to inspire anyone who wishes to create better health. This new edition includes three new chapters on conventional health promotion, radical and foundational health promotion and mental health promotion, providing examples of the use of foundational health promotion.This new edition also adds five new teaching exercises, incorporates and updates the guide foTable of ContentsIntroduction. Part One the magpie profession. Dialogue One Health promotion on offer: all models available. Dialogue Two Where's the beef? Chapter One Glad to be vague. Chapter Two Hollow words - and how to reveal them. Chapter Three Evidence and ethics. Dialogue Three Progress so far. Part Two Prejudice first, evidence second. Chapter Four What drive health promotion? Chapter Five The political tap roots of health promotion. Dialogue Four The outsider. Chapter Six The outsider problem. Part Three The foundations theory of health promotion. Chapter Seven An introduction to the foundations of health promotion. Chapter Eight Tough questions. Dialogue Five The end of illusion. Chapter Nine Ethics and health promotion. Chapter Ten Rational health promotion. Dialogue Six Time to face the music. Dialogue Seven Seven strategies for health. References. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Physician Compensation Measurement Benchmarking
Book SynopsisPhysician Compensation Means More Than Money Physician compensation planning and methodology is a complex area that is influenced by many key factors. It takes experience and sharp analytical skills to manage.Table of ContentsFactors Impacting Physician Compensation. The Shrinking Pie. Defining the Pie. Regulatory Considerations in Physician Compensation Arrangements. Four Basic Principles of Compensation. Tax Considerations for Physician Compensation. Employment Agreements. Base Salary. Incentive Compensation. Physician Benefit Plans. Measuring Productivity. Relative Value Units. Using Relative Value Units to Measure Productivity. Cost Allocation. Administering the Compensation Plan. Academic Group Practice Compensation Models. Physician Integration Systems. Compensating the Physician CEO. Physician Compensation Case Studies. Common Pitfalls. Appendices. References. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Practical Nursing Philosophy The Universal
Book SynopsisThis book provides the definitive Code of Nursing Practice, clarifying the nine words that are central to nursing -- advocacy, care, dignity, holism, separatism, research, ethics, health, and nursing itself. Each keyword is clearly defined and comprehensively illustrated with down--to--earth nursing/health care examples.Trade Review"To me, a non-nurse, this is an excellent, clear book ..." (NursingEthics, Vol 8/3, 2001) "an interesting attempt by a philosopher to provide some structuresethical guidance for nurses" (Bulletin of Medical Ethics, January2002)Table of ContentsNURSING'S BIG IDEAS. Nursing Philosophy's Practical Failure. Advocacy. Care. Dignity. Holism and Separatism. HOW NURSING COULD TAKE THE MORAL LEAD IN HEALTH CARE. Research. Ethics. Mental Health. Nursing. The Universal Ethical Code. References. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Essentials of Telemedicine and Telecare
Book SynopsisTelemedicine is one of the fastest growing areas of medical information and services. This book traces its origins, defines its scope, and considers its benefits and limitations. Readers will also learn about the strategic, technical, and operational issues when considering the introduction of telemedicine services.Trade ReviewNorris provides an excellent summary of the telemedicine literature, and much pragmatic advice for those involved in health service implamentation and administration" (British Medical Journal, 4 May 2002) "...Informative and easy to read, it is packed with interesting information and facts. An essential read." (Nursing Times, 18 June 2002) "...The author of this excellent book...has reviewed the subject clearly and thoroughly..." (Family Practice, Vol.19, No.4, 2002) "...explains the main features…potential benefits, and...limitations and barriers." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 26, No. 2, June 2002) "…if you need a detailed working knowledge of the field it will help…" (Primary Health Care, April 2003)Table of ContentsPreface Origins and Development Introduction Definitions of Telemedicine, Telehealth and Telecare Origins and Development of Telemedicine Drivers of Telemedicine and Telecare Telemedicine in Developed and Underdeveloped Countries The Future of Telemedicine Summary Scope, Benefits and Limitations of Telemedicine Introduction Types of Telemedicine Patients and Carers Benefits and Limitations of Telemedicine Barriers to Progress Summary Technology of Telemedicine Systems Introduction Information Types and Transmissions Teleconsultation System Components Telecommunications Options Integration and Operational Issues Summary Telemedicine Service Providers and Applications Introduction Mainstream Health Sector Services Commercial Services and Other Agencies Summary Development and Delivery of Telemedicine Services Introduction The Strategic Context of Service Development The Evaluation of Pilot Studies Developing and Delivering a Telemedicine Service Summary Ethical and Legal Aspects of Telemedicine Introduction Confidentiality, Patient Rights and Consent Data Protection and Security Ethical and Legal Aspects of the Internet Telemedical Malpractice Jurisdictional Issues Intellectual Property Rights Summary Telemedicine Books and Web Sites References Index
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Reforming Health Care
Book SynopsisThis superlative text applies philosophical analysis to the daily problems of health service policy and practice. Provides readers with an understanding of the practical detail and the theoretical fundamentals of health reform.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: The Logic of Health Reform (D. Seedhouse). INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REFORM. Health Care Reform in the United States (C. Hackler). Health Care Reform in the UK: Working for Patients? (D. Gladstone M. Goldsmith). Choosing Core Health Services in The Netherlands (H. Have). Reforming Health Care in South Africa (M. Simpson). BENEATH THE CRACKS--HEALTH REFORM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. Going Off the Dole: A Prudential and Ethical Critique of the"Healthfare" State (S. Spicker). Health Reform and the Utopian Ideology of the New Right (M.Loughlin). Who Should Be Responsible for a Nation's Health? (V. Schubert-Lehnhardt) THE NEED FOR THEORY--A CASE STUDY IN THEPHILOSOPHY OF HEALTH PROMOTION. The Borders of Health Promotion (A. Cribb). Bad Faith and Victim-Blaming: The Limits of Health Promotion (C.Dougherty). Conclusion. Index.
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Wiley Health Economics of Dementia
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The University of Michigan Press Managing Motherhood Managing Risk
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LUP - University of Michigan Press White Coat Clenched Fist
Book SynopsisIn the sixties, Fitzhugh Mullan was an activist in the civil rights struggle. While in medical school, Mullan was shocked by gaps in what the students learned, and the lack of humanity in the classroom. This book charts the state of medical school and practices in the 1960s and 70s.Trade ReviewThis reissue of White Coast, Clenched Fist, the marvelous memoir depicting the shaping of a doctor in the seething sixties, delivers valuable lessons to a twenty-first century audience. If it is to be fixed, our chaotic system of health care must recapture Fitzhugh Mullan's altruism and commitment to social justice. His remarkable journey, both personal and professional, takes the reader through far reaches of community and government. The reward: a deeper understanding of health issues and solutions. - Studs Terkel, author of Hard Times, Working, Race, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Good War
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The University of Michigan Press 9226 Kercheval
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University of Michigan Press Formative Years
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University of California Press Healing the Masses
Book SynopsisHow has Cuba, a small, developing country, achieved its stunning medical breakthroughs? This work explores the Cuban medical phenomenon, examining how a governmental obsession with health has reaped medical and political benefits at home and abroad. It is suitable for those dealing with international relations and Third World societies.Table of ContentsLIST OF TABLES FOREWORD PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION 1. Cuba on the World Stage: Symbolic Politics 2. Ideology and Organization of the Cuban Health System 3. Health Education and Popular Participation 4. Domestic Factors Underpinning World Medical Eminence 5. Biotechnology, Biomedical Research, and Medical-Pharmaceutical Exports 6. Cuban Medical Diplomacy 7. Conclusions APPENDIX: HEALTH TOURISM IN CUBA LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS NOTES SELECTED BIBI.IOGRAPHY INDEX
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University of California Press Contagious Divides
Book SynopsisExamining the cultural politics of public health and Chinese immigrants in San Francisco, this text looks at the history of racial formation in the US by focusing on the development of public health bureaucracies.Trade Review"This striking book asks provocative questions and seamlessly weaves together narratives central to the history of race, Asian Americans, urban politics, public health, and citizenship. . . . Using an array of sources and theoretical frameworks, Contagious Divides is an extremely important, original, and engaging book. It offers us a striking new vantage point from which to view racial formation, the role of the state, and public health in marking exclusion and inclusion in the United States." * Journal of American History *"Deftly threading several potent concepts pertaining to modernity, liberal democracy, and citizenship, Shah's monograph stakes out an original, highly imaginative, and rewarding approach to apprehending both the microcosm of San Francisco's Chinatown and the history of Chinese and Chinese Americans in the United States." * H-Net *"Through his study of the interconnections between epidemics, public health, and the Chinese community, Nayan Shah provides new insights into the reasons for both this repulsion and fascination. Contagious Divides, which covers nearly a century in the history of the city’s Chinese community, allows the reader to assess the emergence of the Chinese as a medical threat as well as their gradual transformation into model citizens. . . . This informative book illuminates an important chapter in the history of American culture. . . . Shah's work reflects meticulous scholarship." * Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences *"The author draws on an impressive variety of sources, including English-language newspapers, published rumors, pictures, letters, poems, oral histories, and public health reports. Moreover, Shah adroitly engages with queer and postcolonial theories and with histories of public health in Africa and Asia." * Isis *"Contagious Divides is an important and interesting book, and (beyond the obvious audiences) will be useful to readers interested in discourses of science and public policy, and to those interested in racialized constructions of the body, the family, or the home." * Journal of American Culture *"An interesting development in writing the history of modern public health has recently emerged: it is being linked closely to the history of racial thought and administration. . . . Nayan Shah’s Contagious Divides is the first book-length study of the idea, and a fine study it is. . . . One can expect Contagious Divides to be noticed within American historiography. Within the history of public health it will be a fine example of the dovetailing of several previously disparate literatures" * Metascience *"Shah's history of race and epidemics in San Francisco offers us constructive criticism for present and future wars on disease and a cautionary tale of hope for tolerance." * American Quarterly *Table of ContentsCONTENTS List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Public Health, Race, and Citizenship 1. Public Health and the Mapping of Chinatown 2. Regulating Bodies and Space 3. Perversity, Contamination, and the Dangers of Queer Domesticity 4. White Women, Hygiene and the Struggle for Respectable Domesticity 5. Plague and Managing the Commercial City 6. White Labor and the American Standard of Living 7. Making Medical Borders at Angel Island 8. Healthy Spaces, Healthy Conduct 9. Reforming Chinatown Conclusion: Norms as a Way of Life Notes Bibliography Index
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University of California Press Partner to the Poor
Book SynopsisCollects the author's writings from 1988 to 2009 on anthropology, epidemiology, health care for the global poor, and international public health policy, providing an overview of his work. This work demonstrates how, over time, he has fundamentally changed the way we think about health, international aid, and social justice.Trade Review"A crucially important book for physicians." Jama "[Farmer] brings an energized yet pragmatic passion to an enduring problem in global health." Practical Matters "Highly engaging and intellectually satisfying." -- Mark A. Strand Perspectives In Science And Christian FaithTable of ContentsContents Foreword: He Stole My Necktie for the Poor Tracy Kidder Introduction: The Right to Claim Rights 1 Haun Saussy Part 1. Ethnography, History, Political Economy Introduction to Part 1 Paul Farmer 1. Bad Blood, Spoiled Milk: Bodily Fluids as Moral Barometers in Rural Haiti (1988) 2. Sending Sickness: Sorcery, Politics, and Changing Concepts of AIDS in Rural Haiti (1990) 3. The Exotic and the Mundane: Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Haiti (1990) 4. Ethnography, Social Analysis, and the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted HIV Infection among Poor Women in Haiti (1997) 5. From Haiti to Rwanda: AIDS and Accusations (2006) Part 2. Anthropology amid Epidemics Introduction to Part 2 Paul Farmer 6. Rethinking "Emerging Infectious Diseases" (1996, 1999) 7. Social Scientists and the New Tuberculosis (1997) 8. Optimism and Pessimism in Tuberculosis Control: Lessons from Rural Haiti (1999) 9. Cruel and Unusual: Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis as Punishment (1999) 10. The Consumption of the Poor: Tuberculosis in the Twenty-First Century (2) 11. Social Medicine and the Challenge of Biosocial Research (2) 12. The Major Infectious Diseases in the World--To Treat or Not to Treat? (2001) 13. Integrated HIV Prevention and Care Strengthens Primary Health Care (2004) David A. Walton, Paul Farmer, Wesler Lambert, Fernet Leandre, Serena P. Koenig, and Joia Mukherjee 14. AIDS in 2006--Moving toward One World, One Hope? (2006) Jim Yong Kim and Paul Farmer Part 3. Structural Violence Introduction to Part 3 Paul Farmer 15. Women, Poverty, and AIDS (1996) 16. On Suffering and Structural Violence: Social and Economic Rights in the Global Era (1996, 2003) 17. An Anthropology of Structural Violence (2001, 2004) 18. Structural Violence and Clinical Medicine (2006) Paul Farmer, Bruce Nizeye, Sara Stulac, and Salmaan Keshavjee 19. Mother Courage and the Costs of War (2008) 20. "Landmine Boy" and Stupid Deaths (2008) Part 4. Human Rights and a Critique of Medical Ethics Introduction to Part 4 Paul Farmer 21. Rethinking Health and Human Rights: Time for a Paradigm Shift (1999, 2003) 22. Rethinking Medical Ethics: A View from Below (2004) Paul Farmer and Nicole Gastineau Campos 23. Never Again? Reflections on Human Values and Human Rights (2005) 24. Rich World, Poor World: Medical Ethics and Global Inequality (2006) 25. Making Human Rights Substantial (2008) Conclusion: An Interview (2009) Paul Farmer and Haun Saussy Acknowledgments Works Cited Editorial Note and Credits Index
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University of California Press Reproducing Race
Book SynopsisAn ethnography of pregnancy and birth at a large New York City public hospital, that explores the role of race in the medical setting. It investigates how race - commonly seen as biological in the medical world - is socially constructed among women dependent on the public healthcare system for prenatal care and childbirth.Trade Review"Powerful... Bridges builds a thoughtful and important argument... An enormously challenging and valuable book." -- Rayna Rapp Anthropological Quarterly "The richness of this book's ethnographic accounts is truly extraordinary, as is a detailed discussion of federal and state programs... Highly recommended." Choice "Her work should be read by everyone involved in delivering healthcare to those without class privilege." -- Rayna Rapp Anthropological Quarterly "A beautifully written and well researched ethnographic study of the delivery of prenatal and birth health care at one of our nation's most preeminent public hospitals." -- Laura Mamo American Journal Of SociologyTable of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION PART ONE CLASS 1 / Alpha Hospital: Unique, But Not Singular 2 / Pregnancy, Medicaid, State Regulation, and Legal Subjection 3 / Th e Production of Unruly Bodies APRT TWO RACE 4 / Th e “Primitive Pelvis,” Racial Folklore, and Atavism in Contemporary Forms of Medical Disenfranchisement 5 / The Curious Case of the “Alpha Patient Population” 6 / Wily Patients, Welfare Queens, and the Reiteration of Race EPILOGUE NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
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University of California Press Reimagining Global Health
Book SynopsisProvides an introduction to the field of global health. This title is suitable for schools of public health, nursing, and medicine, and also in undergraduate and graduate classes in anthropology, sociology, political economy, and history, among others.Trade Review"Reimagining Global Health will surely prove useful as an introductory textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in public health, human biology and anthropology, and various other disciplines." American Journal of Human Biology "This well-written and accessible introduction to problems of global health will shape the developing discipline's future and bring attention to the pressing need for global health equity." Medical Humanities "A must read for students and faculty in public health, medicine, and anthropology." CHOICE "Valuable." -- Raymond Downing Society of Teachers of Family Medicine "An excellent, well-structured introduction to thoughtful global health practices ... Reimagining Global Health provides a wealth of insights that would benefit seasoned professionals, scholars, and activists." -- Daniel Takarabe Kim Theoretical Medicine and BioethicsTable of ContentsList of Illustrations and Tables Preface by Paul Farmer 1. Introduction: A Biosocial Approach Paul Farmer, Jim Yong Kim, Arthur Kleinman, Matthew Basilico 2. Unpacking Global Health: Theory and Critique Bridget Hanna, Arthur Kleinman 3. Colonial Medicine and Its Legacies Jeremy Greene, Marguerite Thorp Basilico, Heidi Kim, Paul Farmer 4. Health for All? Competing Theories and Geopolitics Matthew Basilico, Jonathan Weigel, Anjali Motgi, Jacob Bor, Salmaan Keshavjee 5. Redefining the Possible: The Global AIDS Response Luke Messac, Krishna Prabhu 6. Building an Effective Rural Health Delivery Model in Haiti and Rwanda Peter Drobac, Matthew Basilico, Luke Messac, David Walton, Paul Farmer 7. Scaling Up Effective Delivery Models Worldwide Jim Yong Kim, Michael Porter, Joseph Rhatigan, Rebecca Weintraub, Matthew Basilico, Paul Farmer 8. The Unique Challenges of Mental Health and MDRTB: Critical Perspectives on Metrics of Disease Burden Anne Becker, Anjali Motgi, Jonathan Weigel, Giuseppe Raviola, Salmaan Keshavjee, Arthur Kleinman 9. Values and Global Health Arjun Suri, Jonathan Weigel, Luke Messac, Marguerite Thorp Basilico, Matthew Basilico, Bridget Hanna, Salmaan Keshavjee, Arthur Kleinman 10. Taking Stock of Foreign Aid Paul Farmer, Jonathan Weigel, Matthew Basilico 11. Global Health Priorities for the Early Twenty-First Century Jonathan Weigel, Matthew Basilico, Vanessa Kerry, Madeleine Ballard, Anne Becker, Gene Bukhman, Ophelia Dahl, Andy Ellner, Louise Ivers, David Jones, John Meara, Joia Mukherjee, Amy Sievers, Alyssa Yamamoto, Paul Farmer 12. A Movement for Global Health Equity? Matthew Basilico, Vanessa Kerry, Luke Messac, Arjun Suri, Jonathan Weigel, Marguerite Thorp Basilico, Joia Mukherjee, Paul Farmer Appendix: Declaration of Alma-Ata Notes Notes on Contributors Acknowledgments Index
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University of California Press Reimagining Global Health
Book SynopsisProvides an introduction to the field of global health. This title is suitable for schools of public health, nursing, and medicine, and also in undergraduate and graduate classes in anthropology, sociology, political economy, and history, among others.Trade Review"Reimagining Global Health will surely prove useful as an introductory textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in public health, human biology and anthropology, and various other disciplines." American Journal of Human Biology "This well-written and accessible introduction to problems of global health will shape the developing discipline's future and bring attention to the pressing need for global health equity." Medical Humanities "A must read for students and faculty in public health, medicine, and anthropology." CHOICE "Valuable." -- Raymond Downing Society of Teachers of Family Medicine "An excellent, well-structured introduction to thoughtful global health practices ... Reimagining Global Health provides a wealth of insights that would benefit seasoned professionals, scholars, and activists." -- Daniel Takarabe Kim Theoretical Medicine and BioethicsTable of ContentsList of Illustrations and Tables Preface by Paul Farmer 1. Introduction: A Biosocial Approach Paul Farmer, Jim Yong Kim, Arthur Kleinman, Matthew Basilico 2. Unpacking Global Health: Theory and Critique Bridget Hanna, Arthur Kleinman 3. Colonial Medicine and Its Legacies Jeremy Greene, Marguerite Thorp Basilico, Heidi Kim, Paul Farmer 4. Health for All? Competing Theories and Geopolitics Matthew Basilico, Jonathan Weigel, Anjali Motgi, Jacob Bor, Salmaan Keshavjee 5. Redefining the Possible: The Global AIDS Response Luke Messac, Krishna Prabhu 6. Building an Effective Rural Health Delivery Model in Haiti and Rwanda Peter Drobac, Matthew Basilico, Luke Messac, David Walton, Paul Farmer 7. Scaling Up Effective Delivery Models Worldwide Jim Yong Kim, Michael Porter, Joseph Rhatigan, Rebecca Weintraub, Matthew Basilico, Paul Farmer 8. The Unique Challenges of Mental Health and MDRTB: Critical Perspectives on Metrics of Disease Burden Anne Becker, Anjali Motgi, Jonathan Weigel, Giuseppe Raviola, Salmaan Keshavjee, Arthur Kleinman 9. Values and Global Health Arjun Suri, Jonathan Weigel, Luke Messac, Marguerite Thorp Basilico, Matthew Basilico, Bridget Hanna, Salmaan Keshavjee, Arthur Kleinman 10. Taking Stock of Foreign Aid Paul Farmer, Jonathan Weigel, Matthew Basilico 11. Global Health Priorities for the Early Twenty-First Century Jonathan Weigel, Matthew Basilico, Vanessa Kerry, Madeleine Ballard, Anne Becker, Gene Bukhman, Ophelia Dahl, Andy Ellner, Louise Ivers, David Jones, John Meara, Joia Mukherjee, Amy Sievers, Alyssa Yamamoto, Paul Farmer 12. A Movement for Global Health Equity? Matthew Basilico, Vanessa Kerry, Luke Messac, Arjun Suri, Jonathan Weigel, Marguerite Thorp Basilico, Joia Mukherjee, Paul Farmer Appendix: Declaration of Alma-Ata Notes Notes on Contributors Acknowledgments Index
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University of California Press Pills and the Public Purse
Book SynopsisIf national health insurance becomes a reality, what options should be considered for the coverage of prescription drugs? The authorswhose Pills, Profits, and Politics has had a dramatic effect on physicians, pharmacists, patients, and the drug industry as well as on federal and state legislatorsinsist that the major objective must be the best possible health care. But holding down costs to patients and taxpayers must also be a goal. To complicate matters further, the advantage of each likely optionincluding price controls, the use of formularies, drug utilization review, patient cost-sharing, and the use of low-cost, generic-name productsis offset by a disadvantage, even a danger. If drug prices are slashed too much, the industry will lose many of its incentives to develop better drugs for the future. Particular attention is focused on the so-called drug lagthe lengthy delays in licensing of new drugs, even after they have been used with apparently good results in other countries. Pills and the Public Purse also addresses the seldom-appreciated fact that investing tax dollars in needed drugs may save taxpayers in the long run by minimizing unnecessary physician visits and hospitalization. Pills and the Public Purse challenges Congress and such agencies as the Food and Drug Administration and the Health Care Financing Administration to enact policies that put the interests of the public before those of government, industry, physicians, and pharmacists. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1981.
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