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Oxford University Press Handbook of Applied Health Economics in Vaccines
Book SynopsisThis book summarizes current theory and evidence relating to immunization supply, demand, distribution, and financing. It provides readers with an understanding of the obstacles faced in the field, and the possible approaches to corresponding solutions.Table of Contents1. Principles of vaccine economics 1.0: Chapter introduction 1.1: Introduction to global vaccine systems 1.2: Relevance of health economics to vaccines 1.3: Cost of finding and making vaccines: implications for immunization programs 1.4: Vaccination as investment in human capital 1.5: Economics of vaccine delivery 2. Estimating the cost of immunization services 2.0: Chapter introduction 2.1: Why costing studies are needed 2.2: Defining immunization costs 2.3: Designing a primary costing study or analysis 2.4: Data analysis 2.5: Costing new vaccine introduction 3. Economic evaluation of vaccines and vaccine programs 3.0: Chapter introduction 3.1: Overview of decision analysis and cost-effectiveness 3.2: Defining the scope and study design of cost-effectiveness analysis 3.3: Parameter estimation 3.4: Measuring and valuing health outcomes 3.5: Reporting and interpreting results of economic evaluation 3.6: Budget impact analysis and return on investment 3.7: Introduction to decision tree modeling 4. Advanced methods in economic evaluation 4.0: Chapter introduction 4.1: Introduction to Markov modeling 4.2: Static and dynamic modeling 4.3: Probabilistic sensitivity analysis and value of information analysis 4.4: Economic evaluation reference case with Markov model 5. Financing and resource tracking of vaccination Pprograms 5.0: Chapter introduction 5.1: Introduction to immunization financing and expenditure 5.2: Financing of immunization programs 5.3: Donor architecture for immunization financing Appendices 1: EXERCISE: A CASE-STUDY ON ESTIMATING THE TOTAL AND UNIT ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION COSTS FROM THE FACILITY TO THE NATIONAL LEVEL 2: EXERCISE: ESTIMATING NEW VACCINE INTRODUCTION COSTS 3: IMMUNIZATION ACTIVITIES AND LINE ITEM COSTS 4: MARKOV DECISION PROCESSES (MDPS) 5: DERIVATION OF THE ANNUAL EXPECTED COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INFECTED STATE 6: MAKING MODELS PROBABILISTIC AND ESTIMATING THE VALUE OF INFORMATION
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Oxford University Press The Singers Guide to Complete Health
Book SynopsisAnthony Jahn, M.D., internationally-acclaimed for his work as an "opera doctor" with some of the most prestigious opera companies in the world, brings together some of the profession's greatest doctors, performers, and instructors in a thorough and comprehensible guidebook on all aspects of health and disease that affect the voice.Trade ReviewInvaluable ... Jahn has assembled a book that is a ready reference for the seasoned and novice, the CCM and the classical conductor, that has great value. * Donald Callen Freed, Choral Journal *Table of ContentsForeword ; Fred Plotkin ; 1. Good Health and Singing: An Overview ; Anthony F. Jahn, M. D. ; 2. The Vocal Apparatus: Structure and Function ; Anthony F. Jahn, M.D. ; 3. Pulmonary Medicine for Singers ; Len Horovitz, M.D. ; 4. Allergy Basics ; Boyan Hadjiev, M.D. ; 5. Disorders of the Nose, Sinuses and Throat ; Anthony F. Jahn, M.D ; 6. Hearing and Hearing Loss in Singers ; Anthony Jahn M.D. Marshall Chasin, Au.D. ; 7. Hearing conservation and hearing rehabilitation ; Marshall Chasin, Au.D., David Goldfarb, M.D., Maris Appelbaum, Au.D. ; 8. Sleep: The Art and Science ; Rebecca Scott, Ph.D. ; 9. Hormones and the Voice ; Jean Abitbol, MD. ; 10. Pregnancy: A Singer's Primer ; Anthony F. Jahn, MD ; 11. Nutrition and Weight Management ; Sharon Zarabi RD ; 12. Obesity and Bariatric Surgery for Singers ; Mitchell S Roslin, MD ; Barrett Polan ; 13. A Singer's Perspective on Bariatric Surgery ; Ory Brown ; 14. Skin care for the Performing Artist ; Karen H. Kim, MD ; Phillip C. Song, MD ; 15. Minimally Invasive Cosmetic Techniques ; Andrew Blitzer, MD, DDS ; 16. Anesthesia for Singers ; Anthony F. Jahn, MD ; 17. Facial Plastic Surgery: ; Maurice M. Khosh, MD ; 18. Advances in Laryngeal Surgery for Singers ; Steven M. Zeitels, MD ; 19. Home Remedies ; Anthony F. Jahn, MD ; 20. Medications and the Voice ; Youngnan Jenny Cho, MD ; 21. Exercise Programs ; Annette Osher, MD ; Richard A. Stein MD ; 22. Mental Health for Singers ; David M. Sherman, MD ; 23. The Alexander Technique ; Pedro de Alcantara ; 24. Eastern Philosophy: Practical Implications ; Steven K.H. Aung, M.D ; 25. Meditation and Relaxation Techniques ; Steven K.H. Aung, M.D ; 26. Yoga for Singers ; Judith E. Carman, DMA ; 27. Acupuncture ; Anthony F. Jahn M.D ; Gertrude Kubiena MD ; 28. Chinese Herbal Remedies for Singers ; Gertrude Kubiena MD ; 29. A singer's guide to self-screening for Vocal Injuries ; Anat Keidar, PhD. ; Nancy Kleemann, MA ; 30. Crossing Over Safely ; Jackie Presti, MA ; 31. That <"Somebody Done Somebody Wrong>" Sound ; Tom Cleveland, Ph.D. ; 32 Pearls and Pitfalls for the Performer ; Leontine Hass, BA, RAM ; 33. Surviving Eight Shows a Week on Broadway ; Joan Lader, MA ; 34. Perils of the Stage (and Backstage): An Insider's View ; Anthony Laciura ; 35. Secrets of a Long Career ; Marni Nixon ; 36. Coda: Reflections on the Treatment of Singers ; Anthony F. Jahn, MD
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Oxford University Press Inc Overtime
Book SynopsisAmerica is at a crossroads in its approach to work and retirement.Many policymakers think it''s logical--almost inevitable--that Americans will delay retirement and spend more years in the paid labor force. But it''s an assumption that doesn''t match the reality faced by a large and growing proportion of Americans. Though in many ways today''s middle-aged adults are less financially prepared for retirement than today''s retirees, precarious working conditions, family caregiving responsibilities, poor health, and age discrimination will make it difficult or impossible for many to work longer.Overtime offers a current, revelatory corrective to our understanding of the future of the American workforce and aging. Experts across economics, sociology, psychology, political science, and epidemiology examine how increasing economic and social inequalities, coupled with changes across generations or birth cohorts, call for a rethinking of the working-longer policy framework. The contributors exTrade ReviewThe book is organized into four parts: an evaluation of who works, an assessment of employee-employer fit, an examination of employment in the context of family and workplace, and a contemplation of politics and future policy. The book's scope is broad, covering retirement, retirement policy, health policy, and a good bit of labor economics. The data and statistics presented are up-to-date, and the essayists make useful international comparisons. The chapters in the book are well-written and scholarly in nature and will make valuable references for scholars and policy makers, but they are not too technical for undergraduate students. * Choice *Overtime is a daunting picture of the current strongly negative relationship between work and age. The book concludes with policy recommendations both for companies and countries working to adapt to ageing societies. * Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes Contributor, Forbes *Americans work longer and have the shortest retirements among rich nations. How long can we postpone raising pensions by falsely hoping Americans can work even longer? Drs. Truesdale and Berkman bring together experts with an answer in this well-researched book. * Teresa Ghilarducci, PhD, Director, Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis *Berkman and Truesdale brilliantly reframe an essential policy question: Should we promote working longer? Convening experts across the social sciences, this volume illuminates growing inequalities and pushes us to consider the current realities for younger workers in assessing this question. Overtime provides an innovative, compelling, and critical perspective on modern work. * Erin Kelly, PhD, Professor, MIT Sloan, and Co-Director, MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research *As global aging advances, efforts by countries to preserve social insurance funds by delaying retirement age are challenged by increasing disability in less privileged workers. This authoritative and timely volume de-mythologizes work and retirement for older persons and provides evidence-based strategies for better jobs and financial security later in life. A must read for policy makers and employers. * John W. Rowe, MD, Julius Richmond Professor of Health Policy and Aging, Columbia University *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Contributors Introduction: Is Working Longer in Jeopardy? Lisa Berkman and Beth C. Truesdale Part I. Who Has a Job? Labor Trends from Commuting Zones to Countries Chapter 1: When I'm 54: Working Longer Starts Younger than We Think Beth C. Truesdale, Lisa Berkman, and Alexandra Mitukiewicz Chapter 2: The Geography of Retirement Courtney C. Coile Chapter 3: The European Context: Declining Health but Rising Labor Force Participation among the Middle-Aged Axel Börsch-Supan, Irene Ferrari, Giacomo Pasini and Luca Salerno Chapter 4: Work and Retirement in the U.S. after the COVID-19 Pandemic Shock Richard B. Freeman Part II. What's the Fit? Workers and Their Abilities, Motivations, and Expectations Chapter 5: The Link between Health and Working Longer: Disparities in Work Capacity Ben Berger, Italo Lopez-Garcia, Nicole Maestas, and Kathleen Mullen Chapter 6: The Psychology of Working Longer Margaret E. Beier and Meghan K. Davenport Chapter 7: Forecasting Employment of the Older Population Michael D. Hurd and Susann Rohwedder Part III. Lived Experience: The Role of Occupations, Employers, and Families Chapter 8: Dying with Your Boots On: The Realities of Working Longer in Low-Wage Work Mary Gatta and Jessica Horning Chapter 9: Ad Hoc, Limited, and Reactive: How Firms Respond to an Aging Workforce Peter Berg and Matthew Piszczek Chapter 10: How Caregiving for Parents Reduces Women's Employment: Patterns Across Sociodemographic Groups Sean Fahle and Kathleen McGarry Part IV. Politics and Policy: Where Population Aging Meets Rising Inequality Chapter 11: Working Longer in an Age of Rising Economic Inequality Gary Burtless Chapter 12: How Does Social Security Reform Indecision Affect Younger Cohorts? John B. Shoven, Sita Nataraj Slavov, and John G. Watson Chapter 13: The Biased Politics of "Working Longer" Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson Conclusion: What Is the Way Forward? Lisa Berkman, Beth C. Truesdale, and Alexandra Mitukiewicz
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Oxford University Press Inc Measuring WellBeing
Book SynopsisThis edited volume focuses on both conceptual and practical challenges in measuring well-being. Leveraging insights across diverse disciplines, including psychology, economics, sociology, statistics, public health, theology, and philosophy, contributors consider the philosophical and theological traditions on happiness, well-being and the good life, as well as recent empirical research on well-being and its measurement. The chapters review what is known empirically about how different measures of well-being relate to each other and considers various arguments for and against use of specific measures of well-being in different contexts. Further, the volume includes discussion of how a synthesis of existing research helps us make sense of the proliferation of different measures and concepts within the field, while also foregrounding the insights gained by investigations and conceptual thinking occurring across diverse disciplines.Trade ReviewMeasuring Well-Being represents a tremendous advance in discussions of wellbeing. Bringing together diverse disciplines and perspectives into dialog, this book provides critical historical and conceptual background for understanding the complexities and challenges in measuring well-being. Importantly, this book also provides practical guidance for selecting tools and implementing assessment across a range of contexts. * Crystal Park, Professor of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, co-author of Trauma, Meaning, and Spirituality and co-editor of The Handbook of Psychology of Religion and Spirituality *This interesting volume has something for everyone. It brings together the down-to-earth empiricism of the World Happiness Report with a wide range of philosophical and theological perspectives. And miraculously they produce agreed recommendations. A very thought-provoking read. * Richard Layard, Programme Director of the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, Co-editor of the World Happiness Report, and author of Can We Be Happier? Evidence and Ethics *Measuring Well-Being: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from the Social Sciences and the Humanities, edited by Matthew Lee, Laura Kubzansky, and Tyler VanderWeele, is easily one of the most creative syntheses of past, present, and future research on well-being that exists. It is not often that a panel of such original and cooperative scholars—from disciplines such as psychology, psychiatry, philosophy, theology, economics, public health, political science, and policy—can be assembled. If you have an inquisitive mind and a creative motivation, this is a great read. * Everett L. Worthington Jr., Commonwealth Professor of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University, co-editor of Handbook of Humility: Theory, Research and Applications, and author of Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Theory and Application *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Empirical Research and Reflections on Well-Being Measurement Chapter 1: Measuring and Using Happiness to Support Public Policies, John F. Helliwell Chapter 2: Reflections on the Introduction of Official Measures of Subjective Well-Being in the UK: Moving from Measurement to Use, Paul Allin Chapter 3: Assessments of Societal Subjective Well-Being: Ten Methodological Issues for Consideration, Louis Tay, Andrew T. Jebb, and Victoria S. Scotney Chapter 4: Eudaimonic and Hedonic Well-Being: An Integrative Perspective with Linkages to Sociodemographic Factors and Health, Carol D. Ryff, Jennifer Morozink Boylan, and Julie A. Kirsch Chapter 5: A Review of Psychological Well-Being and Mortality Risk: Are All Dimensions of Psychological Well-Being Equal? Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald, Laura D. Kubzansky, and Tyler J. VanderWeele Part 2: Conceptual Reflections on Well-Being Measurement Chapter 6: "Positive Biology" and Well-Ordered Science, Colin Farrelly Chapter 7: Philosophy of Well-Being for the Social Sciences: A Primer, Guy Fletcher Chapter 8: Defending a Hybrid of Objective-List and Desire Theories of Well-Being, William A. Lauinger Chapter 9: The Challenge of Measuring Well-Being as Philosophers Conceive of It, Anne Baril Chapter 10: Human Flourishing: A Christian Theological Perspective, Neil G. Messer Chapter 11: Comparing Empirical and Theological Perspectives on the Relationship Between Hope and Aesthetic Experience: An Approach to the Nature of Spiritual Well-Being, Mark Wynn Part 3: Advancing the Conversation about Measurement Chapter 12: The Comprehensive Measure of Meaning: Psychological and Philosophical Foundations, Jeffrey Hanson and Tyler J. VanderWeele Chapter 13: Empirical Relationships among Five Types of Well-Being, Seth Margolis, Eric Schwitzgebel, Daniel J. Ozer, and Sonja Lyubomirsky Chapter 14: Measures of Community Well-Being: A Template, Tyler J. VanderWeele Chapter 15: Inner Peace as a Contribution to Human Flourishing: A New Scale Developed from Ancient Wisdom, Juan Xi and Matthew T. Lee Chapter 16: Tradition-Specific Measures of Spiritual Well-Being, Tyler J. VanderWeele, Katelyn N. Long, and Michael J. Balboni Part 4: Scholarly Dialogue on the Science of Well-Being Chapter 17: Current Recommendations on the Selection of Measures for Well-Being, Tyler J. VanderWeele, Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald, Paul Allin, Colin Farrelly, Guy Fletcher, Donald E. Frederick, Jon Hall, John F. Helliwell, Eric S. Kim, William A. Lauinger, Matthew T. Lee, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Seth Margolis, Eileen McNeely, Neil G. Messer, Louis Tay, Vish Viswanath, Dorota Woziak-Biaowolska, Laura D. Kubzansky Chapter 18: Advancing the Science of Well-Being: A Dissenting View on Measurement Recommendations, Carol D. Ryff, Jennifer Morozink Boylan, and Julie A. Kirsch Chapter 19: Response to "Advancing the Science of Well-Being: A Dissenting View on Measurement Recommendations," Tyler J. VanderWeele, Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald, and Laura D. Kubzansky Chapter 20: Response to Response: Growing the Field of Well-Being, Carol D. Ryff, Jennifer Morozink Boylan, and Julie A. Kirsch Conclusion, Matthew T. Lee, Laura D. Kubzansky, and Tyler J. VanderWeele
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Oxford University Press Inc Denying to the Grave
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewTargeting the current public health crisis makes this a unique and timely addition to the literature. * S. Clerc, CHOICE Connect, Vol. 59 No. 8 *Praise for the first editionIn this superb book, Sara E. Gorman (project manager, Johnson & Johnson Global Public Health) and psychiatrist Jack M. Gorman (CEO & chief scientific officer, Franklin Behavioral Health; The Essential Guide to Psychiatric Drugs) collaborate to explain why many people deny scientifically established facts, even in the face of compelling evidence...Perfect for fans of the subject and Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow. * Library Journal, Starred Review *Perhaps a new book, Denying to the Grave by public health specialists (a father and daughter team) Sara Gorman and Jack Gorman, can help us understand why facts and statistics fall on deaf ears time and time again...The book is thoughtful, exploring the psychology, neurobiology and evolutionary roots that underpin some of our decision-making, which can make adaptive behaviour maladaptive. * New Scientist *In [Denying to the Grave], the Gormans explain not just how people fall for the false claims of politicians, but also how intelligent people wind up in cults or why a nation wracked by gun violence continues to reject gun-control measure... [The Gormans are] equal opportunity debunkers, taking on GMO fear-mongering and anti-vaxers along with the National Rifle Association. * The Atlantic *Why do so many cling to beliefs that run counter to evidence? Sara Gorman, a public health expert, and Jack Gorman, a psychiatrist, investigate the psychological factors that lead to such self-defeating denial of facts and conclude that normal, evolutionarily adaptive tendencies act against us. * Scientific American *A thought-provoking and entertaining examination of science denial focusing on the reasons that some of us are prone to developing opinions that are not supported by science and then hold on to these opinions in the face of evidence to the contrary. The authors' use of research to back up their arguments provides rigor while their use of anecdotes and stories makes the text more approachable. Ultimately, the marriage of these concepts, along with the lively narrative throughout the text, leads to an intriguing and timely resource during this time of political upheaval and the ensuing challenges in civil discourse. This text is appropriate for a wide audience. * PsycCRITIQUES *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Conspiracy Theories Chapter 2: Charismatic Leaders Chapter 3: Confirmation Bias Chapter 4: Causality and Filling the Ignorance Gap Chapter 5: Avoidance of Complexity Chapter 6: Risk Perception and Probability Chapter 7: Science Denial in Crisis Chapter 8: The Attack on Health and Science Institutions Conclusion
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Oxford University Press Inc The Fight for Climate after COVID19 A Council on
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe strength and subtlety of Hill's observations shine throughout as her personal experiences are interwoven with cutting-edge research ... For now, this book is the policy roadmap we have been waiting for. The book gives us the lessons we need to overcome institutional inertia and respond to climate change. Hill's framework of 'no more' moments allows her to address controversial issues while avoiding partisan pitfalls or alarmism. Undoubtedly, Hill is at the vanguard of a wave of thinkers proposing clearly articulated solutions to a well-defined problem. * Rebecca Peters, International Affairs *It is easy to say that the time to act on climate is now. What Alice Hill has done in this thoughtful and informed volume is clearly assess where we can best make decisions to help our governments, our businesses, and our most vulnerable populations adapt to a warmer and higher risk planet. * Sylvia M. Burwell, President of American University and former Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services *As Alice Hill explains, there is no shortage of actions that governments, communities, and individuals can take to reduce climate risk. The Fight for Climate after COVID-19 is a must-read for citizens and policy makers interested in building a future resilient to the next disaster. * Carlos Curbelo, former US Representative, Florida *This visionary page-turner offers a policy roadmap for nations and communities to save lives and improve well-being by adapting to our climate change future, even as we work to control it. * Linda Fried, Dean of the Mailman School of Public Health and Senior Vice President, Columbia University Medical Center *In The Fight for Climate after COVID-19, Alice Hill builds the case for climate adaptation in a clear and engaging way, including useful parallels and lessons from the coronavirus pandemic. This insightful book provides a compelling global look at the climate crisis for decision makers at all levels. * Patricia Fuller, Ambassador for Climate Change, Canada *Alice Hill brings a long lens of scholarly and federal leadership experience to encompass the full landscape of our concurrent disasters, COVID-19 and climate change, and the cascading smaller disasters that have accelerated in frequency and severity over the last several years. The Fight for Climate after COVID-19 distills her incredible experience and knowledge into insights that shine a light on the way forward to assure the health and welfare of humankind in the context of an ailing global system. * Lynn R. Goldman, Dean of the Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University *Alice Hill's new book reads like an informal briefing in the White House Situation Room on how to handle the climate crisis: Hill knows all the players, all the science, and all the politics. This is an excellent guidebook for any policy maker or citizen of planet Earth who wants to turn this crisis into opportunity and help build a better world. * Jeff Goodell, author of The Water Will Come *Coronavirus and climate change have more in common than you might imagine. Experts have warned us of their risks for years, yet as Alice Hill explains, both largely took us by surprise—and that lack of preparation is costing us, dearly. Hill makes an unarguable case for climate action with clear, lucid arguments and riveting real-life examples that will stick in your head long after you've put the book down. Anyone concerned about the future must plan for a warming world, and this book shows us how. Essential reading! * Katharine Hayhoe, Chair of Public Policy and Public Law, Texas Tech University and United National Champion of the Earth *While we race to cut emissions to stabilize our climate, we must also prepare for the climate impacts we can't avoid. This book is a must-read for policy makers, businesses, and community leaders looking to secure a prosperous future in a changing climate. * Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund *While we must do everything in our power to reduce greenhouse gas accumulation, Alice Hill reminds us that there is no vaccine for the disastrous impacts of climate change. Her book is an invaluable guide to how governments and societies can and must adapt to our rapidly changing climate. * David Michaels, member of the Biden-Harris Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board and former Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration *Alice Hill provides a fascinating perspective from the frontlines of societal and governmental responses to two huge crises—climate change and a global pandemic. The parallels she offers in this book are highly practical lessons which we should all take to heart. * Andrew Rosenberg, Director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists *This essential volume illustrates the urgency of the present and the importance of climate education to build a new and better future. Climate crisis requires action on all fronts; it's time we should be able to enjoy the benefits of nature, not just its threats. * Izabella Teixeira, former Environment Minister of Brazil *Even if the world does all it can to reduce emissions, the need for much greater resilience in response to the impacts of climate change grows more urgent every day. In this timely and important book, Alice Hill has written a straight-forward, readable guide to help governments, businesses, and communities take action. * Todd Stern, former US Special Envoy for Climate Change *Alice Hill offers a new path in a debate currently dominated by false choices. We must mitigate and adapt to address climate change. Blending personal stories with policy discussions, she offers insights and ideas that are forward-looking, creative, and practical. Anyone interested in the future of our climate, our cities, and our country should read this book. * Francis X. Suarez, Mayor of Miami *The Fight for Climate after COVID-19 offers a deeply researched glimpse of future disasters and a pragmatic assessment of how to prepare for them. * Sheldon Whitehouse, US Senator, Rhode Island *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Account for the future, not just the past 2. Prepare for concurrent, consecutive, and compounding disasters 3. Plan across borders 4. Weave tighter safety nets 5. Jumpstart resilience 6. Marry mitigation and adaptation Conclusion: Adaptation can no longer wait References
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Oxford University Press Inc CDC Yellow Book 2024
Book SynopsisFor over half a century, the CDC Yellow Book has been a trusted resource, providing international travelers and clinicians with expert guidance for safe and healthy travel abroad. Along with disease-specific prevention and treatment recommendations, this comprehensive reference text provides readers with the background and context needed to understand and address health threats associated with all types of international travel.FEATURED IN THIS EDITION: Precautions for international travelers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, including links to updated information on related CDC and US government websites Updates on practicing travel medicine in a virtual environment New standalone vaccine tables for bacterial and viral diseases with links to the relevant Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and US FDA websites Safe international travel with pets and service animals Advice for obtaining healthcare abroad including guidance on different types of travel insurance Guidelines for self-treating common travel conditions including altitude illness, jet lag, motion sickness, and travelers'' diarrhea Detailed maps showing the distribution of travel-associated infections and diseases, including dengue and meningococcal meningitis Country-specific mosquito avoidance, yellow fever vaccine, and malaria prevention recommendations Food and drink precautions, plus updated water-disinfection techniques Expanded content on safe international travel for specific groups including: LGBTQ+ individuals, highly allergic travelers, travelers with substance use issues, and medical tourists Specialized recommendations for non-leisure travelers, study abroad, work-related travel, and travel to mass gatherings Health insights for 14 popular destinations and itineraries in Africa and the Middle East, the Americas and the Caribbean, and Asia Considerations for newly arrived adoptees, immigrants, and refugeesTrade ReviewA beloved travel must-have for the intrepid wanderer." -Publishers WeeklyA truly excellent and comprehensive resource." -Journal of Hospital InfectionThis is a very well-written book that provides a great explanation of the core principles of travel medicine. This [2020] edition includes updated recommendations on some of the vaccines, such as the yellow fever vaccine. An understanding of the concepts in this book serves the needs of clinicians who aim to conquer the outbreaks of infectious diseases associated with travel. (Weighted Numerical Score: 100 - 5 Stars!) * Manasa Velagapudi, Doodys *This is the gold-standard in the field of travel medicine due to its enormous scope, expertise, and ease of use. * Kenneth Schaefle, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Doody's Book Review *Table of ContentsList of Maps, by topic CDC Contributors External Contributors Acknowledgments Preface Dedication 1 Introduction Disease Patterns in Travelers ...perspectives: Why Guidelines Differ Maps & Travel Medicine Improving the Quality of Travel Medicine through Education & Training 2 Preparing International Travelers The Pretravel Consultation ...perspectives: Travelers' Perception of Risk Vaccination & Immunoprophylaxis-General Principles Interactions Between Travel Vaccines & Drugs Yellow Fever Vaccine & Malaria Prevention Information, by Country Travelers' Diarrhea ...perspectives: Antibiotics in Travelers' Diarrhea-Balancing Benefit & Risk Food & Water Precautions Water Disinfection Travel Health Kits Last-Minute Travelers Mental Health LGBTQ+ Travelers Complementary & Integrative Health Approaches to Travel Wellness Prioritizing Care for Resource-Limited Travelers Telemedicine ...perspectives: Risk Management Issues in Travel Medicine 3 Travelers with Additional Considerations Immunocompromised Travelers Travelers with Disabilities Travelers with Chronic Illnesses Highly Allergic Travelers Substance Use & Substance Use Disorders 4 Environmental Hazards & Risks Sun Exposure Extremes of Temperature Air Quality & Ionizing Radiation Scuba Diving: Decompression Illness & Other Dive-Related Injuries High Elevation Travel & Altitude Illness Mosquitoes, Ticks & Other Arthropods Zoonotic Exposures: Bites, Stings, Scratches & Other Hazards Zoonoses-The One Health Approach Bringing Animals & Animal Products into the United States Food Poisoning from Marine Toxins Safety & Security Overseas Injury & Trauma Death During Travel 5 Travel-Associated Infections & Diseases BACTERIAL Vaccine-Preventable Diseases: Bacterial Anthrax Bartonella Infections Brucellosis Campylobacteriosis Cholera Diphtheria Escherichia coli, Diarrheagenic Helicobacter pylori Legionnaires' Disease & Pontiac Fever Leptospirosis Lyme Disease Melioidosis Meningococcal Disease Pertussis / Whooping Cough Plague Pneumococcal Disease Q Fever Rickettsial Diseases Salmonellosis, Nontyphoidal Shigellosis Tetanus Tuberculosis ...perspectives: Testing Travelers for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fever Yersiniosis VIRAL Vaccine-Preventable Diseases: Viral B Virus Chikungunya COVID-19 Dengue Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease Henipavirus Infections Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis E Human Immunodeficiency Virus / HIV Influenza Japanese Encephalitis Middle East Respiratory Syndrome / MERS Mumps Norovirus Poliomyelitis Rabies ...perspectives: Rabies Immunization Rubella Rubeola / Measles Smallpox & Other Orthopoxvirus-Associated Infections Tick-Borne Encephalitis Varicella / Chickenpox Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Yellow Fever Zika PARASITIC Amebiasis Angiostrongyliasis Cryptosporidiosis Cutaneous Larva Migrans Cyclosporiasis Cysticercosis Echinococcosis Enterobiasis / Pinworm Filariasis, Lymphatic Flukes, Liver Flukes, Lung Giardiasis Helminths, Soil-Transmitted Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Visceral Malaria Onchocerciasis / River Blindness Sarcocystosis Scabies Schistosomiasis Strongyloidiasis Taeniasis Toxoplasmosis Trypanosomiasis, African Trypanosomiasis, American / Chagas Disease FUNGAL Coccidioidomycosis / Valley Fever Histoplasmosis 6 Health Care Abroad Travel Insurance, Travel Health Insurance & Medical Evacuation Insurance Obtaining Health Care Abroad ...perspectives: Avoiding Poorly Regulated Medicines & Medical Products during Travel Medical Tourism 7 Family Travel Pregnant Travelers Travel & Breastfeeding Traveling Safely with Infants & Children Vaccine Recommendations for Infants & Children International Adoption Traveling with Pets & Service Animals 8 Travel by Air, Land & Sea Air Travel ...perspectives: Responding to Medical Emergencies when Flying Deep Vein Thrombosis & Pulmonary Embolism Jet Lag Road & Traffic Safety Cruise Ship Travel Motion Sickness Airplanes & Cruise Ships: Illness & Death Reporting & Public Health Interventions 9 Travel for Work & Other Reasons The International Business Traveler Advice for Aircrew ...perspectives: People Who Fly for a Living-Health Myths & Realities Health Care Workers, Including Public Health Researchers & Medical Laboratorians Humanitarian Aid Workers United States Military Deployments Long-Term Travelers & Expatriates Study Abroad & Other International Student Travel Visiting Friends & Relatives: VFR Travel Mass Gatherings Adventure Travel Sex & Travel 10 Popular Itineraries The Rationale for Popular Itineraries AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST African Safaris Saudi Arabia: Hajj & Umrah Pilgrimages South Africa Tanzania & Zanzibar THE AMERICAS & THE CARIBBEAN Brazil Dominican Republic Haiti Mexico Peru ASIA Burma (Myanmar) China India Nepal Thailand 11 Posttravel Evaluation General Approach to the Returned Traveler Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Infectious Diseases ...perspectives: Screening Asymptomatic Returned Travelers Fever in the Returned Traveler Antimicrobial Resistance Respiratory Infections Persistent Diarrhea in Returned Travelers Dermatological Conditions ...perspectives: Delusional Parasitosis Sexually Transmitted Infections Newly Arrived Immigrants, Refugees & Other Migrants
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Oxford University Press Inc Childrens Health and the Peril of Climate Change
Book SynopsisChildren's Health and the Peril of Climate Change exposes the twin threats of climate change and air pollution on children's health and plans a roadmap to a brighter future with tangible solutions for governments, businesses, and individuals today.Trade ReviewIn this accessible book, Dr. Perera draws a compelling picture of the relationship between the health of the planet, the health of our children, and the necessity to act on climate. Beyond walking us through the science, she shows how people have begun to act even in the face of enormous odds. For those of us committed to environmental justice, we could do no better than to read this book and follow its guidance. For others who want a sustainable future with an economy that works, this book is essential. * Gerald Torres, Professor of Environmental Justice, Yale School of the Environment and Professor of Law, Yale Law School *This deeply researched book cuts through the black smoke of climate denial with its clear focus on climate change's impacts on children. While Dr. Perera acknowledges the gravity of the climate crisis with specific evidence of its dangers, her primary message is one of hope, articulated through climate success stories as a roadmap to a brighter future. * Philip J. Landrigan, MD, Director, Global Observatory on Pollution and Health, Boston College *It's time for all of us to stop talking about climate change as a planetary problem when in reality it's a people problem-or should I say, a young people's problem. Through scientific fact and compelling storytelling, Dr. Perera's book makes it startlingly clear that our changing climate is already threatening the health and well-being of children in every corner of the world. If you have ever asked yourself why young people everywhere are demanding climate action, this powerful book provides the evidence and inspiration to join them in the fight for a clean energy future. It's a fight we can and must win-for ourselves and for our children's future. * Gina McCarthy, former Administrator, US Environmental Protection Agency *This is the manifesto we need to provide children and families with a clear message of leaving no one behind in the fight against climate change. Dr. Perera is a true pioneer and leader, providing solutions and sound policy guidance for a better, safer, and cleaner future with justice, equity, and sustainability for all generations. * Kari Nadeau, MD, PhD, Director, Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Stanford University *This book will be a valuable addition to collections supporting public health and policy programs and will be appreciated deeply by anyone concerned with children's health and the future of humanity. * Choice *Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I: What We Know Chapter 1. Fossil Fuel: The Many Headed Hydra Chapter 2. Children Are Not Just Little Adults: Why They Bear the Brunt Chapter 3. A Myriad of Health Impacts Chapter 4. All Children Are Not Equal PART II: What We Can Do About It Chapter 5. Power and Voice Chapter 6. Solutions Now Chapter 7. Success Stories Chapter 8. The Way Forward
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Oxford University Press Inc Why We Forget and How To Remember Better The
Book SynopsisWhy We Forget uses the science of memory to empower you with the knowledge you need to remember better, whether you are a college student looking to ace your next exam, a business professional preparing a presentation, or a healthcare worker needing to memorize the 600+ muscles in the human body.Trade ReviewThis book is an essential read for all those concerned with memory loss and should be a part of all collections in the behavioral and social sciences. * Library Journal *In "Why we Forget", memory experts Andrew Budson and Elizabeth Kensinger provide readers with a practical and clearly explained masterclass in how memory works and how to keep it working well as we age. This is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand and maximize their memory functions. * Wendy Suzuki, Ph.D., Professor of Neural Science and Psychology, New York University and Internally Bestselling Author of Healthy Brain Happy Life and Good Anxiety *In this highly readable book, two authorities on the science of memory and the brain unpack everything you could want to know about memory and memory disorders. You will find surprising answers here to fascinating puzzles - for example, why we form false memories, why someone with Alzheimer's disease remembers how to play the piano but forgets the names of family members, how to distinguish between memory decline due to normal aging and disorders of memory, and why sleep is so important for memory. In addition, the authors describe evidence-based ways to remember better and to defend against false memories. * Ellen Winner, Ph.D., Professor Emerita at Boston College and author of the bestselling book, How Art Works: A Psychological Exploration *Budson and Kensinger have done a marvelous job creating an accessible summary of the wide-ranging field of memory research. A perfect place to start for anyone interested in understanding this fundamental human capacity. * Joshua Foer, B.A., Author of bestselling book Moonwalking with Einstein *This book delivers on all fronts. Written by two of the most eminent memory scientists in the world, the book draws in the reader immediately - engaging both the practitioners of the science of memory as well as those who are new to memory research. The reader is presented with many relatable, everyday examples and practical tips, and with concrete steps that unfold and explain complex theories of memory and forgetting. The authors cover a wide range of representative phenomena about when memory works and when it fails. The book delves into the neuroscience of memory and effects of aging at one end, strategies for improving memory at the other, and many key topics in between. I want this book for my memory course, and for my family and friends who are curious about how memory works. * Suparna Rajaram, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science at Stony Brook University *Everyone knows how memory works, we have our own experiences of remembering and forgetting to go on. But the science of memory, as Budson and Kensinger engagingly recount, teaches us so much more—how it really works and how it doesn't. And how this scientifically grounded knowledge enriches our understanding of our own minds. * Ken Paller, Ph.D., Padilla Chair and Director of the Cognitive Neuroscience Program at Northwestern University *the book is worth the time for anyone wanting a better understanding of how memory works. Recommended. All readers. * Choice *Table of ContentsForeword, Daniel Schacter Preface Part 1: All the ways to remember Chapter 1: Memory is not one thing Chapter 2: Travel back in time Chapter 3: Keep it in mind Chapter 4: Muscle memory Chapter 5: Our store of knowledge Chapter 6: What we remember together Part 2: Remembering the days of our lives Chapter 7: Do you need to try to remember? Chapter 8: Get it into your memory - and keep it there Chapter 9: Retrieve that memory Chapter 10: Associate information Chapter 11: Control what you forget and remember Chapter 12: Are you sure that's not a false memory? Part 3: When there is too little memory - or too much Chapter 13: Just normal aging - or is it Alzheimer's disease? Chapter 14: What else can go wrong with your memory Chapter 15: When you can't forget Chapter 16: Those who can remember everything Part 4: How to remember better Chapter 17: Exercise, exercise, exercise Chapter 18: Diet, alcohol, and drugs Chapter 19: Sleep Chapter 20: Do the right things Chapter 21: Use strategies Chapter 22: Use memory aids Chapter 23: Putting it all together Appendix: Twelve tips to remember better Acknowledgments References About the Authors Index
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Oxford University Press Inc If Your Adolescent Has Bipolar Disorder
Book SynopsisThe authoritative guide to understanding and helping a teenager with bipolar disorder.While coping with teenage moodiness can be difficult under any circumstances, it can be especially challenging if a teenager has a serious mood disorder. This concise, readable book is the definitive guide to understanding and getting effective help for adolescents with bipolar disorder, designed for parents and other adults in contact with afflicted teens. It combines the most current scientific expertise available today--including the newest treatments and medications and the latest research findings on bipolar disorder--with no-nonsense, hands-on advice from parents who have faced this mood disorder in their own children.Among other topics, the book addresses the roots of bipolar disorder, red flags to look out for, treatment options for young people, and practical strategies for helping a teen cope at home and at school. It concludes on a hopeful note, by reviewing the latest scientific evidence oTrade ReviewAny book that offers even a modicum of understanding and support for those parenting a child with bipolar disorder has worthy objectives... This book is a very helpful resource for parents with adolescents that have bipolar disorder. * Charla S Waxman, BS, MBA, EdD (Lake Behavioral Hospital) *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Understanding Bipolar Disorder Chapter 2: Treatment: Medication Chapter 3: Treatment: Psychotherapy Chapter 4: Finding a Provider Chapter 5: Helping at Home Chapter 6: Sex, Drugs, and Social Media Chapter 7: Surviving School Chapter 8: Life after High School Chapter 9: Coping with Crises Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Resources Appendix Index
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Oxford University Press Inc If Your Adolescent Has Depression
Book SynopsisThe authoritative guide to understanding and helping a teenager with depression.While coping with teenage moodiness can be difficult under any circumstances, it can be especially challenging if a teenager has a serious mood disorder. This concise, readable book is the definitive guide to understanding and getting effective help for adolescents with depression, designed for parents and other adults in contact with afflicted teens. It combines the most current scientific expertise available today--including the newest treatments and medications and the latest research findings on depression--with no-nonsense, hands-on advice from parents who have faced this mood disorder in their own children.Among other topics, the book addresses the roots of depression, red flags to look out for, treatment options for young people, and practical strategies for helping a teen cope at home and at school. It concludes on a hopeful note, by reviewing the latest scientific evidence on treating depression. ATable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Understanding Depression Chapter 2: Treatment: Psychotherapy Chapter 3: Treatment: Medication Chapter 4: Finding a Provider Chapter 5: Helping at Home Chapter 6: Sex, Drugs, and Social Media Chapter 7: Surviving School Chapter 8: Life after High School Chapter 9: Coping with Crises Conclusion Glossary Resources Bibliography Appendix
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Oxford University Press Inc Teaching Inpatient Medicine Connecting Coaching
Book SynopsisTeaching Inpatient Medicine, Second Edition provides teachers of inpatient medicine with updated strategies to improve their teaching approach and their ability to connect with patients and learners, including new chapters on navigating gender- and race-based challenges and leading in times of crisis.Table of ContentsPreface About the Authors Chapter 1: Teaching Medicine Chapter 2: Unique Individuals, Shared Qualities Chapter 3: Underrepresented Voices Chapter 4: Building the Team Chapter 5: A Safe, Supportive Environment Chapter 6: Bedside and Beyond Chapter 7: How to Think About Thinking Chapter 8: Role Models Chapter 9: Mentors and Sponsors Chapter 10: The Stories We Share Chapter 11: The Sacred Act of Healing Chapter 12: Caring During Crisis Chapter 13: Putting It All Together References Appendix: The 18 Attendings
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Oxford University Press Inc The Doctor and the Algorithm Promise Peril and
Book SynopsisThe Doctor and the Algorithm weighs the imaginative promises of health AI against the real and unintended consequences that deep medicine can bring for patients, providers, and public health alike.Trade ReviewScott highlights the potential synergies of often-siloed literatures from bioethics, critical algorithm studies, and government regulation. Importantly, he encourages experts to engage in conversation by introducing key concepts from their respective fields, articulating common goals, and proposing a rubric for assessing how well a particular technology meets the standards for a just AI...This book is most suitable for scholars and researchers who are already familiar with at least one of the literatures on which the author draws. * Choice *A seminal and groundbreaking study that is timely, well written, impressively informative, exceptionally thought provoking, and enhanced for the reader with the inclusion of an eight page Technical Appendix, twenty four pages of Notes, a sixteen page listing of References, and a six page Index, The Doctor and the Algorithm: Promise, Peril, and the Future of Health AI is unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, medical school, college, and university library Health/Medicine and AI collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists. * Library Bookwatch *In this book, S. Scott Graham meticulously lays out examples of AI models being used in medical care, critically examines their use, and contrasts what is known about AI from the scientific literature with claims being made by AI model developers, medical experts, and futurists. In doing so, Dr. Graham brings health AI to life by painting a rich picture of how AI is developed, studied, and marketed, and why these processes fundamentally incentivize hype as a core component of adoption. This book is refreshing because it directly takes experts to task for their claims on medical AI that result in extreme hype or cynicism. For AI newcomers and experts alike, this book will leave you with a deep appreciation for the complex social phenomena that underlie the lifecycle of AI models from development to deployment. * Karandeep Singh, MD, MMSc, Chair, Michigan Medicine Clinical Intelligence Committee, University of Michigan *The Doctor and the Algorithm gives us the tools to take part in discussions and even in policy-making related to the new healthcare regulations that will soon be put in place around the world. * Israel Cedillo Lazcano, The Prometheus *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Promise and Peril in Health AI Chapter 1: How to Make an AI Chapter 2: Digital Oracles Chapter 3: How to Make It as an AI Chapter 4: The Search for Ground Truth Chapter 5: HypeDx Chapter 6: Ethics, Justice, and Health AI Chapter 7: Regulating Health AI Conclusion: Just Futures for Deep Medicine
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Oxford University Press Inc Precision Medicine and Distributive Justice
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsProvocative Prologue 1. Precision Medicine: An Introduction to Its Ethical Ambiguity 1.1. Precision Medicine: A Patient Story 1.2. Precision Medicine: What Is It? 1.3. Precision Medicine and the "Just Caring" Problem 1.4. Precision Medicine: Another Case, More Ethics Issues 1.5. Precision Medicine: Is Rough Justice "Just Enough?" 1.6. Precision Medicine: Key Ethics Issues 1.7. Summary and Conclusion 2. Precision Medicine: Hope, Hype, and Hysteria 2.1. Precision Medicine: The Evolving Understanding of Cancer 2.2. Immunotherapy: More Resistance and More Ragged Edges 2.3. Biomarkers: Seeking Therapeutic Precision 3. Precision Medicine, Diffuse Wickedness 3.1. Precision Medicine: Wicked Ethical Issues as Resistant to Ethical Analysis as Any Cancer to Targeted Therapies 3.1.1. Wickedness: A Conceptual Description 3.1.2. The Beginning of Wickedness: Cost Matters 3.1.3. Ibrutinib and CLL: A Paradigm of Wickedness 3.1.4. Ibrutinib: Complex wickedness 3.2. More Wicked Scenarios 3.2.1. Wickedness: Ragged Edges and Bright Lines 3.2.2. Hemophilia: Wickedly Rough Justice 3.2.3. Rare Genetic Disorders: More Rough Justice and Wickedness 3.2.4. Wickedness and PCSK9 Inhibitors 3.2.5. Hepatitis C: Another Warren of Wickedness 3.2.6. Kidney Dialysis: The Headwaters of Wickedness 3.3. Wicked Ragged Edges 3.4. Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Wickedness at Birth 3.5. A Wicked Summary 4. Precision Medicine, Imprecise Health Care Justice 4.1. Precision Health Reform: What Precisely Should be Included in a Benefit Package Guaranteed to All? 4.2. Key Challenges to Health Care Justice 4.3. The Insufficiency of a Sufficientarian Conception of Health Care Justice 4.4. Luck Egalitarianism and Health Care Justice: Should Responsibility Count? 4.5. Prioritarianism and Health Care Justice: Are Precise Priorities Possible? 4.6. Egalitarianism and Health Care Justice: What is Inequitable? 4.7. Utilitarianism and Health Care Justice: What Care is "Worth It?" 4.8. Libertarianism and Health Care Justice: Only Getting What You Can Pay For 4.9. Fair Equality of Opportunity and Health Care Justice 5. Rational Democratic Deliberation: Seeking Justice Together 5.1. Rational Democratic Deliberation: Taking Seriously the Tragedy of the Commons 5.2. Medicare: An Impending Tragedy of the Commons 5.3. The Just Caring Problem: A Quick Review 5.4. Public Reason: The Core of Rational Democratic Deliberation 5.5. Public Reason, Precision Medicine, and Wicked Problems 5.6. An Outline of a Fair Deliberative Process 5.7. Just Caring: An Illustrative Example of Democratic Deliberation 5.8. Rational Democratic Deliberation: The Justification Challenge 5.9. Democratic Deliberation: Getting to Reflective Equilibrium 5.10. Priority-Setting, Wide Reflective Equilibrium, and Rational Democratic Deliberation: Addressing the Stability Problem 5.11. Constitutional Principles of Health Care Justice: Delimiting Deliberation 6. Rational Democratic Deliberation: Disciplining Wicked Challenges Justly 6.1. Organizing Precisely a Flexible Deliberative Process 6.2. Just Deliberations: Tafamidis 6.3. Some Wicked Prefatory Comments 6.4. Wicked Problems, Wicked Analyses, Wicked Deliberation 6.4.1 Combinations of targeted therapies: More benefit? More cost? 6.4.2 Just tradeoffs: Optional or obligatory 6.4.3 The super responder challenge: must we maximize? 6.4.4 Ragged edges and rough justice 6.4.5 Lazarus patients: Can we afford them? 6.4.6 Rare cancer drivers: Can we afford the cost of searching? 6.5 Super Responders: Can Aspirational Precision Medicine Generate Actual Ethical Commitments? 6.5.1 Precision medicine and non-small-cell lung cancer 6.5.2 Precision medicine and melanoma 6.5.3 Precision medicine, breast cancer and therapeutic proliferation 6.6 Precision Medicine: When is Enough, Enough? 6.7 CAR T-cell Therapies: Medical Miracle, Ethical Abyss? 6.8 CLL, Ibrutinib, CAR T-cell Therapy: A Case Study in Endless Needs 6.9 Some Preliminary Conclusions (A Resting Place) 7. Obligatory Social Beneficence: The Sufficientarian Challenge 7.1 Obligatory Social Beneficence: Ending Endless Needs 7.2 Obligatory Social Beneficence: Application Criteria 7.3 Identifying the Limits of Social Beneficence 7.4 Seeking Sufficiency by Setting Priorities 7.5 How Many Artificial Hearts Will be Sufficient? Age-Based Rationing Redivivus 7.6 Being NICE: Health Care Justice and the Terminally Ill 7.7 NICE Alternatives: Canada 7.8 Two-tiered or Not Two-tiered? That is the Problem 8. Precision Medicine, Precision Health: Finding Just and Reasonable Trade-offs 8.1 Just Caring: Cancer, Targeted Therapies, and Cost Control 8.2 Cancer: Finding the First Cell/ Preventing Future Cells 8.3 Trading off Identified Lives and Statistical Lives: Ethical Issues 8.4 Can We Just Abandon Metastatic Cancer Patients to Save Money? 8.5 The Transition Challenge: Efficiency versus Compassion 8.6 Whole Genome Sequencing: Another Precision Health Ethical Challenge 8.7 Rational Democratic Deliberation: Not Precision Ethics But "Roughly Just" 9. Public Reason and Precision Medicine: Future Hopes 10. References
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Oxford University Press Inc The Practical Playbook III
Book SynopsisThis is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. It is free to read at Oxford Academic and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.Since publishing The Practical Playbook II, there has been growing recognition of increased maternal deaths and poor maternal health outcomes disproportionately impacting Black, Indigenous, People of Color in the United States. Practitioners are often unaware or unequipped to understand the inequities faced by historically marginalized populations in maternal health care. The Practical Playbook III is a guide for researchers, community activists, and advocates of maternal health offering practical tools and strategies to improve inequities in maternal health. This third edition aims to describe the need and opportunities for improving maternal health through multi-sector collaborations. It highlights examples of effective cross-sector partnerships that are making real impro
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Oxford University Press Inc The Triumph of Doubt Dark Money and the Science
Book SynopsisWell-heeled American corporations have long had a financial stake in undermining scientific consensus and manufacturing uncertainty. In The Triumph of Doubt, former Obama and Clinton official David Michaels details how corrupt science becomes public policy -- and where it''s happening today. Opioids. Concussions. Obesity. Climate Change.America is a country of everyday crises -- big, long-spanning problems that persist despite their toll on the country''s health. And for every case of government inaction on one of these issues, there is a set of familiar, doubtful refrains: The science is unclear. The data are inconclusive. Regulation is unjustified. It''s a slippery slope.Is it?The Triumph of Doubt traces the ascendance of science-for-hire in American life and government, from its origins in the tobacco industry in the 1950s to its current manifestations across government, public policy, and even professional sports. Amid fraught conversations of alternative facts and truth decay, The Triumph of Doubt wields its unprecedented access to shine a light on the machinations and scope of manipulated science in American society. It is an urgent, revelatory work, one that promises to reorient conversations around science and the public good for the foreseeable future.Trade Review[Michaels] documents not only a shocking disregard for human welfare on the part of big business, but also a co-ordinated effort to compromise the culture of knowledge itself. * Times Literary Supplement *...chock full of good examples that were clearly researched (averaging over 30 references per chapter) and supplemented with Michaels' personal experiences. I think any scientist who wants to bridge the realm of research, policy, politics and ethics would benefit from reading this book. * JULIE POLLOCK, Chemistry World *It is so refreshing to read David Michaels' The Triumph of Doubt. He has the facts researched, vetted and thoroughly cited, and is not afraid to lay blame, call people liars and companies frauds. * San Francisco Review of Books *David Michaels opens our eyes to the methods corporations employ that bend the facts of science in order to make a profit. * Chemistry World *David Michaels is that rare combination: the fearless expert. He not only knows where the bodies are buried, he knows who buried them. The Triumph of Doubt and its predecessor, Doubt Is Their Product, are timely, readable, and essential guides for anyone seeking to understand how the corruption of science is damaging the health of everyone from football players and factory workers to soda drinkers and truck drivers-in short, anyone with a pulse. * Dan Fagin, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Toms River *David Michaels lays bare the dark money and the corporate science racket that kept the lethalities of tobacco, asbestos, lead, silica, pesticides, and scores of other life- and health-destroying products on the market and in the workplace, escaping the reach of the law. He names names of people and companies fronted by their so-called 'product defense' business and its corporate attorney enablers; delays, obfuscation, falsehood, and retaliation against ethical whistleblowers are the coins of their insidious realms. This book is written to get you angry enough to want to learn how to defend yourselves, your communities, and our vulnerable planet. Let it grip you toward detection and defiance." * Ralph Nader *As a society, it's vital we properly debate issues using data and research. The Triumph of Doubt, David Michaels's wonderfully deep dive into the well-funded war on scientific consensus and certainty, makes the stakes clear: our planet. Read this." * Adam Savage, Mythbusters *No one has done more to expose the deep corruption in American safety regulation that harms us all-and especially our kids. After spending seven years as America's chief safety regulator, David Michaels offers a beautifully crafted argument for how much more we need to do. Required-if frightening-reading for anyone who cares about a clean and safe environment for America and the world." * Lawrence Lessig, author of Fidelity and Constraint *A page-turner-one you'll wish was fiction. From hired guns to dark money, The Triumph of Doubt unravels corporations' playbook for deceiving the public through misinformation.^ * Mona Hanna-Attisha, author of What the Eyes Don't See *The Triumph of Doubt is an industry-by-industry account of how corporations manipulate science and scientists to promote profits, not public health. Nothing less than democracy is at stake here, and we all should be responding right away to David Michaels' call for action. * Marion Nestle, author of Unsavory Truth *It takes real courage to speak out against entrenched corporate interests and big industry. I saw that courage firsthand when I worked alongside Dr. Michaels in the Obama administration to protect workers at construction sites from cancer-causing silica dust. The Triumph of Doubt doesn't just tell the story of how we overcame the falsehoods of industry-funded studies, it shines a disinfecting light on the ways corporations obscure the truth and downplay risk to pump up their bottom line. This is a must-read." * Tom Perez, former U.S. Labor Secretary *A compelling and necessary work for anyone interested in the truth and those who seek to bury it. Michaels details the methods used by those in power to hide the truth-and the moral bankruptcy at work when they do so." * Demaurice Smith, National Football League Players Association Executive Director *As a third-generation coal miner from a family who has suffered the deadly consequences of Black Lung, I know firsthand that worker safety should never be politicized. David Michaels's book is a must-read for business, labor and the scientific community." * Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO President *David Michaels provides well-written evidence in his book about how corporations that produce dangerous products-tobacco, big oil, chemicals, pharmaceuticals-use 'product defense' science to sow doubt about the hazards hidden in their products to consumers. His evidence highlights the important role unbiased government scientists play in protecting the public health of Americans and our environment from exposure to toxic materials and from corporate deceit. * Senator Tom Udall *From the pharmaceutical industry's role in the opioid crisis to the Koch brothers' climate denial apparatus, Michaels examines big industry's jarring history of manufacturing false scientific doubt in the name of profit. This is an important book that will serve as a tool in exposing corporate deceit. * Senator Sheldon Whitehouse *Whether it's the tobacco industry, the pharmaceutical industry, or the fossil fuel industry, vested interests have repeatedly sought to attack and discredit scientific findings that have revealed the public endangerment by their products. David Michaels should know-he's been fighting the good fight for more than a decade to expose the bad actors and bring them to justice. Read this book to learn what we're up against and how to fight back. * Michael E. Mann, author of The Madhouse Effect *Poisoning the well of public debate is the ultimate act of cynicism. As David Michaels makes breathtakingly clear, one industry after another has lied and manipulated in order to make more money, and the rest of us have borne the terrible costs." * Bill McKibben, author of Falter *While the truth can be inconvenient, corporations and government leaders cannot continue to manufacture alternative narratives that place their interests and profits above our humanity; this culture, if left unchallenged, will result in our doom. The Triumph of Doubt reminds us that there can only be one truth." * Bennet Omalu, author of Truth Doesn't Have a Side *Few people have done more to document disinformation about science than David Michaels. His new book is an important addition to the growing literature on doubt, disinformation, and deception. * Naomi Oreskes, author of Merchants of Doubt *In the NFL, team doctors answer to the organization; players joke that it's like Dracula running the blood bank. It's a microcosm of what David Michaels brilliantly illuminates in The Triumph of Doubt: When corporations manipulate science and launch marketing campaigns to sow doubt, they ensure human suffering. Michaels's work is vital reading for everyone to understand these industry tactics. * Chris Borland, former NFL player *Scientist, public servant, and passionate advocate for health and safety, Michaels has written an absorbing sequel to his path-breaking work on manufactured doubt. He documents how powerful corporations have turned 'product defense' into a new political strategy, using dark money to pummel good science and keep dangerous products on the market. A must-read in the fight to restore public trust in regulatory science." * Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard Kennedy School *Driven by scientific interest, The Triumph of Doubt is a measured but passionate argument for protecting the public from harmful substances via federal oversight." * Foreword Reviews *[An] excoriating account of the corporate denial industry... It is a brave and important book, raising the alarm about the systemic corruption of science. * Felicity Lawrence, Nature *A tour de force that examines how frequently, and easily, science has been manipulated to discredit expertise and accountability on issues ranging from obesity and concussions to opioids and climate change. * Science *David Michaels shows that Big Tobacco's well-known denial tactics have not faded into history, but instead have become an integral part of corporate America's standard business practices. * Undark Magazine *A no-holds barred page-turner. In a series of case studies, it names names and describes how powerful players prioritize a requirement of absolute proof over precaution when it comes to exposures' impacts on human health. * Union of Concerned Scientists *[Michaels'] book is a timely, must read indictment of product defense 'science.'" * Pittsburgh Post-Gazette *David Michaels opens our eyes to the methods corporations employ that bend the facts of science in order to make a profit. * Chemistry World *[A] close look at how powerful corporations fund junk science and misinformation campaigns in order to obscure evidence and undercut regulatory efforts." * Vox *The Triumph of Doubt is a carefully researched review of corporate-funded strategies and practices that undermine public health policies of all kinds. And while it sometimes makes one's blood boil, it is still a gripping read. * New Solutions *[An] excoriating account of the corporate denial industry.... It is a brave and important book, raising the alarm about the systemic corruption of science. * Nature *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Science of Deception 3. The Forever Chemical 4. The NFL's Head Doctors 5. A Spirited Denial 6. The Deal with Diesel 7. On Opioids 8. Deadly Dust 9. Working the Refs 10. Volkswagen's Other Bug 11. The Climate Denial Machine 12. Sickeningly Sweet 13. The Party Line 14. Science for Sale 15. Future in Doubt
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Oxford University Press Inc The Science of Dignity
Book SynopsisThis book provides original evidence arguing for dignity as an indicator of public health, by offering a scientific framework for measuring dignity and its social determinants. Hitlin and Andersson show that dignity can be efficiently measured by using simple survey items that ask individuals whether there is dignity in their life or in how they are treated by others. National survey data show that unhappiness, sadness, anger, and lower general health are far more common for those reporting undignified lives. These differences in reported dignity come from inequalities in social and economic resources and from experiences of disrespect, threat, or life stress. Social groups with less power generally report lower levels of dignity linked to these multifaceted resource and stress inequalities, which are examined throughout the book. Hitlin and Andersson show that dignity possesses universal value for health and well-being in America, providing a scientific basis for collective consensus Trade ReviewThis wide ranging and important book brings careful empirics to the crucial topic of dignity, including by showing its impact on health. The authors move our understanding of dignity to a whole new level, with a focus on the impact of resources on dignity, and more. I learned tons from them and so will you. * Michèle Lamont, Author of Seeing Others: How Recognition Works and How It Can Heal a Divided World *Hitlin and Andersson's book is a tour de force exploration of dignity- what it is, how and why it varies in populations, and why it is so important for human well being and health. * Bruce Link, University of California *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction More than a Feeling: Dignity and Health Inequalities in America Chapter One A Wide-Ranging Tour of Perspectives on Dignity Chapter Two Seeing Circles: Dignity as a Public Health Issue Chapter Three Beyond Reason: Finding Dignity in Social Relations Chapter Four American Capitalism and its Multifaceted Links to Dignity Chapter Five Measuring Dignity Subjectively: Methodology for 2017 and 2021 Gallup Data Chapter Six Dignity as an Efficient Indicator of Social and Moral Integration Chapter Seven Is a Dignified Life a Healthier Life? Chapter Eight A Resource-Based Framework for Analyzing Levels of Dignity Chapter Nine Inequality and Stress: Charting Dignity During Social Adversity Chapter Ten One Polarized Nation: Dignity Across Political Ideologies Conclusion Moving Forward: Dignity's Role in Collective Consensus and Social Inspiration References Index
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Oxford University Press Inc Kid Food
Book SynopsisMost parents start out wanting to raise healthy eaters. Then the world intervenes. In Kid Food, nationally recognized writer and food advocate Bettina Elias Siegel explores one of the fundamental challenges of modern parenting: trying to raise healthy eaters in a society intent on pushing children in the opposite direction. Siegel dives deep into the many influences that make feeding children healthfully so difficult-from the prevailing belief that kids will only eat highly processed kid food to the near-constant barrage of special treats. Written in the same engaging, relatable voice that has made Siegel''s web site The Lunch Tray a trusted resource for almost a decade, Kid Food combines original reporting with the hard-won experiences of a mom to give parents a deeper understanding of the most common obstacles to feeding children well: - How the notion of picky eating undermines kids'' diets from an early age-and how parents'' anxieties about pickiness are stoked and exploited by indTrade ReviewKid Food gets me asking tough questions: is the profit of a couple companies really more important than getting kids to eat healthy? * Rebecca Boehm, Union of Concerned Scientists *One of the Best Books of 2019 (So Far) * Real Simple *A blueprint for how to raise healthy eaters in a fast-food culture * New York Times *Powerful, encouraging advocacy . . . . KID FOOD equips parents with the wisdom and strategies they'll need to raise-and feed-healthier kids. * Foreword Reviews *The book shines a critical light on numerous practices . . . Frustrated parents will find motivation and comfort in Siegel's messages that, collectively, society can make progress in the age-old parental battle against picky eaters and create a healthier food environment for everyone. * Publishers Weekly *A fascinating look at the industry of children's food and a practical guide for parent's seeking to teach their children how to eat healthfully. * Library Journal *Everybody who has children should read Kid Food. And everyone who doesn't should read it, too. Siegel is thoughtful, practical, and fearless-a combination that should worry the food companies now threatening the health of all Americans. * Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation *With meticulous research and easy, conversational prose, Siegel makes an irrefutable case for changing the broken food system that feeds our children. * Alice Waters, owner of Chez Panisse and founder of the Edible Schoolyard Project *Siegel is a leader and a veteran in the movement to feed our kids well, and Kid Food is a primer on what we'll need to do to get that done. * Mark Bittman, author of How to Cook Everything and editor-in-chief of Heated *Siegel does more than explain why 'carnival food' is now the everyday norm; she lays out the specific ways to approach food more positively at home-and in the larger community-to foster change. * Ellie Krieger, cookbook author and host of Ellie's Real Good Food *Gorgeously written, heartfelt, and deeply compelling. Everyone who cares about kids must read Bettina Siegel's fabulous Kid Food. * Marion Nestle, NYU professor and author of Soda Politics *Fascinating and enlightening. I will never look at a kid's menu or baby food pouch the same way again-and I'm infinitely grateful for it. * Gail Simmons, food expert, Top Chef judge, and author of Bringing It Home *Kid Food will help you see how the Food Giants have co-opted our eating habits, and how changing the way kids eat is our best shot at leveling the playing field. * Michael Moss, author of Salt Sugar Fat *Fascinating and funny. A must-read for anyone who cares about our children's future. * Karen Le Billon, author of French Kids Eat Everything *Table of ContentsIntroduction Preface: A Word About Highly-Processed Food 1. Kid Food 2. The Beige and the Bland 3. The Claim Game 4. Pester Power 5. Copycats in the Cafeteria 6. Just One Treat 7. Bigger Than Obesity 8. Pushing Back 9. Four Wishes 10. We're Better Than This Appendix Endnotes
£16.63
Oxford University Press Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability Across
Book SynopsisIntellectual disability is a lifelong condition involving deficits in both intellectual and adaptive functioning. Individuals with intellectual disability experience a greater burden of co-occurring physical and mental illness compared to the general population, and often need a significant degree of support from healthcare professionals and carers, as well as family and friends. Additionally, their lives can be greatly influenced both positively and negatively by the cultures in which they exist, including societal attitudes, belief systems and norms.An insightful addition to the Oxford Cultural Psychiatry series, Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability across Cultures explores the health, support structures, and societal attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities throughout the world.Written by international experts of intellectual disability and mental health, this comprehensive textbook covers broad topics such as anthropology, mental health, physical health, research, aTable of ContentsSection 1 - Introduction and epidemiology 1: Concepts and prevalence of intellectual disability across cultures 2: Physical health of people with intellectual disability across cultures 3: Neurodevelopmental disorders in people with intellectual disability 4: Mental health in intellectual disability across cultures 5: Research in intellectual disability across cultures Section 2 - General issues 6: Anthropology and intellectual disability across cultures 7: Perception of intellectual disability across cultures 8: Safeguarding the rights of people with intellectual disability across cultures 9: Sexuality, marriage and parenthood across cultures 10: Models of healthcare provision Section 3 - Management in a cultural context 11: Culture and therapies 12: Family networks and voluntary sector participation in the care of people with intellectual disabilities 13: Intellectual disability, spirituality, religion and social inclusion across cultures 14: People with intellectual disability in the criminal justice system Section 4 - Service models in different countries 15: North America (Canada and USA) 16: South America 17: UK and Ireland 18: Europe (Eastern and Western) 19: Africa 20: Middle East 21: Indian Subcontinent 22: Australia & New Zealand
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Oxford University Press Microbiomes A Very Short Introduction Very Short
Book SynopsisVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringThe term ''microbiomes'' encapsulates an important scientific breakthrough of recent years. This is the realization that humans, other animals, and plants harbour communities of microorganisms which are mostly beneficial but can occasionally cause or exacerbate disease. Our quickly developing understanding of microbiomes is being translated into novel microbial therapies for human disease and is contributing to sustainable practices in agriculture and food production. On the flipside, there is a growing concern that some claims for microbiomes, especially in relation to human health, far exceed the scientific data.This Very Short Introduction is an essential guide to the fast-moving discipline of microbiome science. It accessibly distills the key facts about our resident microbiomes, explains how and why our health and wellbeing depend on them, and provides readers with the fundamental knowledge they need to judge the reliability of claims about microbiome-based applications.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introduction series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of illustrations 1: Living with microbes 2: How to get and keep a microbiome 3: Microbiomes, nutrition, and metabolic health 4: Microbiomes, the brain, and behaviour 5: Microbiomes and infectious disease 6: Plant microbiomes in agriculture and food production 7: Microbial therapies and healthy microbiomes Glossary Further reading
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OUP India Bullying Impact on Health and Beyond
Book SynopsisBullying, Impact on Health, and Beyond is a systematic review of at least 2,000 published studies on bullying and other forms of victimization. The goal of the book is to promote an understanding of the wide range of health risks associated with bullying, a multifaceted form of psychosocial stressor that can be prevalent along the lifespan, crossing social, cultural, and geographic boundaries. This text intends to highlight bullying as a form of victimization, while advancing the notion of a spectrum of maltreatment. Through its 20 chapters, the book provides documented academic evidence about what is known, so far, about the concept and nature of bullying and other forms of victimization; their global prevalence; association with morbidity, psychosocial risks and mortality and clinical strategies for their prevention, detection, intervention and treatment. Furthermore, this text emphasizes the notion and significance of poly-victimization and revictimization, while focusing on the occurrence of bullying and other forms of maltreatment in schools; the home milieu and neighborhood; workplace; cyberspace; sports; dating relationships; tertiary education; military training; and witnessing others being victimized. The author''s decades of clinical and advocacy efforts to prevent, detect and treat the deleterious effects of bullying and other forms of victimization are reflected through all chapters with recommendations for future research, clinical and public policy strategies to target this problem.
£95.05
Oxford University Press Defending the Indefensible The Global Asbestos Industry and Its Fight for Survival
Book SynopsisIn the early twentieth century, asbestos had a reputation as a lifesaver. In 1960, however, it became known that even relatively brief exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, a virulent and lethal cancer. Yet the bulk of the world''s asbestos was mined after 1960. Asbestos usage in many countries continued unabated.This is the first global history of how the asbestos industry and its allies in government, insurance, and medicine defended the product throughout the twentieth century. It explains how mining and manufacture could continue despite overwhelming medical evidence as to the risks. The argument advanced in this book is that asbestos has proved so enduring because the industry was able to mount a successful defense strategy for the mineral - a strategy that still operates in some parts of the world. This defence involved the shaping of the public debate by censoring, and sometimes corrupting, scientific research, nurturing scientific uncertainty, and using allies in government, insurance, and medicine. The book also discusses the problems of asbestos in the environment, compensating victims, and the continued use of asbestos in the developing world. Its global focus shows how asbestos can be seen as a model for many occupational diseases - indeed for a whole range of hazards produced by industrial societies. The book is based on a wealth of documentary material gained from legal discovery, supplemented by evidence from the authors'' visits and researches in the US, the UK, Canada, Kazakhstan, Zimbabwe, Australia, Swaziland, and South Africa.Trade Review...Fascinating and thoughtful study of the asbestos industry...I found McCulloch and Tweedale's account a valuable addition to an already large literature. By globalizing the asbestos story, the authors reveal the tactics that have protected the industry for decades from sustained, intense criticism, and they clarify the challenges that remain in defending the victims whose lives have been irreparably damaged and in protecting us all from the threat of future injuries by this industry. * Marc J. Stern, Business History *Given all that has been written and said about asbestos over the past 30 years is there anything else worth knowing? Do we really need another book on asbestos? After reading Defending the Indefensible the emphatic answer I reached was yes. This book is a tour-de-force of informed and concerned scholarship. * Labour History *[A] compelling book. * The Lancet, Volume 373, Issue 9660 *An important and particularly essential addition to the existing literature on asbestos; its history, usage and controversial values of benefit and disaster...Splendidly presented and annotated... This is a brilliant text which answers many startling new questions and asks a good many more. * RoSPA Occupational Safety and Health Journal *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Making the World Safe ; 3. Building the Defences ; 4. The Challenge of Mesothelioma and Irving J. Selikoff ; 5. The Chrysotile Defence ; 6. Hiding the Elephant of Compensation ; 7. Don't Disturb the Dog: Asbestos in the Environment ; 8. Pushing Asbestos in the Developing World ; 9. Defending Asbestos: 21st Century Perspectives ; Sources and Acknowledgements
£84.60
Oxford University Press Prenatal Tests and Ultrasound
Book SynopsisPrenatal Tests and Ultrasound: The Facts is an invaluable source of information for expectant parents and their friends and families, helping them to understand the how, what, and whys of prenatal testing and ultrasound.Table of ContentsPreface ; Glossary of Terms ; 1. Diagnosing pregnancy ; 2. Genetic screening of the parents ; 3. Genetic screening of the fetus ; 4. Genetic testing of the fetus ; 5. General prenatal testing ; 7. Early first trimester ultrasound ; 8. The nuchal translucency scan: 11-13 weeks ; 9. The anatomy scan: 18-20 weeks ; 10. Third trimester ultrasound and NST ; 11. Options if an abnormality is found ; 12. More frequently asked questions ; Appendix: Additional resources
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The University of Chicago Press The Longevity Seekers
Book SynopsisPeople have searched for the fountain of youth everywhere from Bimini to St. Augustine. But for a steadfast group of scientists, the secret to a long life lies elsewhere: in the lowly lab worm. By suppressing the function of just a few key genes, these scientists were able to lengthen worms' lifespans up to tenfold, while also controlling the onset of many of the physical problems that beset old age. As the global population ages, the potential impact of this discovery on society is vastas is the potential for profit. With The Longevity Seekers, science writer Ted Anton takes readers inside this tale that began with worms and branched out to snare innovative minds from California to Crete, investments from big biotech, and endorsements from TV personalities like Oprah and Dr. Oz. Some of the research was remarkable, such as the discovery of an enzyme in humans that stops cells from aging. And some, like an oft-cited study touting the compound resveratrol, found in red wineproved high
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McGill-Queen's University Press Sound and Noise
Book SynopsisThis book is about how you listen and what you hear, about how to have a dialogue with the sounds around you. Marcia Jenneth Epstein gives readers the impetus and the tools to understand the sounds and noise that define their daily lives in this groundbreaking interdisciplinary study of how auditory stimuli impact both individuals and communities. Epstein employs scientific and sociological perspectives to examine noise in multiple contexts: as a threat to health and peace of mind, as a motivator for social cohesion, as a potent form of communication and expression of power. She draws on a massive base of specialist literature from fields as diverse as nursing and neuroscience, sociology and sound studies, acoustic ecology and urban planning, engineering, anthropology, and musicology, among others, synthesizing and explaining these findings to evaluate the ubiquitous effects of sound in everyday life. Epstein investigates speech and music as well as noise and explores their physical anTrade Review"Personal, descriptive, and filled with anecdotes and everyday life examples, Sound and Noise often addresses the reader in the second person, posing ethical questions and dilemmas and raising controversial issues. An excellent and provocative book." Barry Truax, Simon Fraser University and editor of Handbook for Acoustic Ecology
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Penguin Books Ltd Keeping Your Heart Healthy
Book Synopsis''A well-written discussion by a world-renowned cardiologist on how the heart functions. More importantly, it is a simple and concise book that charts your course to a healthy heart'' Dr James R. Doty, M.D.****Worried about your heart health but unsure where to start?One of the world''s leading cardiologists, Dr Boon Lim, has created the go-to guide to keeping your heart in good shape for optimum health.This concise accessible book covers everything you need to know about improving and maintaining your heart health. From hypertension, cholesterol and inherited cardiac conditions, to chest pain, fainting and stress, Dr Lim draws on his years of knowledge and expertise to offer practical, easy-to-follow advice on: How your heart works High blood pressure and bad cholesterol Heart attack and chest pain Rhythm disorders Fainting Eating and exercising for a healthy Trade ReviewA well-written discussion by a world-renowned cardiologist on how the heart functions. More importantly, it is a simple and concise book that charts your course to a healthy heart. The best part is Dr. Lim's explanation of the brain-heart connection and how your own mind can impact heart health. -- James R. Doty, M.D., clinical professor of Neurosurgery at Stanford University and the director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University School of Medicine'Simple, easy and concise - just what is needed to understand the functions of your heart. Explains why lifestyles can affect your heart health and also to recognise symptoms of underlying conditions, highlighting not just the plumbing but also the importance of the electrics of the heart. From the 'not so simple' faint through to sudden cardiac death. A must read!' -- Trudie Lobban MBE, Founder & CEO, Arrhythmia Alliance, AF Association & STARS – www.heartrhythmalliance.org'An inspirational read. Well thought out, beautifully researched and written, and easy to read. Keeping Your Heat Healthy inspired me to look at how I approach my own heart health and make some lifestyle adjustments using Dr Lim's easy to implement top tips' -- Dr Millicent Stone, Dr Millicent A Stone MB NUI, FRCP MSc, Consultant Rheumatologist
£9.49
Penguin Books Ltd Preparing for the Perimenopause and Menopause
Book Synopsis*** #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ***''Immensely helpful...a tome of medical knowledge. I''m mildly obsessed by Louise Newson. Buy the book!'' Davina McCall''What a brilliant, helpful and straight-forward guide to menopause. I wish I could have had it when I first had symptoms, it would have made a huge difference to me'' Louise Minchin''This book is indispensable. Keep it by your bedside. It will transform your life. Dr Louise is a miracle worker'' Lorraine KellyTake charge of your menopause and feel greatDr Louise Newson is the UK''s leading menopause specialist, and she''s determined to help women thrive during the menopause.Despite being something that almost every woman will experience at some point in their lives, misdiagnosis, misinformation and stigma are commonplace. In Preparing for the Perimenopause and Menopause, Dr Newson will demystify the menopause and shTrade Review'This book is indispensable. Keep it by your bedside. It will transform your life. Dr Louise is a miracle worker' * Lorraine Kelly *'Immensely helpful...a tome of medical knowledge. I'm mildly obsessed by Louise Newson. Buy the book!' * Davina McCall *'What a brilliant, helpful and straight-forward guide to menopause. I wish I could have had it when I first had symptoms, it would have made a huge difference to me' * Louise Minchin *'We need to take all the wonderful advice and support we can get. Do read this book. It might just make your life easier' * Kirsty Wark *'This book is for anyone who needs a clear, non-jargon-y guide of what to expect from the various menopause stages, why it's happening and where to go for help. It is the starting point I wish had existed years ago and will help many women to take control of their symptoms and their lives' * Karen Arthur, Founder REDDSKIN *
£10.44
Penguin Books Ltd Preventable
Book Synopsis**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK**The definitive story of COVID-19 and how global politics shape our health - from a world-leading expert and the pandemic''s go-to science communicator Professor Devi Sridhar has risen to prominence for her vital roles in communicating science to the public and speaking truth to power. In Preventable she highlights lessons learned from outbreaks past and present in a narrative that traces the COVID-19 pandemic - including her personal experience as a scientist - and sets out a vision for how we can better protect ourselves from the inevitable health crises to come.In gripping and heartfelt prose, Sridhar exposes the varied realities of those affected and puts you in the room with key decision makers at crucial moments. She vibrantly conveys the twists and turns of a plot that saw: deadlier varients emerge (contrary to the predictions of social media pundits who argued it would mutate to a milder form); countries with weak health systems like Senegal and Vietnam fare better than countries like the US and UK (which were consistently ranked as the most prepared); and the quickest development of game-changing vaccines in history (and their unfair distribution)Combining science, politics, ethics and economics, this definitive book dissects the global structures that determine our fate, and reveals the deep-seated economic and social inequalities at their heart - it will challenge, outrage and inspire.''A brutally compelling reminder that if voices like Devi''s had been listened to, so many more could have lived'' OWEN JONES''One of the most brilliant scientists in the world who has been proven consistently right in this crisis'' PIERS MORGAN''Excellent . . . Fair, clear and compelling'' NICOLA STURGEON''Those who have found Professor Devi Sridhar''s expertise and calm advice invaluable since the arrival of Covid-19 will be glad to know that she has written Preventable'' RACHEL COOKE, Guardian, Non-fiction to look out for in 2022Trade ReviewThe sensational story of how a disaster was turned into a catastrophe, with the clarity, precision and humanity that you would expect from one of the most important voices of reason of the COVID era. A brutally compelling reminder that if voices like Devi's had been listened to, so many more could have lived -- Owen JonesExcellent . . . Fair, clear and compelling. And like all of Devi's contributions over the course of the pandemic, very accessible -- Nicola SturgeonOne of the most brilliant scientists in the world who has been proven consistently right in this crisis -- Piers MorganPowerful . . . If we're to stop history from repeating itself when the next pandemic pathogen emerges, books such as Preventable are very much welcome -- Oliver Barnes * Financial Times *Contributions such as Devi's will be the building blocks of the learning we need, as a global community, to create the awareness required for the healthier and safer world all people deserve -- Dr Tedros, Director-General of the World Health OrganizationEssential reading -- Lorraine KellyDevi is a public health expert with deep knowledge and expertise in the field. She has a unique ability to translate complex public health challenges, research and recommendations into language experts and non-experts alike can understand. I always read and listen to what she has to say and I hope you will too -- Chelsea ClintonBrilliant. I read it like a thriller that I had lived through, a fascinating, detailed and personal account of the pandemic that takes you behind and beyond the headlines. I suspect it will be the most readable account of all the analyses that will follow -- Chris van TullekenSridhar's prescience transformed her into one of Britain's most prominent commentators once . . . In her new book, Preventable, Sridhar distils the lessons of the time -- George Eaton * New Statesman *Those who have found Professor Devi Sridhar's expertise and calm advice invaluable since the arrival of Covid-19 will be glad to know that she has written Preventable -- Rachel Cooke * Guardian, 'Nonfiction to look out for in 2022' *Devi Sridhar, professor of global public health at Edinburgh university, examines how the pandemic changed the world and how we might stop the next one happening * Financial Times, 'The books to read in 2022' *
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Penguin Books Ltd Living with ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Book SynopsisChronic fatigue conditions are some of the most frustrating, life-altering and stigmatized illnesses, so why are they still so poorly understood?ME/CFS affects roughly 17 million people worldwide. Medicalscience still cannot explain why some people get chronic fatigue syndromes and, distressingly, there are few effective treatments. While many people with ME/CFS are able to live a fairly normal life, a significant minority have symptoms so severe that they are confined to their house, or even their bed, and suicide rates are well above the national average.Living with ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by consultant rheumatologist Dr Gerald Coakley and occupational therapist Beverly Knops, is a much-needed, evidence-based guide for people struggling with ME/CFS - as well as their friends and family - that provides practical information and accessible advice on how to manage and live with this challenging condition, at all stages of severity. It wilTrade Review'This comprehensive yet highly accessible tome provides the reader with a holistic consideration of the topic of ME/CFS in an engaging and sympathetic manner. I highly recommend this to both patients with ME/CFS as well as the clinicians that look after them' -- Professor Melvin D Lobo, Clinical Hypertension Specialist, Consultant in Cardiovascular Medicine'In this highly debated and frequently controversial area of medicine, Gerald Coakley and Beverly Knops provide much-needed clarity. This book recognises what we know and what we still have to understand about ME/CFS, while equipping people with the tools to better live with this debilitating condition and hopefully alleviate some of their symptoms' -- Prof Guy Leschziner'Having worked in this field for over 25 years this is one of the clearest and most helpful books about the condition I have read. It brings together clear achievable advice to cover every aspect of the condition, it's unusual to have all the information gathered in one place in clear and readable form. The case histories are so helpful and are credible testimonies to the recommendations in the book. I will be recommending this for all my patients in the future' -- Dr Hazel O'Dowd, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, ME/CFS NHS Bristol Service Lead
£10.44
Taylor & Francis Ltd Research Skills Research Skills Nursing and
Book SynopsisDo you need to conduct or understand research to support your studies or evidence-based practice in healthcare? Ensure that you have all the research tools at your fingertips with this pocket-sized (120x80mm), spiral-bound, quick reference guide in the popular Nursing & Health Survival Guide series, which covers both quantitative and qualitative research.Table of Contents1. Definitions 2. The Literature 3. Common Quantitative Designs 4. Data Collection Methods 5. Types of Data 6. Probability and Significance 7. Selecting the Right Statistical Procedure 8. Commonly Used Statistical Tests 9. Statistical Analysis using SPSS 10. Qualitative Research 11. Doing Qualitative Research 12. Measuring the Trustworthiness of Qualitative Research 13. Research Ethics 14. Implementing Published Research 15. Getting Involved in Research 16. Publishing Research
£12.12
National Academies Press The Intersection of Behavioral Health Mental
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St Martin's Press Fasting and Eating for Health
Book SynopsisJoel Fuhrman''s Fasting and Eating for Health: A Medical Doctor''s Program for Conquering Disease offers precise diet and fasting programs to relieve headache, hypoglycemia, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, colitis, psoriasis, lupus, and uterine fibroids. You''ll also learn:- How to use fasting to lose weight- How to start, what to expect, how to reintroduce food to maintain maximum benefits- How to work with a physician for longer fasts (more than 3 days)
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Bloomsbury USA 3pl Children and Youth in Sickness and in Health
Book SynopsisSix original essays reflect the growing scholarly interest in the history of childhood and youth, particularly issues affecting child health and welfare.Table of ContentsContentsSeries Forewordby Miriam Forman-BrunellviiAcknowledgmentsxiIntroductionxiiiPart IEssays11Levels and Trends of Death and Disease in Childhood, 1620 to the PresentRichard A.Meckel32Stories of Childhood Health and DiseaseHeather Munro Prescott253A Sound Mind for the Child###8217;s Body: The Mental Health of Children and YouthKathleen Jones434Children###8217;s Health: Caregivers and Sites of CareJanet Golden675Teaching Children about HealthElizabeth Toon856The Federal Government and Child HealthKriste Lindenmeyer107Part IIDocuments1277Recounting Health and Illness129vi CONTENTS8Advice on Child Health1439Images of Child Health and Providers15710Institutions for Children17311Mental Hygiene18312Child Health and the State195Part IIIBibliography20513Demographic and Epidemiologic Surveys20714Framing Child Death, Disease, and Health21115Health Care and Health Care Providers21516Child Health, Philanthropy, and the State221Index227Contributors241
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Little, Brown & Company Deadliest Enemy
Book SynopsisA leading epidemiologist shares his 'powerful and necessary' (Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone) stories from the front lines of our war on infectious diseases and explains how to prepare for global epidemics -- featuring a new preface on COVID-19. Unlike natural disasters, whose destruction is concentrated in a limited area over a period of days, and illnesses, which have devastating effects but are limited to individuals and their families, infectious disease has the terrifying power to disrupt everyday life on a global scale, overwhelming public and private resources and bringing trade and transportation to a grinding halt. In today's world, it's easier than ever to move people, animals, and materials around the planet, but the same advances that make modern infrastructure so efficient have made epidemics and even pandemics nearly inevitable. And as outbreaks of COVID-19, Ebola, MERS, and Zika have demonstrat
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Taylor & Francis Guidelines for Investigating OfficerInvolved
Book SynopsisAs unrest over officer-involved shootings and deaths in custody takes center stage in conversations about policing and the criminal justice system, Guidelines for Investigating Officer-Involved Shootings, Arrest-Related Deaths, and Deaths in Custody addresses critical investigation components from an expert witness perspective, providing the insights necessary to ensure a complete investigation. Investigating a custodial death or an officer involved in a shooting presents unique and complex issues: estate, community, judicial, agency, involved officer, and public policy interests are all at stake. These types of deaths present various emerging medical, psychological, legal and liability, technical, and investigatory issues that must be addressed through a comprehensive investigation. This book is ideal for students in criminal investigation, death investigation, crime scene investigation, and special topic courses in custodial deaths and officer-involved shootings, as Trade ReviewThe issue of deaths in police custody has become an important issue in criminology over the last decade, and concern about officer involved shootings has re-emerged in recent years… [Guidelines for Investigating Deaths in Custody] addresses major important topics in the field. --Robert Kaminski, Associate Professor, University of South CarolinaI will purchase this book for my leadership programs and my command staff. The book will be a valuable resource, especially with case studies and checklists to support the main text. Case studies give the reader a vicarious experience that they will remember when facing similar circumstances. --Mark S. Dunston, Chief of Police, Ocean Springs P.D.Table of ContentsPreface1. Arrest-Related Deaths, Emerging Questions, and Competing Expectations in InvestigationsDarrell L. Ross, Michael Brave, and Mark Kroll2. Vital Statistics and Arrest-Related DeathsDarrell L. Ross and Michael Brave3. Legal and Liability Issues Surrounding the Use of ForceDarrell L. Ross4. Stress, Perceptional Distortions, and Human PerformanceDarrell L. Ross and Randall L. Murphy5. Memory and Decision Making Under StressAlexis Artwohl6. Officer-Involved Incident Investigation GuidelinesDarrell L. Ross and Mark S. Dunston7. Positional and Restraint AsphyxiaDavut Savaser and Theodore C. Chan8. Neck HoldsMichael Holman and Gary M. Vilke9. Excited Delirium Syndrome (ExDS)Christopher J. Coyne, Binh T. Ly, and Gary M. Vilke 10. Amphetamines, Cathinones (Bath Salts), and CocaineStephen L. Thornton, Michael A. Darracq, and Binh T. Ly11. Central Nervous System DepressantsMichael A. Darracq, Stephen L. Thornton, and Binh T. Ly12. Less Lethal Weapons, Not Including TASERChristian Sloane and Gary M. Vilke13. TASER—Conducted Electrical WeaponsMark W. Kroll and Michael A. Brave14. Custodial Deaths in DetentionDarrell L. Ross15. Conducting the Investigative InterviewR. Edward Geiselman, James F. Wilson, and Alexis Artwohl16. Effective Agency Response to the Media in Use of Force IncidentsTodd A. Lough Index
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Elsevier - Health Sciences Division The Art and Science of Patient Education for
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection I: Shifting the Focus to the Patient 1. The Problem of Health Literacy 2. The Patient's Perspective 3. Education Theory Section II: Effective Teaching and Learning 4. Information Exchange 5. The Science and Theories of Learning 6. Health Promotion Theories Section III: Patient Knowledge 7. Patient Learning 8. Informational Seasons of Knowledge 9. The Brain and Memory Section IV: Information Delivery Methodology 10. The PITS Model 11. The Medagogy Conceptual Framework 12. Assessing Patient Knowledge Using the Understanding Personal Perception Tool 13. Partnership: The NEW Model of Healthcare 14. Legal Implications Associated with Patient Education Appendices References Index
£47.49
Elsevier Science & Technology Contemporary Medical Biotechnology Research for
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Human Granulocyte proteins constitute the major antimucobactericidal proteins and enhance the killing of mycobacteria within macrophages2. Prevalence of PDR bacterial strains harbored with NDM-1 gene isolated from UTI patients Biofilm formation and antibiotic susceptibility profile in bacterial strains isolated from the patient infected with UTI3. Biofilm formation and antibiotic susceptibility profile in bacterial strains isolated from the patient infected with UTI4. A brief study of genes vital for diabetes and their relationship5. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor: An Attractive Candidate Susceptibility Gene for Diabetic Complications in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients6. Analysing the relation between cytokine IL-2 and cytogenetic abnormalities in acquired aplastic anemia patients7. A comparative study of Arsenic exposure in human papilloma virus infection and oral squamous cell carcinoma- an alarming interpretation8. Correlation between Oral Cancer and Betel Quid: A Molecular Cytogenetics Study9. Effect of Antioxidants Trolox and Coenzyme Q10 on Glutamate Mediated Excitotoxicity of Retinal Ganglion Cells10. Therapeutic and Nodulation Properties of Cross Talking (Iso)flavonoids11. Efficacy of Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles (AgNP) over crude plant extract of Allium cepa and standard antibiotic against bacterial biofilms12. Effectiveness of Onion (Aleum cepa) skin in Human Health13. Application of Random Forest model in detection of Parkinson’s disease14. Computer Aided Drug design of lead compounds against Dopamine & Metabotropic glutamate receptors (metabotropic glutamate receptors 1)15. Brain tissue segmentation using Modified Fuzzy C-Means Clustering16. Tumor Detection Using Spatial Hybrid Clustering (SHCM) from Brain MRI Scans17. Identification of Potential Drug Targets by Detangling Protein-Protein Interaction Network18. Molecular Docking Studies between components of Eucalyptus Essential Oil and Homologically Modelled Target Protein19. Cryopreservation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from bone marrow with carbohydrate additive sucrose and dimethyl sulfoxide20. Behavioral difference of interactions between photosensitizer MC 540 and serum albumins in anionic AOT and cationic CTAB reverse micelles21. Mobile Health Monitoring for Senior Citizens using Femtolet Based Fog Network22. Analytical study on Variation of health care status in Haldia city of West Bengal, India
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Elsevier Science Ethics for Health Promotion and Health Education
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSECTION 1: A CONTEXTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF ETHICS 1. Ethics and the Health Professions 2. Common Goals to Improve the Human Environment 3. Introduction to Ethical Principles 4. Ethics vs. Morals as Applicable to Health Education and Health Promotion 5. Daily Challenges in Ethical Decision Making 6. Ethics and the Media SECTION 2: APPLYING THE CNHEO CODE OF ETHICS 7. Professional Boundaries, Autonomy, and Competence 8. Building Trust in Vulnerable and Under-Resourced Communities 9. Communicating Health Promotion Up and Down-Stream 10. Health Promotion and Education Ethics in Client and Patient Advocacy 11. Ethical Approaches to Service, Research, Publication and Presentation 12. Ethical Considerations of Program Assessment, Implementation and Evaluation 13. Health Promotion Considerations in Working with Children and Adolescents 14. Privacy, Confidentiality, and Dignity in Health Promotion and Health Education 15. Conclusion and Summary
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Hachette Books Ireland The Healing Code
Book SynopsisHaving recovered from his own aggressive multiple sclerosis, top Hale Clinic practitioner Dermot O'Connor now gives his proven five-step strategy for surviving life-threatening illness.Trade ReviewWill appeal to all those who seek an alternative remedy for their ills, both physical and emotional * Sunday Independent *'A powerful argument for never giving up hope, no matter how bleak the outlook' * Irish Independent *'Magnificent' * RTE Guide *'A well researched code of practive which would benefit us all to follow and greatly assist those battling varying illnesses' * Tuam Herald *
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Little, Brown Book Group The Power of Tranquility in a Very Noisy World
Book SynopsisThe artificial noise in our lives is a debris field of arbitrary and often harmful signals. Our lives are riddled with sound: heavy-footed neighbours, an ambulance screeching nearby, white noise from the television. Unsurprisingly, the noisy environment in which we live has an immense impact on our concentration, alertness, and feelings of anxiety.To help us manage the rubble that hinders our mind and well-being, Bernie Krause whisks us through the practical steps that each one of us can take to reduce the unhealthy noise in your life and realize the healing powers of certain acoustic encounters. Along the way, we explore the difference between harmful noise and the signals that make us feel good, between noise as a stressor and soundscapes that serve to boost our emotional and physiological health and stimulate our productivity.By following his suggestions you''ll discover what a wide variety of sound signatures represent; which ones you like, which ones you don''t
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Taylor & Francis An Introduction to the Geography of Health
Book SynopsisIn the second edition of An Introduction to the Geography of Health, Helen Hazen and Peter Anthamatten explore the ways in which geographic ideas and approaches can inform our understanding of health. The bookâs focus on a broad range of physical and social factors that drive health in places and spaces offers students and scholars an important holistic perspective on the study of health in the modern era.In this edition, the authors have restructured the book to emphasize the theoretical significance of ecological and social approaches to health. Spatial methods are now reinforced throughout the book, and other qualitative and quantitative methods are discussed in greater depth. Data and examples are used extensively to illustrate key points and have been updated throughout, including several new extended case studies such as water contamination in Flint, Michigan; microplastics pollution; West Africaâs Ebola crisis; and the Zika epidemic. The book contains more than Trade Review"This marvelous new edition of An Introduction to the Geography of Health is nothing less than a field guide to the world through the lens of health and medical geography. As human geographers, Hazen and Anthamatten grapple with the diversity of global societies, the complex drivers of inequalities in health, and the intricate ecologies of health and disease. The new edition is updated with valuable discussion of climate change and health, the 2014 Ebola fever epidemic in West Africa, the Flint water crisis, and the US opioid epidemic, while also incorporating advances in theory and method in the field of health and medical geography. Drawing on success stories from New Zealand, Costa Rica, and dozens of other countries, the book explains how a geographic sensibility—based on the careful appraisal of, and adaptation to, local social and environmental conditions—can lead to effective and equitable health policy. The inviting and highly readable text is accompanied by over 100 illustrations, including photographs, well-designed maps, and helpful diagrams and charts, many in color. In all, the book makes for an excellent companion to an undergraduate course in health and medical geography, a useful reference source, and an outstanding survey of public health issues all around the world." - Eric Carter, Edens Associate Professor of Geography and Global Health, Macalester College, USA"I am so delighted with the updated edition of Hazen and Anthamatten’s ‘An Introduction to the Geography of Health’, given the addition of new material reflective of both new and emerging events, such as the Zika virus and mental health patterns, respectively. I continue to use this text in my courses for three reasons: the breadth of contemporary applied material representative of the sub-discipline, the international coverage, and the range of current methodological approaches employed. I look forward to hearing positive student feedback on this new edition!" - Allison Williams, Professor & Research Chair, McMaster University, Hamilton, CanadaTable of Contents1 Introduction Section I Ecological Approaches to Human Health Introduction: Ecological Approaches to Human Health 2 Ecological Approaches to Human Health 3 Population-scale Processes: Demographic Change and the Evolution of Pathogens and Vectors 4 Environmental Change and Emerging Infectious Diseases 5 Environmental Exposures 6 Cartography and Geospatial Science in Health Section II Social Approaches to Health and Healthcare Introduction: Social Approaches to Health and Healthcare 7 Socioeconomic Environments 8 Culture and Identity 9 Power and Politics of Health 10 Geographies of Healthcare 11 Integrating Approaches to the Study of the Geography of Health: Policymaking from Geographic Perspectives Glossary Index
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Taylor & Francis Death and Religion The Basics
Death and Religion: The Basics provides a thorough and accessible introduction to dying, death, grief, and conceptions of the afterlife in world religions. It leads readers through considerations of how we understand meanings of death and after-death, and the theories and practices attached to these states of being, with recourse to various religious worldviews: Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Chinese Religions, and Native American belief systems. This inter-religious approach provides a rich, dynamic survey of varying and evolving cultural attitudes to death. Topics covered include: Religious perspectives of the good death Grief, bereavement, and mourning Stages and definitions of death Burial, cremation, and disposition Remembrance rituals Religious theories of the afterlife Death and technology
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Trauma and Grief Assessment and Intervention
Book SynopsisWith clarity and eloquence, Trauma and Grief Assessment and Intervention comprehensively captures the nuance and complexity involved in counseling bereaved and traumatically bereaved persons in all stages of the life cycle. Integrating the various models of grief with the authors' strengths-based framework of grief and loss, chapters combine the latest research in evidence-based practice with expertise derived from years of psychotherapy with grieving individuals. The book walks readers through the main theories of grief counseling, from rapport building to assessment to intervention. Each chapter concludes with lengthy case scenarios that closely resemble actual counseling sessions to help readers apply their understanding of the chapter's content. In the support material on the book's website, instructors will find a sample syllabus, PowerPoint slides, and lists of resources that can be used as student assignments or to enhance classroom learning.Trade Review"Trauma and Grief Assessment and Intervention is a vital tool for integrating theory and practice. The diverse case scenarios give students the opportunity to hone their assessment skills while developing a thorough understanding of factors that impact the grief process. Using a strengths-based and trauma-informed lens that emphasizes cultural humility in practice, this book effectively prepares students for working with bereaved individuals." — Erin Spalding, LCSW-S, program director, The Christi Center"In Trauma and Grief Assessment and Intervention Garcia and Pomeroy have created an invaluable tool for those of us who work with people grieving the death of a loved one. It’s like a field guide for navigating the wilderness of grief, including the vicarious trauma that healthcare and bereavement professionals often experience. The authors weave thorough research and vast clinical experience into helpful case studies so that the reader discovers previously hidden pathways towards wholeness for the people they work with as well as for themselves. Highly recommended for social workers, chaplains, and bereavement professionals alike." — Rev. Nancy Chester McCranie, M.Div, director of Volunteer and Bereavement Services for Hospice Austin"I strongly endorse Trauma and Grief Assessment and Intervention. It is a must for anyone teaching or interested in grief and loss. Engaging and interactive in its strengths-based approach, this timely and culturally sensitive text effectively prepares students and professionals to work with clients struggling with a wide variety of grief related issues." — Diane G. Sherman, PhD, MSW, professor of social work at Florida Atlantic UniversityTable of Contents1. Understanding Grief and Loss – An Introduction 2. Grief and Trauma: A Complex Convergence 3. Expected and Traumatic Grief Interviewing and Assessment: Using the Strengths-Based Framework of Grief and Loss 4. Expected and Traumatic Grief in Adults 5. Expected and Traumatic Grief in Children and Adolescents 6. Expected and Traumatic Grief in Older Adults 7. Grief Reactions and Special Populations 8. Practice Implications for the Professional
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Routledge International Handbook of Critical
Book SynopsisThe Routledge International Handbook of Critical Mental Health offers the most comprehensive collection of theoretical and applied writings to date with which students, scholars, researchers and practitioners within the social and health sciences can systematically problematise the practices, priorities and knowledge base of the Western system of mental health. With the continuing contested nature of psychiatric discourse and the work of psy-professionals, this book is a timely return to theorising the business of mental health as a social, economic, political and cultural project: one which necessarily involves the consideration of wider societal and structural dynamics including labelling and deviance, ideological and social control, professional power, consumption, capital, neoliberalism and self-governance. Featuring original essays from some of the most established international scholars in the area, the Handbook discusses and provides updates on critical theories of mental health from labelling, social constructionism, antipsychiatry, Foucauldian and Marxist approaches to critical feminist, race and queer theory, critical realism, critical cultural theory and mad studies. Over six substantive sections, the collection additionally demonstrates the application of such theoretical ideas and scholarship to key topics including medicalisation and pharmaceuticalisation, the DSM, global psychiatry, critical histories of mental health, and talk therapy. Bringing together the latest theoretical work and empirical case studies from the US, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Canada, the Routledge International Handbook of Critical Mental Health demonstrates the continuing need to think critically about mental health and illness, and will be an essential resource for all who study or work in the field.Trade Review"The Routledge International Handbook of Critical Mental Health is a one-stop resource for those with a professional or academic interest in mental health […] Moreover, the book is very timely given the dominance of conservative approaches to mental health, the rise of neoliberal ideologies, and the increasing medicalisation of everyday life. This book is highly recommended for those with an interest in exploring critical perspectives to mental health and illness and would be a valuable resource for students, researchers or professionals in mental health or related fields." - Claire Moran, Feminism & Psychology"[Cohen’s chapter on Marxist theory] and many of the other chapters in the book provide useful summaries of aspects of critical mental health studies, perhaps particularly for students. The book can therefore be highly recommended." - Duncan Double, Psychreg Journal of Psychology"This book is well worth reading for the range and depth of its subject matter, and above all, for its determination to ask vital but troubling questions about the mental health treatment professions and whose interests they really serve." - Paul Moloney, The Psychologist Magazine"The Routledge International Handbook of Critical Mental Health provides a comprehensive, wide-ranging, and up-to-date portrayal of a wide variety of critical approaches toward psychiatry in a global context. It is an essential tool for all students, researchers, and clinicians who are interested in alternative models of the theory, history, politics, and professional practice of mental health and illness." - Allan V. Horwitz, Board of Governors Professor Sociology, Rutgers University, USA"Bruce Cohen has brought together a wide variety of critical scholarship on mental health issues in this new Routledge Handbook. Anyone seeking an overview of the diverse and often contradictory sorts of critique of psychiatric orthodoxy that have developed in the past half century will find this a provocative and enlightening volume." - Andrew Scull, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Science Studies, University of California, San DiegoTable of ContentsList of tables, Notes on contributors, Preface, Acknowledgements, List of abbreviations, Introduction: the importance of critical approaches to mental health and illness (Bruce M. Z. Cohen), Part I Theoretical perspectives 1. Labelling theory (Stefan Sjöström) 2. The social construction of mental illness (Kevin White) 3. 'Mental health' praxis – not the answer: a constructive antipsychiatry position (Bonnie Burstow) 4. Foucauldian theory (Simone Fullagar) 5. Marxist theory (Bruce M. Z. Cohen) 6. Critical cultural theory (Sami Timimi) 7. Critical realism and mental health research (David Pilgrim) 8. A critical feminist analysis of madness: pathologising femininity through psychiatric discourse (Jane M. Ussher) 9. Critical race theory and mental health (Roy Moodley, Falak Mujtaba and Sela Kleiman) 10. Trapped in change: using queer theory to examine the progress of psy-theories and interventions with sexuality and gender (Shaindl Diamond) 11. Reflections on critical psychiatry (Pat Bracken and Phil Thomas) 12. Mad studies (Rachel Gorman and Brenda A. LeFrançois) Part II Critical histories of psychiatry 13. Madness: a critical history of 'mental health care' in the United States (Tomi Gomory and Daniel J. Dunleavy) 14. Medieval mysticism to schizoaffective disorder: the repositioning of subjectivity in the discourse of psychiatry (Alison Torn) 15. The myth of the Irish insanity epidemic (Damien Brennan) 16. Autism looping (Gil Eyal) Part III Medicalisation and pharmaceuticalisation 17. The changing drivers of medicalisation (Meredith R. Bergey) 18. Female sexual dysfunction: medicalising desire (Annemarie Jutel and Barbara Mintzes) 19. Biomedicine, neoliberalism and the pharmaceuticalisation of society (Emma Tseris) Part IV The politics of diagnosis 20. The DSM and the spectre of ignorance: psychiatric classification as a tool of professional power (Owen Whooley) 21. The attributes of mad science (David Cohen, Tomi Gomory and Stuart A. Kirk) 22. Racialisation of the schizophrenia diagnosis (Suman Fernando) Part V Colonial and global psychiatry 23. The mad are like savages and the savages are mad: psychopolitics and the coloniality of the psy (China Mills) 24. Therapeutic imperialism in disaster- and conflict-affected countries (Janaka Jayawickrama and Jo Rose) 25. Problematising Global Mental Health (Clement Bayetti and Sumeet Jain) Part VI Critical approaches to therapy 26. A sociology of and in psychotherapy: the seventh sin (Peter Morrall) 27. Marxist theory and psychotherapy (Ian Parker) 28. A feminist critique of trauma therapy (Emma Tseris) 29. A journey into the dangers of orthodoxy from the former director of the Freud Archives (Jeffrey M. Masson) Index
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CRC Press Protection of Public Health from Microbial and
Book SynopsisThis thesis describes the occurrence of microbial and chemical contaminants in swimming pools and the investigation of an alternative disinfection technology, UVOX Redox that could reduce reliance on chlorine and the formation of chlorinated disinfection byproducts (DBPs) in swimming pools. This technology was effective in inactivation of chlorine resistant microorganisms, represented by Bacillus subtilis spores, and in combination with chlorine generated lower concentrations of chlorinated DBPs compared to chlorination alone. It enhanced the removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), which were frequently present in indoor, outdoor and spa pools. Carbamazepine and 1H-benzotriazole were the most frequently detected PPCPs, while hydrochlorothiazide and 4-methylbenzylidene camphor were detected at the highest concentration. An investigation of seven different swimming pool facilities showed that clinically relevant fungi were omnipresent. Floors at the sites whereTable of Contents1 Introduction2 Application of UVOX Redox® for swimming pool water treatment: microbial inactivation, disinfection byproduct formation and micropollutant removal3 Occurrence of pharmaceuticals and UV filters in swimming pools and spas4 Clinically relevant fungi in water and on surfaces in an indoor swimming pool facility5 Potential transmission pathways of clinically relevant fungi in indoor swimming pool facilities6 General discussion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Personcentred Health Care
Book SynopsisPerson-centred health care is increasingly endorsed as a key element of high-quality care, yet, in practice, it often means patient-centred health care. This book scrutinizes the principle of primacy of patient welfare, which, although deeply embedded in health professionalism, is long overdue for critical analysis and debate. It appears incontestable because patients have greater immediate health needs than clinicians and the patient-clinician encounter is often recognized as a moral enterprise as well as a service contract. However, Buetow argues that the implication that clinician welfare is secondary can harm clinicians, patients and health system performance.Revaluing participants in health care as moral equals, this book advocates an ethic of virtue to respect the clinician as a whole person whose self-care and care from patients can benefit both parties, because their moral interests intertwine and warrant equal consideration. It then considers how to move from values Table of Contents1. Introduction Part 1: The Need for Change2. Clinician Care of the Patient3. Patient Self-care4. Clinician Self-care5. Patient Care of the ClinicianPart 2: Moving Forward6. From Patient-Centred to Person-Centred Health Care7. Person-centred Health Care: Values and Virtues8. Implementing Person-Centred Health Care
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Shaping Neighbourhoods
Book SynopsisShaping Neighbourhoods is unique in combining all aspects of the spatial planning of neighbourhoods and towns whilst emphasising positive outcomes for people's health and global sustainability. This new edition retains the combination of radicalism, evidence-based advice and pragmatism that made earlier editions so popular. This updated edition strengthens guidance in relation to climate change and biodiversity, tackling crises of population health that are pushing up health-care budgets, but have elements of their origins in poor place spatial planning such as isolation, lack of everyday physical activity, and respiratory problems. It is underpinned by new research into how people use their localities, and the best way to achieve inclusive, healthy, low-carbon settlements. The guide can assist with: Understanding the principles for planning healthy and sustainable neighbourhoods and towns Planning collaborative and inclusive processes forTrade Review"This latest edition of Shaping Neighbourhoods is a book that has, like all the places we love most, matured with time. The issues are thoroughly researched and the illustrations are both beautiful, yet clear and practical, making it an essential manual that should be on the desk of every mayor, local authority and others responsible for planning our towns and cities at all scales. It has a vital role to play when seeking to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals. I have no doubt that it will contribute to the making of more loveable and liveable neighbourhoods."—George Ferguson CBE, People & Cities, First Elected Mayor of Bristol 2012-16, Past President Royal Institute of British Architects"This book provides a unique and refreshing approach to understanding how neighbourhoods impact population health and to identifying policy actions that can leverage the power of neighbourhoods to help us achieve health equity. One especially novel aspect of the book is how the themes of neighborhood health impacts, environmental sustainability, and equity are interwoven in ways that are insightful and that lend support for a transformative way to think about the health and environmental co-benefits of urban planning policies. The use of case studies and the global reach of the book also make it especially useful and novel. The presentation is also compelling with many figures, diagrams and visual representations. An outstanding addition to existing books on urban planning, neighborhoods, and health with a much needed environmental sustainability focus."—Ana V Diez Roux, Dean Dornsife School of Public Health, Director Urban Health Collaborative, Drexel University, Philadelphia USA"Launched in the middle of a pandemic that emerged on top of an obesity epidemic and a climate emergency, this timely book provides practical guidance about how to create healthy, liveable and sustainable neighbourhoods. This is not a dress rehearsal: on our watch the world is urbanising, the population is growing, greenhouse emissions are rising, the climate is changing, biodiversity is being lost, cars are clogging and polluting our cities and chronic diseases are escalating – the impacts on human and planetary health are massive and the need for action, long overdue. We need to rethink our cities, ensuring they are underpinned by healthy, liveable and sustainable neighbourhoods - not for some, but for all. With the Hippocratic oath – first do no harm – firmly in their sight, this book equips public health professionals to work with, and advocate for, built environment professionals and sectors to adopt this edict, and critically, to undertake the integrated planning and implementation, needed to deliver the cities vitally need."—Billie Giles-Corti, Distinguished Professor and RMIT VC Professorial Fellow, RMIT University, Melbourne Australia"Shaping Neighbourhoods is a most readable and engaging book. It brings to life neighbourhoods that enhance human health, wellbeing and social sustainability while responding to the climate crisis. The wealth of evidence and case studies presented in the book facilitate the understanding of those connections and engagement around neighbourhood solutions. The reader can easily navigate to their area of need or concern and find evidence-based responses to a wide range of challenges faced by neighbourhoods, drawing on the sharp writing and good layout. A comprehensive set of issues are examined; from urban design; to what works for specific groups in the population; to planning for travel; to housing and access to services; as well as natural systems (biodiversity, energy, food). The book identifies the key issues and principles in responding to the issue in question, presenting supporting evidence and case studies of local solutions. It goes on to outline strategies that can guide the transformation process. The beauty of the author’s problem-solving approach is that it integrates social context and the links with upstream determinants of health and sustainability. I see it as systems thinking in practice, grounded and focused on the issues at stake at the neighbourhood level. As a worker in public health and a physician I see the appeal this book has for the practitioner. It speaks to the public health professional and helps envision the implementation of Health in All Policies. A very timely contribution at a moment when the pandemic is shedding light into the key role neighborhoods play in maintaining people healthy, but where the public health response has yet to fully integrate place-based solutions as part of the strategy. The book is clearly anchored in local and territorial planning, and has in-depth sensitivity, perception and understanding of how it links with health, wellbeing and sustainability issues. This is compelling reading, a success in integrated thinking for the local level and a beautiful illustration of how to locally implement high level goals such as the SDGs."—Carlos Dora, MD PhD, President of the International Society for Urban Health"The new edition of this remarkable and valuable classic book is a welcome contribution to planning and urban design theory and practice in shaping towns and neighbourhoods that deliver sustainable and healthy places for the 21st century. It is both authoritative and comprehensive and includes global as well as local concerns about climate challenges, health, economic and social issues as well as the processes through which we engage in planning and other aspects of delivering sustainable places.The book follows the same structure as the previous editions so it is easy to follow a well-known and tested format though the individual sections are updated and expanded to take into consideration the latest ecological and health crises and thinking about sustainability, health and place-making. The book is informed by relevant theories and research as well as processes and policies through which we shape our towns and neighbourhoods. Practical case studies are well-chosen and selected from UK and international locations that demonstrate original and innovative approaches to solving problems.The book is beautifully produced with crisp and informative writing style, excellent graphic illustrations, photographs and useful diagrams and check-lists. The authors of the book bring in their own expertise whilst also connecting to other authoritative sources and shared common ground concerns and debates. This latest edition will be invaluable to built environment and health professionals, politicians, developers, civic and community groups as well as students and academia."—Georgia Butina Watson, Professor of Urban Design, School of the Built Environment, Oxford Brookes University"Building on the solid foundations of its predecessors, this completely revised and updated third edition of Shaping Neighbourhoods is an essential guide for planning and public health practitioners, researchers and teachers alike. Not only does it bring to the fore the most recent research evidence for sustainable, equitable and health supportive local environments, it showcases international case studies illustrating successful on-the-ground implementation of the principles espoused throughout. This new edition of Shaping Neighbourhoods contextualises the critical lessons of the COVID Pandemic, particularly the key role that the local environment plays in community health and wellbeing. Interdisciplinary ways-of-working are championed, with clear guidance for decision-makers across health and urban planning to create a better world for all life on our planet.Heartfelt congratulations to authors Hugh Barton, Marcus Grant and Richard Guise whose combined expertise, principled commitment and personal passion for the messages in this book shine through!"—Susan Thompson, Professor of Planning and Head, City Wellbeing Program, City Futures Research Centre, School of the Built Environment, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia"The third edition of Shaping Neighbourhoods provides comprehensive guidance to how an inclusive planning, design and management process can contribute to making neighbourhoods healthy and sustainable. The book addresses a wide spectrum of topics: community engagement, sustainability, neighbourhood planning, spatial planning and place-making.The importance of the health and well-being of communities is increasingly being recognised as a key element to counter the challenges of climate change, ecological emergencies and global pandemics. The message of the book is clear: we need to put enhanced health equity, social well-being and neighbourhood sustainability strategies at the heart of urban planning.The book is an essential reference manual for built environment and health professionals, students and community leaders. It distils, based on extensive research of international best practice, strategies to achieve healthy and sustainable neighbourhoods. The range and quality of the information, illustrated by superb diagrams and photographs, will make this excellent publication an essential reference for all those with an interest and involvement in a healthy and sustainable future for our urban environments."—Tony Reddy Chair, Academy of Urbanism Table of ContentsChapter 1. Orientation and PrinciplesChapter 2. A Neighbourhood Planning ProcessChapter 3. Providing for Local NeedChapter 4. Working With Natural SystemsChapter 5. Neighbourhood StrategyChapter 6. Neighbourhood Design and Placemaking
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Conducting Research in Developmental Psychology A
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive guide offers a rich introduction to research methods, experimental design and data analysis techniques in developmental science, emphasizing the importance of an understanding of this area of psychology for any student or researcher interested in examining development across the lifespan. The expert contributors enhance the reader's knowledge base, understanding of methods, and critical thinking skills in their area of study. They cover development from the prenatal period to adolescence and old age, and explore key topics including the history of developmental research, ethics, animal models, physiological measures, eye-tracking, and computational and robotics models. They accessibly explore research measures and design in topics including gender identity development, the influence of neighborhoods, mother-infant attachment relationships, peer relationships in childhood, prosocial and moral development patterns, developmental psychopathology and socTable of ContentsPrefaceList of Contributors1. A Century of Research in Child Development: The Emergence of a New Science John W. Hagen, Carly A. Lasagna, and Sherri E. Packett2. Overimitation across Development: The Influence of Individual and Contextual FactorsBruce Rawlings, Natália Dutra, Cameron Turner, and Emma Flynn3. Ethics in Developmental ResearchDiana J. Meter and Marion K. Underwood4. Prenatal Animal Models of Behavioral Development Gale A. Kleven and Seanceray A. Bellinger5. Physiological and Behavioral Research Methods across Prenatal and Infant Periods Nancy Aaron Jones and Krystal D. Mize6. Studying Perceptual Development in InfancyFabrice Damon, Nicholas J. Minar, And Anne Hillairet De Boisferon7. Studying Children’s Verb Learning across DevelopmentJane B. Childers, Sneh Lalani, Blaire Porter, Sophia Arriazola, Priscilla Tovar-Perez, and Bibiana Cutilletta8. Developmental Robotics for Language Learning Angelo Cangelosi and Matthew Schlesinger9. Attachment Theory and Research in a Developmental FrameworkPatricia Crittenden and Susan Spieker10. Social Ecological Influences: The Role of Residential Neighborhoods in the Development of Children and YouthMargaret O’brien Caughy*11. Measuring Peer Relationships During Childhood: Exploring the Benefits of Using Peer NominationsChristopher D. Aults12. Gender Identity DevelopmentMadhavi Menon and Sara M. Gorman13. Methodological Issues in Cross-Cultural Research on Prosocial and Moral DevelopmentGustavo Carlo and Sahitya Maiya14. Translational Science: Developmental Psychopathology and Social PolicyRoss A. Thompson15. Methodological Considerations in Collaborative Memory and Aging Research Michelle L. Meade, Summer R. Whillock, and Katherine M. HartIndex*Dr. Tammy Leonard contributed the activities/supplemental materials that are a part of this chapter and included on the Taylor and Francis website.
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