Public health and preventive medicine Books

Book SynopsisMargaret Hodgins is Head of School of Health Sciences and a lecturer in Health Promotion at the National University of Ireland (NUI), Galway. Paul Fleming is Head of Professional Practice in Health Sciences in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Southampton, UK, where he is also Professor of Health Promotion and Population Health. John Griffiths has 29 years' experience in the development and implementation of health promotion programmes, and has worked for the Welsh Heart Programme (Heartbeat Wales), Health Promotion Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government.Trade ReviewThe authors have created an important resource for researchers, students and operators in workplace health promotion. This well-written volume provides coverage of a number of important issues and techniques not commonly treated in a didactic manner, and specifically not covered in most textbooks. It is a rare and valuable combination of history, principles and practice. - Professor Giuseppe Masanotti, University of Perugia, ItalyTable of Contents1. Work and Health 2. Workplace Health Promotion 3. Stakeholder Engagement 4. The Workplace and Personal Health Choices 5. Musculoskeletal Disorders 6. Work Related Stress 7. Workplace Ill-treatment 8. Work-Life Balance; the Harmonisation of Personal and Working Life 9. Rehabilitation, Retention and Reintegration 10. Supporting Diversity and inclusion in the workplace 11. Corporate Social Responsibility.

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Book SynopsisA NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom bestselling author and belovedsocial media starDr.Anthony Youncomes a revolutionary step-by-step guide to reversing the effects of aging at any stage in lifeGrowing older is a blessing. But the slow decline and the loss of functionality associated with aging has led us to treat the process like a disease. These negative effects of aging, however, are not inevitable. Rather, they'relargelythe result of environmental and lifestyle factors that, when properly addressed, can be reversedthrough a process called Autojuvenation. Dr. Youn, one of America's most trusted surgeons, offers a groundbreaking new approach toturning back the clocknaturally. In this step-by-step guide, he shows us how, through simple changes in diet,activityand skin care, we can look youngerthan ever before. Readers will learn:How to reverse the aging processby combining intermittent fasting with autojuvenation-promoting foodsHow to develop a simple skin care routine to look younger for life

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Book SynopsisGlenn Laverack is an Independent Public Health Adviser. He has had a distinguished career in public health for more than 25 years working in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific regions.Trade ReviewAn essential textbook for public health that links empowerment theory with participatory practice. It is a great resource for anyone interested in health equity and how effective community-level action can be built. * Jane South, Professor of Healthy Communities, Leeds Beckett University, UK *The 4th Edition of Public Health: Power, Empowerment and Professional Practice is an essential tool and must-read for any public health program manager or practitioner that wants to bring empowerment approaches into their daily work. Easy to read and full of practical tools and recommendations, highly recommended. * Dr. Pierre Pratley, Health Advisor, KIT The Royal Tropical Institute, The Netherlands *Table of ContentsPublic health practice in context Power and empowerment Empowerment and public health programmes Helping individuals to become empowered Patient empowerment Helping groups to become more critically aware Helping communities to become empowered Helping communities to become empowered in disease outbreaks Helping migrant populations to become empowered The measurement and visual representation of community empowerment

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Book SynopsisThe contributors are a highly distinguished group of academics and health professionals from around the world, including representatives from the World Health Organization, The International Union of Health Promotion and Education and the World Bank.

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Book SynopsisPaul argues that we must position ourselves to take advantage of cutting-edge technologies and promising new tools in immunological research, including big data and the microbiome.Trade ReviewAn excellent overview of what science knows about immunology today. -- Harriet Hall Science-Based Medicine Written by a prominent researcher and scholar who not only followed the history of immunology but also participated in its creation, Immunity could be considered as an excellent summary of the classical, pre-systemic, immunological era. Metascience It is well written, informative and gives detailed descriptions even down to defining platelets- sometimes we make the assumption that individuals know these details but the author has pre-empted this and provided ample explanations, which in essence will widen his audience... I would recommend this book to students, healthcare assistants, clinicians, and nurse specialists working within all areas. In essence this book could be read by individuals who have an keen interest within immunity but is written in such a way that it is accessible to those who have little or no knowledge within this area as the book is so informative. Nursing TimesTable of ContentsPrefacePart One1. Defense and Danger2. Tracing an Immune Response3. The Laws of Immunology4. Growing Up and Learning ImmunologyPart Two5. Vaccines and Serum Therapy6. How Is Specificity Achieved?7. Immunology's "Eureka"8. How Does Each Lymphocyte Develop a Distinct Receptor?9. B Cells and T Cells Recognize Different Types of Antigens10. My Foray into the Specificity Problem11. Genes and Immune Responses12. The Laboratory of Immunology and the T-Cell ReceptorPart Three13. What Is Tolerance?14. How Does Tolerance Develop?15. Regulatory T Cells and the Prevention of AutoimmunityPart Four16. Different Structures, Different Functions17. Specific Types of Infections, Specific Types of T-Cell Responses18. Our Discovery of IL-4 and the Cells That Make It19. CD8 T Cells20. Dendritic CellsPart Five21. An "Ancient" Immune Response Controls" Modern" Immunity22. The Microbiome and Innate Immunity23. Evolution of the Immune System and Innate Lymphoid CellsPart Six24. The HIV Epidemic and the Office of AIDS Research25. How the Immune System Causes Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus26. Allergy and Asthma27. Interleukin-4 and Allergy28. Can the Immune System Control Cancer?29. New Parts for Old30. JulienConclusionEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

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Book Synopsis(1981) described the core elements of the stress process in a brief paragraph: The process of social stress can be seen as combining three major conceptual domains: the sources of stress, the mediators of stress, and the manifestations of stress.Table of ContentsConceptual and Methodological Developments.- Understanding Health Disparities: The Promise of the Stress Process Model.- Compensatory Coping with Stressors.- Neighborhood as a Social Context of the Stress Process.- Suppression Effects in Social Stress Research and Their Implications for the Stress Process Model.- Stress Processes in Social Roles and Contexts: Family and Work.- Family Structure and Women’s Lives: A Life Course Perspective.- The Stress Process Model: Some Family-Level Considerations.- Linking Early Family Adversity to Young Adult Mental Disorders.- Work, Family, and Their Intersection.- Psychosocial Concepts and Processes.- Sense of Mattering in Late Life.- It’s Tough to Cope in Rural Mali: Financial Coping Style, Mastery, Self Confidence, and Anxiety in a Bad and Worsening Socioeconomic Environment.- Stress Valuation and the Experience of Parenting Stress in Late Life.- Stress Process Applications in Child Victimization Research.- The Evolution of the Stress Process Paradigm.- The Stress Process as a Successful Paradigm.

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Book SynopsisParts II-IX handle complex data structures and topics applied researchers will immediately recognize from their own research, including time-to-event outcomes, direct and indirect effects, positivity violations, case-control studies, censored data, longitudinal data, and genomic studies.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:“This book is a timely fit and is expected to draw much attention from researchers in the field of causal inference. The book explains the concept of targeted learning, which is an enhanced procedure for estimating targeted causal estimands under the potential outcome framework. … Excellent summaries of complex estimation procedures and methods are ubiquitous, which will be helpful for the nontechnical readers of the book. … This book appears to be a useful reference for Ph.D. students in biostatistics programs.” (Joseph Kang, Journal of the American Statistical Association, June, 2013)Table of ContentsModels, Inference, and Truth.- The Open Problem.- Defining the Model and Parameter.- Super Learning.- Introduction to TMLE.- Understanding TMLE.- Why TMLE?.- Bounded Continuous Outcomes.- Direct Effects and Effect Among the Treated.- Marginal Structural Models.- Positivity.- Robust Analysis of RCTs Using Generalized Linear Models.- Targeted ANCOVA Estimator in RCTs.- Independent Case-Control Studies.- Why Match? Matched Case-Control Studies.- Nested Case-Control Risk Score Prediction.- Super Learning for Right-Censored Data.- RCTs with Time-to-Event Outcomes.- RCTs with Time-to-Event Outcomes and Effect Modification Parameters.- C-TMLE of an Additive Point Treatment Effect.- C-TMLE for Time-to-Event Outcomes.- Propensity-Score-Based Estimators and C-TMLE.- Targeted Methods for Biomarker Discovery.- Finding Quantitative Trait Loci Genes.- Case Study: Longitudinal HIV Cohort Data.- Probability of Success of an In Vitro Fertilization Program.- Individualized Antiretroviral Initiation Rules.- Cross-Validated Targeted Minimum-Loss-Based Estimation.- Targeted Bayesian Learning.- TMLE in Adaptive Group Sequential Covariate Adjusted RCTs.- Foundations of TMLE.- Introduction to R Code Implementation.

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Book SynopsisIntroduction.-The Food Safety Management Team.-The Food SafetyManagement Program.- Systems.- Education and Training.- Facilities and Capabilities.- Execution and Verification.- Gap Analysis.- Influence and Resources.- Partnerships with Public Health Officials.- Index.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- The Food Safety Management Team.- The Food Safety Management Program.- Systems.- Education and Training.- Facilities and Capabilities.- Execution and Verification.- Gap Analysis.- Influence and Resources.- Partnerships with Public Health Officials.- Index.

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Book SynopsisPreface; S. L. Christenson, A. L. Reschly, and C. Wylie.- SECTION I: WHAT IS STUDENT ENGAGEMENT?.- Jingle, Jangle, and Conceptual Haziness: Evolution and Future Directions of the Engagement Construct; A. L. Reschly and S. L. Christenson.- Developmental Dynamics of Student Engagement, Coping, and Everyday Resilience; E. A. Skinner and J. R. Pitzer.- Engagement across Developmental Periods; D. Mahatmya, B. J. Lohman, J. L. Matjasko, and A. Feldman Farb.- Ethnicity and Student Engagement; G. E. Bingham and L. Okagaki.- Student Engagement:  What is it?  Why does it matter?; J. D. Finn and K. Zimmer.- Section I Commentary: So What is Student Engagement Anyway: Commentary on Section I; J. Eccles and M. Wang.- SECTION II: ENGAGEMENT AS LINKED TO MOTIVATIONAL VARIABLES.- A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on Student Engagement; J. Reeve.- Achievement Goal Theory, Conceptualization of ability/Intelligence, aTable of ContentsPreface; S. L. Christenson, A. L. Reschly, and C. Wylie.- SECTION I: WHAT IS STUDENT ENGAGEMENT?.- Jingle, Jangle, and Conceptual Haziness: Evolution and Future Directions of the Engagement Construct; A. L. Reschly and S. L. Christenson.- Developmental Dynamics of Student Engagement, Coping, and Everyday Resilience; E. A. Skinner and J. R. Pitzer.- Engagement across Developmental Periods; D. Mahatmya, B. J. Lohman, J. L. Matjasko, and A. Feldman Farb.- Ethnicity and Student Engagement; G. E. Bingham and L. Okagaki.- Student Engagement: What is it? Why does it matter?; J. D. Finn and K. Zimmer.- Section I Commentary: So What is Student Engagement Anyway: Commentary on Section I; J. Eccles and M. Wang.- SECTION II: ENGAGEMENT AS LINKED TO MOTIVATIONAL VARIABLES.- A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on Student Engagement; J. Reeve.- Achievement Goal Theory, Conceptualization of ability/Intelligence, and Classroom Climate; E. M. Anderman and H. Patrick.- School Identification; K. E. Voelkl.- Self-Efficacy as an Engaged Learner; D. H. Schunk and C. A. Mullen.- A Cyclical Self-Regulatory Account of Student Engagement: Theoretical Foundations and Applications; T. J. Cleary and B. J. Zimmerman.- Academic Emotions and Student Engagement; R. Pekrun and L. Linnenbrink-Garcia.- Students’ Interest and Engagement in Classroom Activities; M. Ainley.- Section II Commentary: Motivation and Engagement: Conceptual, Operational, and Empirical Clarity; A. Martin.- SECTION III: ENGAGEMENT AND CONTEXTUAL INFLUENCES.- Parental Influences on Achievement Motivation and Student Engagement; J. Bempechat and D. J. Shernoff.- Families as Facilitators of Student Engagement: Toward a Home-School Partnership Model; J. N. Raftery, W. S. Grolnick, and E. S. Flamm.- Teacher-Student Relationships and Engagement: Conceptualizing, Measuring, and Improving the Capacity of Classroom Interactions; R. C. Pianta, B. K. Hamre, and J. P. Allen.- The Role of Peer Relationships in Student Academic and Extracurricular Engagement; J. Juvonen, G. Espinoza, and C. Knifsend.- Understanding Student Engagement with a Contextual Model; S. Lam, B. P. H. Wong, H. Yang, Y. Liu.- Allowing Choice and Nurturing an Inner Compass: Educational Practices Supporting Students' Need for Autonomy; A. Assor.- The Engaging Nature of Teaching for Competency Development; R. Hipkins.- Assessment as a Context for Student Engagement; S. Nichols and H. Dawson.- Section III Commentary: Socio-Cultural Contexts, Social Competence, and Engagement at School; K. Wentzel.- SECTION IV: ENGAGEMENT AND STUDENT OUTCOMES.- The Relationship between Engagement and High School Dropout; R. W. Rumberger and S. Rotermund.- High School Reform and Student Engagement; M. H. Davis and J. M. McPartland.- The Power of Mindsets: Nurturing Engagement, Motivation, and Resilience in Students; R. Brooks, S. Brooks, and S. Goldstein.- The Relations of Adolescent Student Engagement with Troubling and High-Risk Behaviors; A. Griffiths, E. Lilles, M. Furlong, and J. Sidwha.- Trajectories and Patterns of Student Engagement: Evidence from a Longitudinal Study; C. Wylie and E. Hodgen.- Instructional Contexts for Engagement and Achievement in Reading; J. T. Guthrie, A. Wigfield, and W. You.- A Self-regulated Learning Perspective on Student Engagement; C. A. Wolters and D. J. Taylor.- Classroom Strategies to Enhance Academic Engaged Time; M. Gettinger and M. J. Walter.- Deep Engagement as a Complex System: Identity, Learning Power and Authentic Enquiry; R. Deakin Crick.- Section IV Commentary: Outcomes of Engagement and Engagement as an Outcome: Some consensus, divergences and unanswered questions; M. Janosz.- SECTION V: MEASUREMENT ISSUES, INSTRUMENTS, AND APPROACHES.- Measuring Student Engagement: The Development of a Scale for Formative Use; C. W. Darr.- Systems Consultation: Developing the Assessment-to-Intervention Link with the Student Engagement Instrument; J. J. Appleton.- Finding the Humanity in the Data: Understanding, Measuring & Strengthening Student Engagement; E. Yazzie-Mintz and K. McCormick.- The Measurement of Student Engagement: A Comparative Analysis of Various Methods and Student Self-Report Instruments; J. A. Fredricks and W. McColskey.- Issues and Methods in the Measurement of Student Engagement: Advancing the Construct through Statistical Modeling; J. Betts.- Section V Commentary: Possible New Directions in the Measurement of Student Engagement; K. Samuelsen.- Epilogue; S. L. Christenson, A. L. Reschly and C. Wylie.

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Book SynopsisIntroduction.-The Food Safety Management Team.-The Food SafetyManagement Program.- Systems.- Education and Training.- Facilities and Capabilities.- Execution and Verification.- Gap Analysis.- Influence and Resources.- Partnerships with Public Health Officials.- Index.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- The Food Safety Management Team.- The Food Safety Management Program.- Systems.- Education and Training.- Facilities and Capabilities.- Execution and Verification.- Gap Analysis.- Influence and Resources.- Partnerships with Public Health Officials.- Index.

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Book SynopsisDespite the fact that thousands of employees have been trained in food safety around the world, millions have been spent globally on food safety research, and countless inspections and tests have been performed at home and abroad, food safety remains a significant public health challenge.Table of ContentsChapter 1: 48 Million Verses OneChapter 2: Getting Your Foot in the Door for Food SafetyChapter 3: Enclothed Food Safety?Chapter 4: Does What You See Influence What You Do?Chapter 5: Priming the Pump for Enhanced Food SafetyChapter 6: Influence Values to Change AttitudesChapter 7: Broken Windows and Food SafetyChapter 8: Learning from the Right Way or Wrong Way?Chapter 9: Make Food Safety the Social NormChapter 10: Shining a Light on Food SafetyChapter 11: What Nouns, Verbs, & Voting Can Teach Us About Food SafetyChapter 12: Birds of a Feather Might Influence Food Safety for BetterChapter 13: Keep Food Safety in Mind by Making It RhymeChapter 14: Making Scents of Food SafetyChapter 15: Font Style & Food SafetyChapter 16: Can SOPs Actually Hinder Food Safety?Chapter 17: Which One is Better, Written or Verbal?Chapter 18: Three Degrees of Food SafetyChapter 19: Food Safety @ the Speed of Thought Chapter 20: Do Text Based Warning Labels Work?Chapter 21: Enhancing Food Safety by MelodyChapter 22: Can the Words We Use Influence Risk Perception?Chapter 23: Don’t Be a Food Safety BystanderChapter 24: To Checklist or Not to Checklist?Chapter 25: The Most Powerful Word in Food SafetyChapter 26: Food Safety in Mind through Building DesignChapter 27: Does How You Make a Food Safety Request Matter?Chapter 28: Is the Sum of Food Safety Efforts Greater Than In Parts?Chapter 29: Making Food Safety FunChapter 30: Role Modeling Food Safety

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Introduction: What Works in Crime Prevention? David Weisburd, David P. Farrington, and Charlotte Gill.- Chapter 2: Developmental and social prevention David P. Farrington, Friedrich Losel and Maria M. Ttofi.- Chapter 3: Community interventions Charlotte Gill.- Chapter 4: Situational prevention Kate J. Bowers and Shane D. Johnson.- Chapter 5: Policing Cody W. Telep and David Weisburd.- Chapter 6: Sentencing and deterrence Amanda E. Perry.- Chapter 7: Correctional programs David B. Wilson.- Chapter 8: Drug interventions Katy R. Holloway and Trevor H. Bennett.- Chapter 9: Qualitative data in systematic reviews Mimi Ajzenstadt.- Chapter 10: Evidence mapping to advance justice practice Michael S. Caudy, Faye S. Taxman, Lienshang Tang and Carolyn Watson.- Chapter 11: Economic analyses Jacqueline Mallender and Rory Tierney.- Chapter 12: Conclusion: What Works in Crime Prevention Revisited David Weisburd, David P. Farrington, and Charlotte Gill. Trade Review“What Works in Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation: Lessons From Systematic Reviews, a volume in the Springer series on evidence-based crime policy, is a timely collection of 12 compendious chapters written by leading scholar … . Weisburd et al. is currently the best sourcebook of “big data” on correctional programs and would appeal to varied audiences, such as criminal justice policymakers and practitioners; crime prevention researchers and scholars; and advanced undergraduate and graduate students in criminology courses.” (Arthur J. Lurigio, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol, 61 (40), October, 2016)​Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: What Works in Crime Prevention? David Weisburd, David P. Farrington, and Charlotte Gill.- Chapter 2: Developmental and social prevention David P. Farrington, Friedrich Losel and Maria M. Ttofi.- Chapter 3: Community interventions Charlotte Gill.- Chapter 4: Situational prevention Kate J. Bowers and Shane D. Johnson.- Chapter 5: Policing Cody W. Telep and David Weisburd.- Chapter 6: Sentencing and deterrence Amanda E. Perry.- Chapter 7: Correctional programs David B. Wilson.- Chapter 8: Drug interventions Katy R. Holloway and Trevor H. Bennett.- Chapter 9: Qualitative data in systematic reviews Mimi Ajzenstadt.- Chapter 10: Evidence mapping to advance justice practice Michael S. Caudy, Faye S. Taxman, Lienshang Tang and Carolyn Watson.- Chapter 11: Economic analyses Jacqueline Mallender and Rory Tierney.- Chapter 12: Conclusion: What Works in Crime Prevention Revisited David Weisburd, David P. Farrington, and Charlotte Gill.

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Book SynopsisQuiet as it’s kept inside the United States, the Cuban Revolution has achieved some phenomenal goals, reclaiming Cuba’s agriculture, advancing its literacy rate to nearly 100 percent—and remaking its medical system. Cuba has transformed its health care to the extent that this “third-world” country has been able to maintain a first-world medical system, whose health indicators surpass those of the United States at a fraction of the cost. Don Fitz combines his deep knowledge of Cuban history with his decades of on-the-ground experience in Cuba to bring us the story of how Cuba’s health care system evolved and how Cuba is tackling the daunting challenges to its revolution in this century. Fitz weaves together complex themes in Cuban history, moving the reader from one fascinating story to another. He describes how Cuba was able to create a unified system of clinics, and evolved the family doctor-nurse teams that became a model for poor countries throughout the world. How, in the 1980s and ‘90s, Cuba survived the encroachment of AIDS and increasing suffering that came with the collapse of the Soviet Union, and then went on to establish the Latin American School of Medicine, which still brings thousands of international students to the island. Deeply researched, recounted with compassion, Cuban Health Care tells a story you won’t find anywhere else, of how, in terms of caring for everyday people, Cuba’s revolution continues.Trade Review“This is the best written and most accurate work published in years about the history and recent achievements of Cuban health care. The book gives inspiration for people around the world concerned about the future of health care and health itself.”—Howard Waitzkin, Coordinating Editor, Health Care Under The Knife: Moving Beyond Capitalism For Our Health

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Book SynopsisTraumatic stress caused by violence, terror, natural disasters, political conflicts and poverty a partial list by far is a public health concern of alarming magnitude, affecting all. The long-term effects of exposure to these experiences, especially the concept of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), has been studied extensively and used internationally. The investigation of questions about the universality of PTSD and its applicability across cultural boundaries yielded fascinating work on the ethno-cultural aspects of PTSD as well as its presentation in specific cultural groups. However, a gap in knowledge still remains in regards to the potential differences and variations in the meaning and perception of trauma, the impact of extreme adversity, and its resolution and management. It all falls outside the construct of PTSD and from the point-of view-of other cultures. This edited book addresses theoretical and practical issues central to the field of traumatic stress from diverse cultural perspectives and provides a valuable resource for a broad audience of researchers and clinicians. The purpose of this book is to draw attention to issues concerning trauma and culture that are outside of the current accepted psychiatric conceptualizations, especially PTSD. The chapters included in this volume represent carefully selected examples of topics. Some elucidate the multi-faceted and dynamic resources that cultures bring forth to the perception of trauma, adjustment, coping, and recovery efforts, while others shed light on the essential contribution of cultural factors to the understanding of trauma, needs and treatment. Our hope is that these examples can be generalized and applied to all work on trauma.

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Book SynopsisAward-winning New York Times reporter Donald G. McNeil, Jr. reflects on twenty-five years of covering pandemics?how governments react to them, how the media covers them, how they are exploited, and what we can do to prepare for the next one?in this ?fascinating, ferocious fusillade against humanity?s two deadliest enemies: disease and itself? (The Economist).For millions of Americans, Donald G. McNeil, Jr. was a comforting voice when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. He was a regular reporter on The New York Times?s popular podcast The Daily and told listeners early on to prepare for the worst. He?d covered public health for twenty-five years and quickly realized that an obscure virus in Wuhan, China, was destined to grow into a global pandemic rivaling the 1918 Spanish flu. Because of his clear advice, a generation of Times readers knew the risk was real but that they might be spared by taking the right precautions. Because of his prescient work, The New York Times won the 2021 Pulitzer Gold Medal for Public Service. The Wisdom of Plagues is ?must-reading for preparing us better for the next unavoidable epidemic? (Peter Piot, MD, co-discoverer of Ebola) as McNeil shares his account of what he learned over a quarter-century of reporting in over sixty counties. Many science reporters understand the basics of diseases?from how a virus works to what goes into making a vaccine. But very few understand the psychology of how small outbreaks turn into pandemics, why people refuse to believe they?re at risk, or why they reject protective measures like quarantine or vaccines. The COVID-19 pandemic was the story McNeil had trained his whole life to cover. His expertise and breadth of sources let him make many accurate predictions in 2020 about the course that a deadly new virus would take and how different countries would respond. By the time McNeil wrote his last New York Times stories, he had not lost his compassion?but he had grown far more stone-hearted about how governments should react. He had witnessed enough disasters and read enough history to realize that while every epidemic is different, failure was the one constant. Small case-clusters ballooned into catastrophe because weak leaders became mired in denial. Citizens refused to make even minor sacrifices for the common good. They were encouraged in that by money-hungry entrepreneurs and power-hungry populists. Science was ignored, obvious truths were denied, and the innocent too often died. In The Wisdom of Plagues, ?one of the most enlightening books on public health? (Lena Wen, MD), McNeil offers tough, prescriptive advice on what we can do to improve global health and be better prepared for the inevitable next pandemic.

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Book Synopsis- Practical in its scope and coverage, the authors have provided a tool-kit for the medical professional in the often complex field of medical informatics - All editors are from the Geisinger Health System, which has one of the largest Electron Health systmes in the USA, and is high in the list of the AMIA "100 Most Wire" healthcare systems - Describes the latest successes and pitfalls Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Preparation.- Organizational Climate.- Needs Assessment.- Vendor Selection and Contract Negotiation.- Infrastructure.- Workflow Assessment and Redesign.- Staffing and Managing Implementation Teams.- Support.- Usability.- Training.- Clinical Decision Support.- Translating Scope of Practice into Effective EHR Workflows.- System Integration.- Production Support.- Managing the Client-Vendor Partnership.- Implementation.- Phased Implementation.- Optimizing Primary-Care Practices.- Optimizing Specialty Practices.- Special-Purpose Software.- Optimizing Inpatient Care.- Extending EHR Access to Patients.- Extending EHR Access to External Physicians.- Summary and Prospect.

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Book SynopsisThis major new reader has been put together by Physicians for Social Responsibility in Finland, a member of IPPNW, the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, the recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1985. Comprising 70 articles, specially commissioned for this volume and written by leading authorities in their field, it provides an unusually wide-ranging examination of the interface between warfare and human health and society. In a world where the post-cold war era has proved a profound disappointment as regards any diminution in the incidence of armed conflict, this up-to-date and comprehensive source book will prove invaluable to health professionals and social scientists as well as those active in human rights, peace and development.Trade Review'When people are in danger, everyone has a duty to speak out. This book is a good example. Here the health profession shows its expertise in a responsible way. I hope their book can help us to change our way of thinking as well as our way of acting.' Kofi Annan, Secretary General, United Nations 'Medical textbooks too often neglect the consequences of war to human health: it makes this book all the more important.' Gro Harlem Brundtland, Director-General, WHO Once more we owe a debt of gratitude to the medical world. This time it is due to the Finnish 'Physicians for Social Responsibility'. Their new publication, War and Health, is an encyclopaedia of peaceful information about war - its history, its weaponry, its destructiveness, its consequences for civilians and the environment and current hopes for its eventual abolition. A very useful resource book for all who are serious about peace.' Bruce Kent, The International Peace BureauTable of Contents Preface - Secretary General Kofi Annan, United Nations Introduction Part I: Historical View 1. Medicine against war - a historical review of anti-war activities of physicians - Christian Jenssen 2. The image of war in medical journals - a case study - Lauri Vuorenkoski, Ilkka Taipale, Vappu Taipale 3. Impact of warfare on medicine - Matti Ponteva 4. Problems of assistance and protection in modern conflicts - Gunnar Rosén 5. Changing character of war - Arto Nokkala 6. Military medicine - Matti Ponteva Part II: Different Arms Systems Conventional weapons 7. Antipersonnel weapons - Eric Prokosch and Ernst Jan Hogerndoorn 8. Small arms - Michael Renner 9. Anti-personnel landmines - Ian Maddocks Weapons of mass destruction 10. Chemical weapons - Julian P Perry Robinson 11. Biological warfare - how serious a threat? - P Helena Mäkelä 12. Health effects of the military use and testing of nuclear weapons - Kati Juva 13. Atomic bomb casualty, experiences from Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Masao Tomonaga 14. Nuclear terrorism - Frank Barnaby New technology15. Non-lethal weapons - Nick Lewer Part III: Health and the Social Effects of Warfare Demographic effects 16. Morbidity and mortality among soldiers and civilians - Douglas Holdstock 17. The effects of wars on population - Anna Sillanpää Effects on health care 18. The health and social consequences of diversion of economic resources to war and preparation for war - Victor W Sidel and Barry S Levy 19. Case report: Health and war: Mozambique - Abdul Razak Noormahomed and Julie Cliff 20. Case report: Post-war health and health care in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Mauno Konttinen 21. Case report: Warfare and health: the case of West Africa - Kolawole T Raheem and Kingsley K Akinroye Vulnerable groups 22. Children and war - Vappu Taipale 23. Children's responses to the threat of nuclear war - Tytti Solantaus 24. Case report: Croatia - Paul Stubbs 25. Women as victims - Eva Isaksson 26. Rape - the female body as a symbol and a sign, gender-specific violence and the cultural construction of war - Ruth Seifert 27. Frontlines of mental health under war conditions - the case example of Former Yugoslavia - Søren Buus Jensen 28. The underprivileged, elderly, mentally ill and handicapped in the war - Klaus Doerner After the war 29. War-injured veterans getting old - Leo Jarho 30. War veterans - Risto Hyvärinen 31. Past trauma persisting in the present: the survivors of earlier war time trauma in old age - Linda Hunt Part IV: Social Structures in Connection with Wars 32. Arms trade and perceptions of security - Thomas A Cardamone 33. Psychological theories on aggressive behavior - Laura Pakaslahti 34. Language, communication and discourse - Paul A Chilton 35. The media in postmodern war and terrorism - Tapio Varis 36. War and alcohol - Jussi Simpura 37. Case report: Education for conflict resolution: a contribution to peacekeeping in the Republic of Macedonia - Violeta Petroska-Beska Part V: War and Environment 38. Conventional warfare and the human environment - Arthur H Westing 39. Case report: Military Pollution - nuclear waste: Sailing directions classified - Alexander Yemelyanenkov and Andrei Zolotkov 40. Case report: Nuclear pollution in the former USSR - Sergei Kolesnikov and Alexander Yemelyanenkov 41. Case report: Military pollution - chemical waste - B.B.Bondarenko, L.G.Kasyanenko, Ye.N.Rose and O.N.Simonova 42. Case report: Gulf War Illnesses: role of chemical, radiological and biological exposures - Garth L Nicolson, Nancy L Nicolson, Joerg Haier and Marwan Nasralla 43. Case report: Kosovo war - first environmental impact assesment - Pekka Haavisto Part VI: Prevention and Management of Wars International regulatory activities 44. The laws of Geneva and the Hague - Gunnar Rosén 45. From Nuremberg to the International Criminal Court - Martin Scheinin 46. Defensive security - Saul Mendlovitz and Merav Datan 47. Nuclear weapons elimination: strategies for overcoming the political deadlock - Merav Datan, Brian Rawson and Lars Pohlmeier 48. The World Court Project - Kate Dewes and Robert D Green 49. Conflict monitoring - Jennifer Leaning, Jonathan Fine and Richard Garfield 50. Globalization: Expanded opportunities to prevent regional and global conflict through negotiation, mediation and preventive diplomacy -William W Monning 51. The role of international organizations - does the United Nations still matter? - Meri Koivusalo 52. International Red Cross - Jari Pirjola and Pär Stenbäck 53. Defence restructuring and conversion - Jussi S Jauhiainen 54. Humanitarian assistance to countries at war - an exercise in futility? - Hannu Vuori 55. Case report: Forensic medical investigations in Kosovo - Kari Karkola Civilian efforts for peace 56. Trust building among nations in conflict through medical actions: the case of the Middle East - Ernesto Kahan 57. World religions - world peace - world ethic - Hans Küng 58. Stubborn peace: communities that refuse to fight - Mary-Wynne Ashford Different non-governmental associations 59. Pugwash - Tom Milne 60. A brief history of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War - Michael Christ 61. Médecins Sans Frontières - Terhi Heinäsmäki 62. Physicians for Human Rights - Jonathan Fine and Susannah Sirkin 63. Amnesty International - research, documentation and action for human rights - James Welsh 64. Operation Handicap International - Hanna Tapanainen 65. International Peace Research Association - Unto Vesa

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Book SynopsisIn September 1980, the British ship Derbyshire sailed into the eye of Typhoon Orchid and on into oblivion, taking all on board with her. The destructive power of a typhoon is awesome, but the Derbyshire was no small and ageing tramp, running red rust with a crew of deadbeats culled from the backwaters of the world. She was just four years old, manned entirely by competent British seamen and maintained to the highest standards. She matched the best afloat in her day. How then could this great ship have disappeared so quickly and completely, with not even a faint cry for help, and leaving only a thin film of oil on the sea to mark her passing? The only good thing to come out of whatever appalling calamity over-whelmed the Derbyshire was that it turned the spotlight on a hitherto unrecognised phenomenon -- the disappearing bulk carriers. In this powerful book, Bernard Edwards, master mariner turned writer, reports on his investigations into the loss of a number of these giant bulk carriers and offers a new and controversial solution to the Derbyshire mystery, at the same time taking the lid off the on-going scandal of the disappearing bulk carriers.

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Book SynopsisCOVID-19 was the dystopian nightmare pandemic experts warned us about. How do we stop it from ever happening again? COVID-19 catapulted us into a science-fiction scenario: seemingly overnight, literally billions of people around the globe had their lives upended by fear, uncertainty, bankruptcy, illness, or death. It killed millions of people, and cost the global economy trillions of dollars. An outbreak of a new, deadly, highly contagious virus was inevitable. But an explosive global pandemic was not. There is hope, and as this book explains, a pandemic-free world is possible. In The End of Epidemics, leading public health authority Dr Jonathan D. Quick tells the stories of the heroes, past and present, who have succeeded in their fights to stop the spread of illness and death. He explains the science and the politics of combatting epidemics. And he provides a detailed seven-part plan showing exactly how world leaders, health professionals, the business community, media, and ordinary citizens can work together to prevent epidemics, saving millions of lives and safeguarding our future.Trade Review‘[Quick] rifles through the morass of preparedness and response initiatives and policy ideas that have arisen since 2014, synthesising a seven-point programme for epidemic prevention … Quick offers a humane, readable, coherent analysis for would-be health leaders and disease responders, organised simultaneously as a handy reference tool for crisis response, and an outbreak explainer that in parts, thanks to assisting science writer Bronwyn Fryer, sizzles … adept at identifying solutions: he finds hope in social mobilisation.’ -- Laurie Garrett * The Lancet *‘Dr Quick has written a fascinating book. Following decades working in some of the world’s most epidemic-prone countries, he argues for scientific and public health developments that can save humanity from deadly micro-organisms.’ -- Dr David Heymann, professor of infectious disease epidemiology, at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine‘Infectious disease outbreaks rival natural disasters and wars in their capacity to endanger human health, cripple economies and disrupt societies. The End of Epidemics shows us that by learning from the past we can build a world more resilient to infectious disease. But we must act quickly.’ -- Dr Jeremy Farrar, director of Wellcome Trust‘A down to earth account of what we know about epidemics, packaged wisely in 7 basic recommendations for action. The End of Epidemics proposes a new marriage of stakeholders: patients, communities, industry, doctors, political leaders, NGOs and philanthropies. Must read!’ -- Dr Joanne Liu, International President of MSF (Doctors Without Borders)‘Dr. Quick makes a compelling case for the public and private sector to elevate their work on preparation, response and rehabilitation around epidemics. The End of Epidemics makes the case from a social and an economic perspective that we have a collective responsibility to take action now.’ -- Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer of Unilever‘The End of Epidemics presents actions, insights and a compelling tale of how individuals — whether citizens or leaders — can stand together with science and innovation to slow or stop the ever-present risk of disease outbreaks and epidemics. His message: the power of Seven, power of one and the power of many.’ -- Dr. Heidi Larsen, director of Vaccine Confidence Project‘Rich in stories, The End of Epidemics is a powerful wake up call to get serious about epidemic threats. Quick offers down to earth solutions to prevent small and mega pandemics, a hundred years after the catastrophic 1918 Spanish flu.’ -- Professor Peter Piot, director, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine‘The End of Epidemics presents the challenge represented by global epidemiological risks and offers a convincing set of prescriptions to address them. It is a captivating book that combines the best public health evidence with compelling real-life stories.’ -- Dr Julio Frenk, president, University of Miami, former minister of health, Mexico, and former dean, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health‘Quick is an internationally recognised leader in global heath — his focus on innovation and new technologies is vital to pandemic threat prevention and preparedness to save lives around the globe.’ -- Dr Rajiv Shah, president of Rockefeller Foundation‘Jonathan Quick offers a compelling and intensely readable plan to prevent worldwide infectious outbreaks. The End of Epidemics is essential reading for those who might be affected by a future pandemic — that is, just about everyone.’ -- Sandeep Jauhar, bestselling author of Intern and Doctored‘A well-documented and gripping account of the peril posed by pandemics. Dr. Quick, a global health leader from the front lines of the AIDS and Ebola, weaves rich historical facts and decades of personal experience to ring the alarm over the pandemic threat.’ -- Dr Ariel Pablos-Mendez, former head of Global Health, US Agency for International Development‘Dr. Jonathan Quick has written an insightful, accessible and personal history of modern epidemics, including such killers as smallpox and Ebola, and their dramatic impact on our lives and world. More importantly, Dr. Quick is not merely wringing his hands about the infectious catastrophes that are surely facing us, but focuses on the important actions needed to prevent social, economic, and health consequences of inattention. Governments, international institutions, the private sector, and civil society had better take heed: prepare and plan now — or pay the price, in dollars and lives, tomorrow.’ -- Rear Admiral Kenneth Bernard, former senior official for Biodefense And Health Security under President G.W. Bush and President Clinton‘Once in a while, we get a state-of-the-art synthesis of the complex problem of epidemics. Once in a very great while, such a summary is informed by deep experience battling them and by both passion and pragmatism. Only rarely — and this is the case in Quick’s The End of Epidemics — is such an informed synthesis as readable as it is informed and as humane as it is pragmatic. The result is inspiring.’ -- Dr Paul Farmer, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Partners In Health‘Informative ... Without excess alarmism, Quick and Fryer show that such factors as climate change, terrorism, and the global food system put the next pandemic just around the corner.’ * Publishers Weekly *‘Pragmatic, insightful and research-rich, this is a key volume for the policymaker's shelf.’ * Nature *‘Sobering reading for public health officials and infectious disease students and perhaps inspiration for would-be activists to get busy. For general readers: get your flu shot.’ * Kirkus Reviews *‘[S]even ways of preventing an infectious disease from reaching its pandemic potential … What makes [The End of Epidemics] a good, highly readable primer are its convincing examples and vivid human stories.’ * The Economist *‘Dr. Quick's urgent message makes one hope that this book will reach a huge audience and that its exhortations will be acted on everywhere.’ * The Wall Street Journal *‘For readers interested in their own well-being and public health as well as ways to advocate for issues of great concern and urgency.’ * Library Journal *‘This detailed book not only breaks down the science behind killer viruses, but tells the stories of medical pioneers whose tireless work has prevented debilitating epidemics, and could even help put an end to them forever.’ * GQ Australia *‘In The End of Epidemics, Quick and co-author Bronwyn Fryer spell out the seven biggest things we need to stop those outbreaks becoming epidemics. It is an impressive wish list … We could certainly use some of the advocacy for public health spending Quick calls for and — soon.’ -- Debora MacKenzie * New Scientist *‘[An] informed, cogent and — honestly — frightening book.’ -- Michael Brooks * New Statesman *

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