Public health and preventive medicine Books

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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Book SynopsisThis textbook presents a much-needed overview of the recent developments in implementation science — a discipline that is young, has gained increasing attention in recent years, and has experienced substantial and rapid growth in knowledgeproduction and debate. It captures the latest developments in research and pushes the reader toward the next phase for implementation science: bridging the science-to-practice divide. Drawing from multidisciplinary, international research by top scholars in the field, this book provides a critical but friendly approach to understanding what implementation science is, what it isn’t, and where it’s going.Topics include:• Factors associated with effective implementation• Organizational context and readiness for change• Implementation theories, models, and frameworks• Enhancing implementation measurement• Bringing interventions to scale• Closing the science-practice gap in implementationImplementation Science 3.0 is a timely, important resource for researchers, students, and others with an interest in implementation working across the fields of social welfare,public health, education, and psychology.The chapter “Making sense of implementation theories, models and frameworks”,in which some modifications to the text were made, is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License in Nilsen, P. (2015). Implementation Science, 10(53), via link.springer.com.Table of ContentsChapter 1: En Route to Implementation Science 3.0.- Chapter 2: CUTOS: A Framework for Contextualizing Evidence.- Chapter 3: Making Sense of Implementation Theories, Models and Frameworks.- Chapter 4: Factors Associated with Effective Implementation: Research and Practical Implications.- Chapter 5: Organizational Readiness for Change: What We Know, What We Think We Know, and What We Need to Know.- Chapter 6: Changing Organizational Social Context to Support Evidence-Based Practice Implementation: A Conceptual and Empirical Review.- Chapter 7: Implementation of Effective Services in Community Settings.- Chapter 8: Implementation Teams: A Stakeholder View of Leading and Sustaining Change.- Chapter 9: Advancing Implementation Science Measurement.- Chapter 10: Implementing Implementation: Integrating the Measurement of Implementation and Effectiveness in Complex Service Systems.- Chapter 11: The Scale Up of Linked Multilevel Interventions: A Case Study.- Chapter 12: Closing the Science-Practice Gap in Implementation Before It Widens.

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Book SynopsisThe vector-borne Zika virus joins avian influenza, Ebola, and yellow fever as recent public health crises threatening pandemicity.By a combination of stochastic modeling and economic geography, this book proposes two key causes together explain the explosive spread of the worst of the vector-borne outbreaks.Ecosystems in which such pathogens are largely controlled by environmental stochasticity are being drastically streamlined by both agribusiness-led deforestation and deficits in public health and environmental sanitation.Consequently, a subset of infections that once burned out relatively quickly in local forests are now propagating across susceptible human populations whose vulnerability to infection is often exacerbated in structurally adjusted cities. The resulting outbreaks are characterized by greater global extent, duration, and momentum.As infectious diseases in an age of nation states and global health programs cannot, as much of the present modeling literature presumes, be described by interacting populations of host, vector, and pathogen alone, a series of control theory models is also introduced here. These models, useful to researchers and health officials alike, explicitly address interactions between government ministries and the pathogens they aim to control.Table of ContentsThe Social Context of the Emergence of Vector-Borne Disease.- Modeling Vector-Borne Diseases in a Commoditized Landscape.- Modeling State Interventions.- Implications for Disease Intervention and Modeling.- Mathematical Appendix.- References.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book is the first published guide about how to analyse data produced by the EQ-5D, one of the most widely used Patient Reported Outcomes questionnaires world wide. The authors provide practical, clear and comprehensive guidance in five concise chapters. Following an overview of the EQ-5D and its analysis, we describe how the questionnaire data – the EQ-5D profile and EQ VAS – can be analysed in different ways to generate important insights into peoples’ health. We then show how the value sets which accompany the EQ-5D can be applied to summarise patients’ data. The final chapter deals with advanced topics, including the use of Minimally Important Differences, case-mix adjustment, mapping, and more. This book is essential for those new to analyzing EQ-5D data and will be also be valuable for those with more experience. The methods can be applied to any EQ-5D instrument (for example, the three- and five-level and Youth versions) and many of the methods described will be equally relevant to other Patient Reported Outcomes instruments. Table of ContentsForeword Preface Chapter 1 An introduction to EQ-5D instruments and their applications 1.1 Measuring health using the EQ-5D 1.2 What does the EQ-5D measure? 1.2.1 The EQ-5D self-reported health state (EQ-5D profile) 1.2.2 EQ VAS 1.2.3 EQ-5D values 1.2.4 What aspect of the information provided by the EQ-5D should be the primary focus on my analysis? 1.3 EQ-5D data collection and data handling 1.4 Before starting your analysis 1.4.1Treatment of missing data – what to do, what not to do 1.4.2 Planning your analysis 1.5 Guide to the rest of this book References Chapter 2 Analysis of EQ-5D profile data 2.1 Cross-sectional analysis: describing health at a point in time by dimension and level 2.2 Longitudinal analysis: describing changes in health between two time points by dimension and level 2.3 Cross sectional analysis: describing health at a point in time using profiles 2.4 Longitudinal analysis: describing changes in health between two points in time using profiles 2.4.1 The Paretian Classification of Health Change (PCHC) 2.4.2 The probability of superiority 2.4.3 Health Profile Grid (HPG) 2.5 Summarising the severity of EQ-5D profiles 2.5.1 The level sum score (LSS) 2.5.2 The level frequency score (LFS) 2.6 Analysing the informativity of EQ-5D profile data 2.6.1 Shannon Indices 2.6.2 Health State Density Curve (HSDC) 2.6.3 Health State Density Index (HSDI) and other related indices References Chapter 3 Analysis of EQ VAS data 3.1 Interpreting the EQ VAS 3.2 Simple descriptive statistics and inference 3.3 Modelling determinants of EQ VAS scores References Chapter 4 Analysis of EQ-5D values 4.1 Value sets and their properties 4.2 Positive and normative considerations in choice of value set 4.3 Simple descriptive statistics and inference 4.4 Examining the distribution of EQ-5D values 4.5 Variance and heteroskedasticity 4.6 exploring clusters in EQ-5D value distributions 4.7 Regression analysis 4.8 Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis References Chapter 5 Advanced topics 5.1 Analysing changes and differences in EQ-5D values and EQ VAS scores 5.1.1 Defining the outcomes of an intervention study as a change 5.1.2 Minimal Important Differences (MIDs) · Using EQ-5D MIDs · MID estimation methods 5.1.3 Case-mix and risk adjustment of EQ-5D data 5.2 Mapping References Glossary of terms

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Book SynopsisIn this monograph, journalist Rinke van den Brink takes a closer look at the limitations and risks of today’s antibiotic use. Though all developed societies have grown accustomed to successfully treating bacterial infections with these wonder drugs, the author focuses on the increasing number of antibiotic-resistant infections. By examining recent mass outbreaks, readers will gain a better understanding of the global impact of antimicrobial resistance – one of the most serious public health threats today. Following this somewhat disquieting review of the status quo, interviews with a number of specialists provide an outlook on possible solutions. In a world that is more connected than ever, partnerships between different healthcare systems are becoming all the more important. Rinke van den Brink uses the example of a border-spanning collaboration between the Netherlands and Germany to demonstrate how effective lines of communication can be established. The book offers a wealth of useful background information for healthcare personnel. Not only does it share insights into the functional microbe-antibiotic relationship; it also discusses how clinics can effectively address outbreaks, helping readers to learn from past experiences and develop effective new strategies.Table of ContentsPreface (Prof. Dr. Alex W. Friedrich)Introduction In the beginning there was antibiotic resistance Human and economic costs Mega-outbreak at Maasstad Hospital A thin layer of faeces on everything you touch The beginning of the end The end in sight? Looking behind the figures The role of microbiology INTERREG projects: ‘Pathogens don’t recognise any borders’ Afterword

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Book SynopsisThis book is the first to introduce applied behavioral, social, and health sciences researchers to a new analytic method, the time-varying effect model (TVEM). It details how TVEM may be used to advance research on developmental and dynamic processes by examining how associations between variables change across time. The book describes how TVEM is a direct and intuitive extension of standard linear regression; whereas standard linear regression coefficients are static estimates that do not change with time, TVEM coefficients are allowed to change as continuous functions of real time, including developmental age, historical time, time of day, days since an event, and so forth.The book introduces readers to new research questions that can be addressed by applying TVEM in their research. Readers gain the practical skills necessary for specifying a wide variety of time-varying effect models, including those with continuous, binary, and count outcomes. The book presents technical details of TVEM estimation and three novel empirical studies focused on developmental questions using TVEM to estimate age-varying effects, historical shifts in behavior and attitudes, and real-time changes across days relative to an event. The volume provides a walkthrough of the process for conducting each of these studies, presenting decisions that were made, and offering sufficient detail so that readers may embark on similar studies in their own research. The book concludes with comments about additional uses of TVEM in applied research as well as software considerations and future directions. Throughout the book, proper interpretation of the output provided by TVEM is emphasized.Time-Varying Effect Modeling for the Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians/practitioners as well as graduate students in developmental psychology, public health, statistics and methodology for the social, behavioral, developmental, and public health sciences.Table of ContentsChapter 1. A Conceptual Introduction to Time-Varying Effect Modeling.Chapter 2. Specifying and Interpreting Time-Varying Effect Models.Chapter 3. Generalized Time-Varying Effect Models: Binary and Count Outcomes.Chapter 4. Estimation and Technical Details.Chapter 5. TVEM to Study Age-Varying Associations.Chapter 6. TVEM to Study Historical Change.Chapter 7. TVEM for Intensive Longitudinal Data.Chapter 8. Further Applications and Future Directions.

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Book SynopsisStarting with a working definition, this comprehensive work defines the attributes of the population health model. It clarifies what population health is and is not. It discusses health disparities and the social determinants of health and illness and provides new ways of moving forward towards a more sustainable healthcare model in a changing society, thereby pointing out the importance of multi-sector collaboration for collective impact for community health improvement. The book takes this further by providing sources of data to support the population health model. As such, this book provides a must-read for students and anyone working, teaching or consulting in population healthcare.Table of Contents1 Defining Population Health2 The Road to Population Health: A Changing Society3 The Road to Population Health: A Changing Healthcare System 4 The Roots of Population Health5 Health Status and How to Measure It6 The Social Determinants of Health and Illness7 Paying the Piper: Health Disparities8 Population Health and Healthcare Delivery9 Population Health and Public Policy10 Traditional Approaches to Community Health Data11 Data Needs for the Population Health Model12 The Role of the Community in Population Health Improvement

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Book SynopsisPart I Regional Characterization.- Chapter 1: Latin America.- Chapter 2: Migration trends in the Caribbean.- Part II Health Topics.- Chapter 3: Sexual and reproductive health.- Chapter 4: Mental Health and Well-being in South-South migrant population.- Chapter 5: Infectious Diseases and Migration in Latin America.- Chapter 6: Chronic diseases.- Chapter 7: Eating behavior and nutrition.- Chapter 8: Utilization of health services.- Chapter 9: Climate Change, Health and Migration in LAC.- Chapter 10: Oral health.- Part III Selected populations.- Chapter 11: Migrant Children's Mental Health in Latin America and the Caribbean: Reflections from the Global South.- Chapter 12: Health Challenges and Strategies for Migrant Adolescents: A Comparative Review of Global Research with a Focus on Chile and El Salvador.- Chapter 13: Gender diversities.- Chapter 14: Studies on Aging and Migration in Latin America and the Caribbean.- Chapter 15: Migrants in transient camps and homeless migrants.- Chapter 16: Epilogue 1.- Chapter 17: Epilogue 2.

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Book Synopsis1. ELECTRONIC HEALTH DATA CATEGORIES.- 2. ELECTRONIC HEALTH DATA REUSE PURPOSES.- 3. ENABLING FACTORS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO MAXIMISE HEALTH DATA REUSE.

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Book SynopsisPart 1 Background.- Chapter 1 Salutogenesis – a compass for health promotion.- Chapter 2 A change of perspective.- Chapter 3 The original salutogenic framework.- Chapter 4 The Orientation to Life Questionnaire – SOC.- Chapter 5 Health, Mental Health and Quality of Life.- Part 2 Applications.- Chapter 6 Salutogenesis in the context of health care.- Chapter 7 Salutogenesis in the context of learning processes.- Chapter 8 Salutogenesis in the context of work.- Chapter 9 Salutogenesis in the context of society.- Chapter 10 From the Ottawa Charter to planetary health.- Part 3 An Outlook.- Chapter 11 Critical issues related to the salutogenic theory and its implementation.- Chapter 12 Future perspectives.

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Book SynopsisIntroduction to Pandemic.- Pandemic: Historical Perspective.-Climate Change: Zoonoses in Changing Environment.- Plague.- Spanish Flu.- Cholera.- Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).- COVID-19 as an Occupational Disease.- Migrants During Lockdown and Green Building Perspectives.- Glossary.- Subject Index.

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Book Synopsis1. Introduction, why do people not listen?.- 2. Production and producers.- 3. Research students.- 4. Applied science.- 5. Communication with society.- 6. Examples of situations in which applied science should have been used more.- 7. Solutions.- 8. Conclusions.

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Book Synopsis1. Introduction.- 2. Current Challenges and Possible Future Scenarios for Global Health.- 3. The Origins and Purpose of Global Health Financing.- 4. WHO Negotiations on a Pandemic Treaty and the International Health Regulations Adopted in 2024.- 5. Building a Latin American and Caribbean Medicines Agency.- 6. From the Concept of "Essential Medicines" to That of "Medical Countermeasures".- 7. The Announcement of the United States' Withdrawal From the WHO: "Shooting Oneself in the Foot...".- 8. Final Remarks and Possible Way Forward.- . Appendix.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Digital Media, Disinformation and Health: An Introduction.- Chapter 2: Good Quality Health Information on the Internet: An Alternative to Combat Misinformation.- Chapter 3: Digital literacy against disinformation: vital pedagogical practice for all of us, forever.- Chapter 4: Fact-checking: Necessary and Urgent.

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Book SynopsisFrom Pandemic to Insurrection: Voting in the 2020 US Presidential Election describes voting in the 2020 election, from the presidential nomination to new voting laws post-election. Election officials and voters navigated the challenging pandemic to hold the highest turnout election since 1900. President Donald Trump’s refusal to acknowledge the pandemic’s severity coupled with frequent vote fraud accusations affected how states provided safe voting, how voters cast ballots, how lawyers fought legal battles, and ultimately led to an unsuccessful insurrection.

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