Public health and preventive medicine Books

Book SynopsisA valuable guide to starting and running a successful accountable care organization.Health care in America is undergoing great change. Soon, accountable care organizationshealth care organizations that tie provider reimbursements to quality metrics and reductions in the cost of carewill be ubiquitous. But how do you set up an ACO? How does an ACO function? And what are the keys to creating a profitable ACO?Pathways to a Successful Accountable Care Organization will help guide you through the complicated process of establishing and running an ACO. Peter A. Gross, MD, who has firsthand experience as the chairman of a successful ACO, breaks down how he did it and describes the pitfalls he discovered along the way. In-depth essays by a group of expert authors touch on the essential ingredients of a successful ACO monitoring and submitting Group Practice Reporting Option quality measures mastering your patients'' responses to the Consumer ATable of ContentsContributorsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Essential Ingredients of a Successful Accountable Care OrganizationPeter A. GrossChapter 2. Patient-Centered Medical Homes: A Key Building Block for Accountable Care OrganizationsJoshua BennettChapter 3. Care Coordination: Initial Plans and EvolutionDenise PatriacoChapter 4. Quality Measurement in Accountable Care OrganizationsGuy D'Andrea and Kris CorwinChapter 5. Monitoring and Submitting Quality Measures for the Group Practice Reporting Option: CMS Web InterfaceKris GatesChapter 6. Live Experience of a Quality Measure Validation AuditMitchel EastonChapter 7. Ready, Risk, Reward: Building Successful Two-Sided Risk ModelsBrent Hardaway, Elyse Pegler, and Bryan SmithChapter 8. Post-Acute Care: A Key Consideration for an Accountable Care OrganizationAndy EdeburnChapter 9. Data Analytics: Making a ChoiceShawn GriffinChapter 10. Impact of Coding and Documentation on Risk ScoresGlen Champlin and John PitsikoulisChapter 11. Legal and Compliance ConsiderationsSeth EdwardsChapter 12. Employee Health Management and the Role of an Accountable Care OrganizationJeremy MathisChapter 13. The Role of Primary Care in the Future of Health CareMorey MenackerChapter 14. Practice Transformation: Engaging and Integrating Physician PracticesThomas KloosChapter 15. Population Health Management ConsultingJoseph F. DamoreChapter 16. The Comprehensive Primary Care Plus InitiativeSeth EdwardsChapter 17. Keys to Success in Bundled PaymentsMark Hiller, Beth Ireton, Miriam McKisic, and Mike SchweitzerAfterwordIndex

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Book SynopsisWhy does US health care have such high costs and poor outcomes? Dr. David S. Guzick offers this critique of the American health care industry and argues that it could work more effectively by rebalancing care, cost, and access. For decades, the United States has been faced with a puzzling problem: Despite spending much more money per capita on health care than any other developed nation, its population suffers from notoriously poorer health. In comparison with 10 other high-income nations, in fact, the US has the lowest life expectancy at birth, the highest rates of infant and neonatal mortality, and the most inequitable access to physicians when adjusted for need. In An Introduction to the US Health Care Industry, Dr. David S. Guzick takes an in-depth look at this troubling issue. Bringing to bear his unique background as a physician, economist, former University of Rochester medical school dean, and former president of the University of Florida Health System, Dr. Guzick shows that Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Setting the Stage: Health and Health Care over the Past CenturyPart I. Economic UnderpinningsChapter 2. Perfect Competition and Its Applicability to Health Care Services Chapter 3. Imperfections in the Market for Health Care Services Chapter 4. Implications of an Imperfect Market I: Greater Utilization Due to Price Subsidies Chapter 5. Implications of an Imperfect Market II: The Role of Induced Demand Chapter 6. The Role of Price in Health Care Spending Growth Chapter 7. Inequality of Wealth, Health, and Access to Care Part II. Historical EvolutionChapter 8. Origins and Structural Underpinnings of the US Health Care Industry Chapter 9. The US Health Care Industry Takes Shape: The 1940s through 1965 Chapter 10. Medicare Chapter 11. Medicaid Chapter 12. The Affordable Care Act Part III. Contemporary EnvironmentChapter 13. Evidence-Based Practice Chapter 14. Cost-Benefit, Cost-Effectiveness, and Cost-Utility Analysis Chapter 15. Health Care Law Chapter 16. The Safety and Quality of Patient Care Chapter 17. The Cost Conundrum I: Utilization Chapter 18. The Cost Conundrum II: Price: Administration, Insurers, Physicians, and Hospitals Chapter 19. The Cost Conundrum III: Price: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Chapter 20. Inequality of Access Part IV. Improving the Balance of Care, Cost, and AccessChapter 21. Improving the Balance I: Macro Considerations Chapter 22. Improving the Balance II: Enhancing Care, Reducing Cost, and Improving Access References Index

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Book SynopsisFrom one of the world's top virologists, the definitive guide to understanding - and navigating - COVID-19.

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Book SynopsisPandemics are large-scale epidemics that spread throughout the world. Virologists predict that the next pandemic could occur in the coming years, probably from some form of influenza, with potentially devastating consequences. Vaccinations, if available, and behavioral methods are vital for stemming the spread of infection. However, remarkably little attention has been devoted to the psychological factors that influence the spread of pandemic infection and the associated emotional distress and social disruption. Psychological factors are important for many reasons. They play a role in nonadherence to vaccination and hygiene programs, and play an important role in how people cope with the threat of infection and associated losses. Psychological factors are important for understanding and managing societal problems associated with pandemics, such as the spreading of excessive fear, stigmatization, and xenophobia that occur when people are threatened with infection. This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of the psychology of pandemics. It describes the psychological reactions to pandemics, including maladaptive behaviors, emotions, and defensive reactions, and reviews the psychological vulnerability factors that contribute to the spreading of disease and distress. It also considers empirically supported methods for addressing these problems, and outlines the implications for public health planning.Trade Review“Dr Taylor has pulled together a wide range of research to provide a clear, engaging and scholarly analysis of historical, social, and psychological factors involved in pandemics. This text will prove a valuable resource for policy-makers who are engaged in public health and management in times of health crises. It will also be highly useful for mental health practitioners who regularly treat anxious individuals, a group particularly susceptible to distress in times of pandemic risk. A true must-read!”(Dean McKay, Professor of Psychology, Fordham University)“In the first volume of its kind, The Psychology of Pandemics addresses the role of psychological factors in understanding pandemics and preventing the spread of infection. Building on his own seminal work in the area of anxiety and fear, and drawing from research from public health, social psychology, epidemiology, and several other disciplines, Taylor reveals the psychology behind pandemics and lays out strategies for changing the psychosocial factors that contribute to the spread of disease. This highly accessible and well researched book is strongly recommended for anyone interested in this important topic – especially those working in the area of public health.”(Martin M. Antony, Professor of Psychology, Ryerson University)“This is an innovative book that offers a comprehensive review of the psychological correlates and consequences of pandemics. The author is an internationally renowned expert that provides an engaging and insightful analysis of complex phenomena. This thoughtful book is guaranteed to be of interest to academics and the general public.”(Bunmi O. Olatunji, Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training, Vanderbilt University)"This is a timely and critical contribution from an author who understands the pulse of health-related anxiety and how to effectively manage it. The Psychology of Pandemics is a must read for researchers, scholars, health care professionals, and policy makers who may be involved in the managing the public in the face of a pandemic threat."(Gordon J. G. Asmundson, Fellow, Royal Society of Canada and University of Regina Professor)

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Book SynopsisDoctors are taught how to cure people. But they don’t always know how to care for them.Hardly anyone is happy with American healthcare these days. Patients are getting sicker and going bankrupt from medical bills. Doctors are burning out and making dangerous mistakes. Both parties blame our nation’s outdated and dysfunctional healthcare system. But that’s only part of the problem.In this important and timely book, Dr. Robert Pearl shines a light on the unseen and often toxic culture of medicine. Today’s physicians have a surprising disdain for technology, an unhealthy obsession with status, and an increasingly complicated relationship with their patients. All of this can be traced back to their earliest experiences in medical school, where doctors inherit a set of norms, beliefs, and expectations that shape almost every decision they make, with profound consequences for the rest of us.Uncaring draws an original and revealing portrait of what it’s actually like to be a doctor. It illuminates the complex and intimidating world of medicine for readers, and in the end offers a clear plan to save American healthcare.

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Book SynopsisThe Best Guide to Past Performance Evaluation in Government Contracting Just Got Better! The Past Performance Handbook has long been the resource contracting professionals have turned to for guidance on evaluating contractor performance and making award decisions in competitive acquisitions based on the evaluation results. Now this essential resource has been completely updated and revised to bring readers the most up-to-date information they need to conduct past performance evaluations. Past Performance Handbook: Applying Commercial Practices to Federal Procurement, Second Edition, not only includes a detailed explanation of the process of past performance evaluation, but also presents new approaches to standardizing assessment areas and rating scales, streamlining the source selection process, and ensuring that awards are made to the most qualified offerors. This thoroughly revised second edition offers: • Additional focus on the collaboration between the government and contractors in providing past performance information • Enhanced definitions of numerical scoring, adjectival ratings, color coding schema, and risk assessments — all consistent with the current guidelines issued by the Department of Defense and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) • Updated citations from the Federal Acquisition Regulation, OFPP, and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) • Abridged GAO decisions that provide details for citations included in the text. Contracting officers and contractors working with the government will find value in every chapter of this updated edition.

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Book SynopsisPharmacy in Public Health: Basics and Beyond outlines what public health is and why it is so important for today's pharmacists to know. This practical book covers key areas like the foundations of public health, concepts and tools of policy, and models of public health programs run by pharmacists. It provides pharmacists and pharmacy students all of the tools they need to get started making an impact in their communities. Readers are guided through three sections that progressively build knowledge of concepts, tools, and models of pharmacist participation in public health activities.Be prepared for21st century challenges such as: Disease prevention Immunization programs Public health crises such as Avian Influenza and H1N1 virus The obesity and diabetes epidemics Government health programs n Health care reform Tobacco cessation And much more This publication answers these tough issues and prepares you for public health challenges ahead.Table of ContentsPreface Part 1 - Foundations of Public Health Part 2 - Concepts and Tools of Public Health Policy Part 3-Models of Pharmacist-Run Public Health Programs Glossary Subject Index General Index

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Book SynopsisIn How to End the Autism Epidemic, Generation Rescue’s co-founder J.B. Handley offers a compelling, science-based explanation of what’s causing the autism epidemic, the lies that enable its perpetuation, and the steps we must take as parents and as a society in order to end it. While many parents have heard the rhetoric that vaccines are safe and effective and that the science is settled about the relationship between vaccines and autism, few realize that in the 1960s, American children received three vaccines compared to the thirty-eight they receive today. Or that when parents are told that the odds of an adverse reaction are “one in a million,” the odds are actually one in fifty. Or that in the 1980s, the rate of autism was one in ten thousand children. Today it’s one in thirty-six. Parents, educators, and social service professionals around the country are sounding an alarm that we are in the midst of a devastating public health crisis—one that corresponds in lockstep with an ever-growing vaccine schedule. Why do our public health officials refuse to investigate this properly—or even acknowledge it? In How to End the Autism Epidemic, Handley confronts and dismantles the most common lies about vaccines and autism. He then lays out, in detail, what the truth actually is: new published science links the aluminium adjuvant used in vaccines to immune activation events in the brains of infants, triggering autism; and there is a clear legal basis for the statement that vaccines cause autism, including previously undisclosed depositions of prominent autism scientists under oath. While Handley’s argument is unsparing, his position is ultimately moderate and constructive: we must continue to investigate the safety of vaccines, we must adopt a position of informed consent, and every individual vaccine must be considered on its own merits. This issue is far from settled. By refusing to engage with parents and other stakeholders in a meaningful way, our public health officials destroy the public trust and enable the suffering of countless children and families.Trade Review“Addressing one of the most urgent issues of our time, J.B. Handley’s book How to End the Autism Epidemic shows us how we got here and what we need to do. It is a must read for every parent and health care professional.”—Zen Honeycutt, Moms Across America“J.B. Handley is arguably the world’s most thoughtful, sophisticated, knowledgeable, and indefatigable activist for children’s health and safety. As a frontline leader for fifteen years, Handley has led the big fistfight against the Pharma Cartel to force the issue, broadcast the science, and expose the lies behind the vaccine policies that have created an epidemic of chronic disease among our children. Handley has helped bring the issue of toxins in medical products and regulatory corruption to a tipping point. Handley’s advocacy has lifted the curtain of lies behind which the autism epidemic has sprouted. When we end this cataclysm, it will be thanks to the dogged character of people like J.B. Handley who have refused to rest in his battle to support parents, protect children, bring justice to injured families, and to punish those responsible for one of the worst scandals in American history. Please read this book and decide for yourself if you still believe that vaccines are ‘safe and effective.’”—Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.“I honestly believe J.B. Handley wrote the book that will end the autism epidemic. As I sit here now, in stillness, I want to jump up and down with excitement, but I’m holding back rivers of tears. He breaks down the scientific information in a way that doesn’t intimidate the reader. And he lets us know it’s okay to be angry. His soul, his fight, his love for his son radiates off the pages. Wow. Bravo, bravo.”—Jenny McCarthy, author of Louder Than Words; coauthor of Healing and Preventing Autism “This book is inspired, powerful, the unadulterated truth, and a must read. We have sacrificed too many children at the vaccine altar while our blind belief in the CDC and AAP, government, and the media has prevented us from seeing the conflicts of interest that enable big business and Big Pharma to profit at the expense of our children’s health. How to End the Autism Epidemic is one family’s story, but it is sadly also a story shared by millions of families. A beautiful normal baby, vaccinated, and then lost to autism and all the horrible medical conditions associated with immune devastation and brain toxicity. Thank you, J.B., for sharing your story and wisdom. Parents and future parents: Read this book now, and say No to business as usual and the status quo. If your pediatrician has not yet done his or her own research and is just parroting the ‘vaccines are safe and effective’ marketing phrase, it is time for you to get a new pediatrician.”—Paul Thomas, MD, coauthor of The Vaccine-Friendly Plan and The Addiction Spectrum“I encourage everyone to read How to End the Autism Epidemic, which has the potential to spark a thoughtful and thorough review of how we can stop vaccine injuries among our nation’s children. A dedicated and passionate advocate for medical freedom, J.B. is also a father who has lived the experience no parent would want to endure. His life’s work is making sure everyone gets the information they need and vaccine-injured children and their families get the justice they deserve.”—Tim Knopp, Oregon State Senator“As parents our job is to be concerned about our children’s health. Yet every day in doctors’ offices around the country, American parents are told we are being ‘irresponsible’ or ‘selfish’ just for asking questions about vaccines. We all want to keep our children safe and healthy, both from infectious diseases and from overexposure to toxins. It’s reasonable to be concerned that there are too many vaccines on the schedule and that medications like antibiotics, acetaminophen, and ADHD drugs are being over-prescribed. What’s a worried parent to do? For starters, read this book! Sharing his personal story as the father of a boy with autism and taking a close look at the most recent and rigorous science, Stanford-educated J.B. Handley shows how the CDC’s aggressive childhood vaccine schedule is connected to the astonishing rise in autism in the United States. How to End the Autism Epidemic is a direct challenge to the American public health establishment and a gift to the millions of parents who find themselves caught in the crosshairs—uncertain of what to think or do—of the seemingly intractable debate about vaccines.”—Jennifer Margulis, PhD, author of Your Baby, Your Way; coauthor of The Vaccine-Friendly Plan“I have been thinking about the toxicity of aluminum for thirty-five years. It is my life’s work. Before we completed our recent research on aluminum in brain tissue in autism, I could not see a direct link between human exposure to aluminum and autism. I certainly saw no immediate role for aluminum adjuvants in vaccines in autism. The missing link was a mechanism whereby the brain would be subjected to an acute exposure to aluminum, for example, as occurs in aluminum-induced dialysis encephalopathy. Pro-inflammatory cells, some originating from blood and lymph, heavily loaded with a cargo of aluminum in brain tissue in autism provided that missing link. We all tolerate the toxicity of aluminum adjuvants in vaccines. Unfortunately, some of us are predisposed to suffer, as opposed to tolerate, the toxicity of aluminum adjuvants, and this may cause autism. “Autism is a disease, and it is not inevitable. J.B. Handley’s elegant synthesis of what we know and what we need to know argues that autism could and should be preventable. I agree with him.”—Professor Christopher Exley, PhD, fellow, Royal Society of Biology; professor of bioinorganic chemistry, Keele University“J.B. Handley tells it like it is. His new book is a masterful synthesis of all the latest threads of autism: the controversies, the science, the legal and policy battles, and the human dimension of the ‘movement’ that has inspired so many of us to become parent activists. Peppered with jaw-dropping new developments—including depositions from major vaccine science luminaries—Handley weaves a compelling narrative and cuts through the noise to make a powerful and convincing case. Read it. Process what he’s telling you. And then stand up and do something about it. The health of generations of children is at stake.”—Mark Blaxill, coauthor of The Age of Autism, Vaccines, 2.0, and Denial

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Book SynopsisSmart metrics, slow thinking, off-label drugs, and a “Moneyball” prescription for fixing modern medicine--by the author of Tripping Over the Truth The United States is fast becoming the sickest nation in the Western world. Cancer rates continue to rise. There is an epidemic of chronic disease in children. Even with all the money and modern innovations in science, the country’s health care system is beyond broken. Clearly there is a glitch in the system. But what if the solution has been here all along, and we’ve just been too blind to see it? In Curable journalist and health care advocate Travis Christofferson looks at medicine through a magnifying glass and asks an important question: What if the roots of the current US health care crisis are psychological and systemic, perpetuated not just by corporate influence and the powers that be, but by you and me? It is now known that human perception is based on deeply entrenched patterns of irrational thought, which we attach ourselves to religiously. So how does this implicate the very scientific research and data that doctors rely on to successfully treat their patients? A page-turning inquiry into a “moneyball approach to medicine,” Curable explores the links between revolutionary baseball analytics; Nobel Prize–winning psychological research on confirmation bias; wildly successful maverick economic philosophy; the history of the radical mastectomy and the rise of the clinical trial; cutting edge treatments routinely overlooked by regulatory bodies; and outdated medical models that prioritize profit over prevention. As stark as things are, Christofferson asks us to see health care not as a toppling house of cards, but as a badly organized system that is inherently fixable. How do we fix it? First we must reframe the conflict between doctors’ intuition and statistical data. Then we must design better systems that can support doctors who are increasingly overwhelmed with the complexity of modern medicine. Curable outlines the future of medicine, detailing brilliant examples of new health care systems that prove we can do better. It turns out we have more control over our health (and happiness) than we think.Trade Review“Travis Christofferson seamlessly weaves together psychology, medicine, history, and insight in this page-turning book, providing a compelling case for improving the quality of life of patients in efficient and effective ways. Christofferson has an exceptional ability to synthesize the work of others, and in Curable he brings it all together in a gripping narrative that’s both informative and entertaining.”—Bob Kaplan, MS, MBA, medical research analyst “Travis Christofferson elegantly details why and how Western medicine is failing us and, more importantly, gives us a road map for recovery. We already have the tools of the trade to change direction, we simply need a new driver to effect those changes. Curable helps to properly inform those that wish to take control of their health to identify interventions that are biologically plausible and which have a proper scientific basis. These are time-tested therapies with minimal side effects and maximal outcomes that can give us all the power to change direction. As Lao Tzu said, ‘If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.’ Read this book and steer yourself back to good health.”—Dr. Sarah Myhill, author of Sustainable Medicine and Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalitis“Curable is exceptionally well written, captivating, and convincing. It’s true that the existing problem with health care is psychological and systemic, and there are numerous examples and stories to support this. Travis Christofferson advances the idea of repurposing drugs in innovative ways, which has the potential to revolutionize a profit-driven and incompetent health care system. The off-label use of generic drugs can be highly efficacious and an adjuvant to augment existing therapies. For examples, see the recent studies on the use of metformin for cancer or the use of ketamine for drug-resistant depression. There are many ideas presented in this book that are incredibly important for researchers, health care professionals, and educators to understand and disseminate. Curable is incredibly informative, and I will be sure to recommend it to all my colleagues and students.”—Dominic D’Agostino, PhD, associate professor, USF Morsani College of Medicine“Travis Christofferson’s highly anticipated new book does not disappoint. Our current medical system (I find it difficult to call it ‘health’ care) is defective, and Curable goes into great detail as to why and offers an intelligent approach to the future of medicine. A growing number of doctors are finding ways to support their patient outcomes by repurposing drugs as well as changing their thinking in order to approach the challenge of chronic illness with entirely new methods. However, with the average clinical study costing millions of dollars and taking 17 years to go from bench to bedside, patients often don’t have the luxury of time nor the financial resources to utilize these expensive treatments. Christofferson encourages us to look beyond the dogma and leads us down an entirely new path. I anticipate this book will be an important wake up call for physicians, patients, and biotechnicians to come together and return ‘health’ to health care.”—Dr. Nasha Winters, coauthor of The Metabolic Approach to Cancer“We cannot expect the health care industry to change on its own. We have to take ownership of our own choices, look at the research with a critical eye, and compel the change that we so desperately need. Nobody provides the evidence-based rallying cry like Travis Christofferson, and Curable is a perfect blueprint for some of the ways we can start to make real improvements to the health of our nation, now.”—Aubrey Marcus, CEO, Onnit; New York Times best-selling author of Own the Day, Own Your Life“Travis Christofferson provides a compelling strategy for curing our broken health care system based on ‘moneyball’ logic, common sense, and validated science. Why is the logic and science supporting this strategy ignored? Every member of our society should address the questions posed in Curable, especially those in the health care industry and in the US congress.”—Thomas N. Seyfried, PhD, author of Cancer as a Metabolic Disease

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Book SynopsisThe Black Death. Cholera. Spanish flu. Swine flu. HIV/AIDS. COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2. Each of these pandemics has made (or, is making) a lasting impact on humanity. From the immediate mental image of the beaked masks worn in the Middle Ages (bubonic plague) and the birth of epidemiology (cholera) to recognizing the benefits of social distancing (1918 flu) and the harm of prejudice and misinformation (HIV/AIDS), pandemics have shown us how to survive infectious disease, as long as we heed their lessons.Preparing for Pandemics in the Modern World, edited by Christine Crudo Blackburn, brings together experts on pandemic preparedness and biosecurity to explore areas of weakness in pandemic prevention, preparedness, detection, and response. Even as COVID-19 makes its way around the world, leaders and policymakers are tasked with thinking ahead and preparing to effectively respond to the next such event - which experience shows us to be a matter of 'when', not 'if'. Inside, chapters are divided into sections on the lessons learned from the 1918 influenza pandemic, the application of the One Health concept, and the role of the private sector in responding to potentially devastating disease outbreaks.A chapter on the impacts of supply chain disruption - in light of COVID-19 - and an epilogue that discusses the current outbreak make Preparing for Pandemics in the Modern World a timely and accessibly written compilation on pandemic prevention, preparedness, detection, and response.

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Book SynopsisMultiple New York Times best-selling author Dr. Joseph Mercola and Ronnie Cummins, founder and director of the Organic Consumers Association, team up to expose the truth—and end the madness—about COVID-19. Since early 2020, the world has experienced a series of catastrophic events—a global pandemic caused by what appears to be an engineered coronavirus; international lockdowns and border closings causing widespread business closures, economic collapse, and massive unemployment; and an unprecedented curtailment of civil liberties and freedoms in the name of keeping people safe by locking them up in their homes. We are now living in a world that is increasingly ruled, not by our democratic systems and institutions, but by public health fiat, carried out by politicians who rule by instilling fear and panic. In The Truth About COVID-19, Dr. Mercola and Cummins reveal new and emerging evidence that: The SARS-CoV-2 virus was, indeed, lab-engineered and emerged from a negligently managed bioweapons lab in Wuhan, China The global pandemic was long anticipated by global elites who have used it to facilitate and hide the largest upward transfer of wealth in human history PCR testing, case counts, morbidity, and vaccine safety and efficacy data have been widely manipulated and misrepresented Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease are known to worsen COVID-19 outcomes, but the junk food industry continues to push its agenda at the expense of public health Safe, simple, and inexpensive treatment and prevention for COVID-19 have been censored and suppressed to create a clear path for vaccine acceptance Effectiveness of the vaccines has been wildly exaggerated and major safety questions have gone unanswered The good news in all of this is that we can take control of our health and that, together, we have the power to unite and fight back for our health, democracy, and freedom. The time is now for a global awakening. As Dr. Mercola and Cummins remind us, this is the fight of our lives.Trade Review"The most mind-blowing book I've read lately."—Ben Greenfield, New York Times bestselling author

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Book SynopsisUSA Today, Wall Street Journal, Bestseller Internacional “Una [crítica] elocuente, carismática e informada de un sistema corrupto.”—Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,del prólogo “El Dr. Mercola es un visionario, pionero y líder.”—Del Bigtree, anfitrión de The Highwire El muchas veces ganador de libros más vendidos del New York Times, Dr. Mercola y Ronnie Cummins, fundador y director de la Asociación de Consumidores Orgánicos y Vía Orgánica, se unen para exponer la verdad - y terminar con la locura - sobre el COVID-19. Mediante una robusta investigación, más de 500 referencias de artículos de revistas científicas arbitradas, estadísticas oficiales gubernamentales y descubrimientos de investigación de salud pública de todo el mundo, los autores muestran la necesidad urgente de un despertar global. Es hora de unirnos, exigir la verdad y tomar el control de nuestra salud. La Verdad Sobre el COVID-19 es tu invitación a unirte al Dr. Mercola y Cummins mientras educan y organizan un futuro sano, equitativo, democrático y regenerativo. *Edición actualizada con un nuevo prólogo*

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Book SynopsisIn Cape Town, South Africa, many people with tuberculosis also use substances. This sets up a seemingly impossible problem: People who use substances are at increased risk of tuberculosis disease; and substance use seems to result in erratic behavior that makes successful treatment of people affected by tuberculosis extremely difficult. People affected don’t get healthy, healthcare providers are frustrated, and families seek to balance love and care for those who are ill with self-protection. How are we to understand this? Where does the responsibility for poor health and healing lie? What are the possibilities for an effective healthcare response? Through a close look at lives and care, Making Uncertainty: Tuberculosis, Substance Use, and Pathways to Health shows how patterns of substance use, tuberculosis disease, and their interaction are shaped by history, social context, and political economy. This, in turn, generates new perspectives on what makes poor health, and what good care might look like.Trade Review"This is an outstanding ethnography that makes important contributions to medical anthropology specifically in relation to infectious diseases, substance use, and anthropological studies of global health practices and interventions. The nuanced anthropological focus on the intersections of substance use and tuberculosis among marginalized and impoverished persons that Versfeld analyzes in relation to historical legacies of colonialism and Apartheid is both in-depth and accessible. Critical reading for medical anthropologists, global public health scholars, and those interested in health inequalities in Africa and the Global South." -- Erin Koch * author of Free Market Tuberculosis: Managing Epidemics in Postsocialist Georgia *"South Africa has among the highest tuberculosis rates in the world, related to indoor residential crowding, occupational hazards like mining, and high background HIV prevalence. Drug resistance and active TB resurgence magnify the original problem, increasing costs of care and reducing survival. I recommend this important contribution for anyone seeking deeper insights into the healthcare and community challenges facing the syndemic of substance use and TB, often complicated by HIV co-infection. Only a multifaceted response is likely to succeed for a disease too often addressed with limited “vertical” programs." -- Sten Vermund * the Anna M.R. Lauder Professor of Public Health, and Dean of the Yale School of Public Health *Table of ContentsSeries Foreword by Lenore Manderson 1 Returners 2 The Stickiness of Moral Opinion 3 Co-constitutions: Makers and Maskers 4 Salience and Silence: Data, Evidence, and the Making of Figure Facts 5 The Challenge of “Unruly” Patients 6 Care to Cure 7 Catching Breath: The Hospital as Restricted Respite 8 Anthropology in Action Acknowledgments Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThis is the memoir of one of the world's most effective health crusaders and his lifelong campaign to save lives around the globe. Author Derek Yach started out in a traditional way, at the World Health Organization, where he demonized Big Tobacco for causing the death of millions worldwide. Then, after engineering an international treaty to curb smoking around the world, he crossed the line. In an unorthodox move, he joined Pepsi to help its CEO transform the chips and soda behemoth into a more healthy company. The author's rationale was this: To save tens of millions of lives, you may have to go inside the enemy corporation to help it change. So when Philip Morris International (PMI) announced it was ready to switch from combustible cigarettes to smokeless ones, a move that could save untold lives, Yach made the most audacious gamble of his long career in global public health. Project Unthinkable is a biography embedded in several big themes: - Can a company that causes harm to human health change from the inside? - Can you cross the line and work with the opposition? - Will combustible cigarettes become history?Table of ContentsPrologue Chapter 1: Beginnings Chapter 2: Finding My Way Chapter 3: Leaving Home Chapter 4: Taking on Big Tobacco Chapter 5: The End of the Beginning Chapter 6: Treading Water Chapter 7: Opening Up a Can of Trouble Chapter 8: Inside Man at Pepsi Chapter 9: The Virtuous Cycle Chapter 10: In the Lair of the Enemy Chapter 11: The Battle Ahead

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Book SynopsisThis books comprises of 24 chapters by experts from developed and developing countries. The book cover Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Fiji, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, the UK and England, USA, West Africa, and Zambia.FOREWORD by David J. Hunter, Emeritus Professor, Newcastle University, the UK.Table of Contents1.Introduction:AUSTRALASIA2.Under Promise and Over-deliver:The failure of political rhetoric in managing COVID-19 in Australia3. COVID-19 and culture in Papua New Ginea.Failing to meet the challenges of diversity?4.COVID-19 in Fiji: From health and economic to major political crisis5. COVID-19 Vaccination trends and people’s views and action in Japan6. Through the lens of systems thinking:Analyzing the breakdown of a successful COVID-19 mitigation model in Taiwan7.Lessons from COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Hong Kong and South Korea8.Distribution and allocation of vaccines against COVID-19 and vaccination communication in Thailand9. Resurgence of COVID-19 in Indonesia:Response to the critical second wave of pandemic10.Coronavirus disease(COVID-19) and vaccine epidemiology in Malaysia11.COVID-19 in Bangladesh:A spatio-Temporal and Gender analysis. 12.Crowded out:The pandemic’s toll on non-COVID patients in India Africa13.COVID-19:Work,economic activity and its geo-spatiotemporal distribution in South Africa14. Analyzing the dual nature of responses to COVID-19 in Lusaka city15.COVID-19 patterns and waves in West Africa:A geographical perspectiveEurope16.Current development and impact of COVID-19 pandemic in Italy17. The pandemic in France reveals the vulnerability of society18. Without risk? A sociological analysis of the vaccination programme in England19. COVID-19 in the United Kingdom: How a mixed welfare regime has responded to the Pandemic. Americas 20.COVID-19 in Canada:Vaccination and the effects of the pandemic on health care workers and healthcare systems 21.Geographic patterns of COVID-19 vaccination,infection and mortality in the United States during year-two of the pandemic and the influence of political orientation22.COVID-19 vaccine hesitation in young adults and mitigation policies in the United States23. Vaccination in Mexico as a political strategy24. Collateral effects of COVID-19 pandemic on health services in Argentina25. COVID-19 in Brazil: The experience of collecting citizen data in the city of Rio de Janeiro26.Conclusion and Suggestions Index

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