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Covering the nurse's role in promoting community health, Community/Public Health Nursing, 5th Edition is known for its "upstream" preventive focus and social justice approach, photo novellas with clinical stories, and a concise, readable style. It shows how you, as a nurse, can take an active role in social action and health policy - especially in caring for diverse population groups. Expert authors Mary A. Nies and Melanie McEwen discuss today's issues and trends, and describe the key issues and responsibilities of contemporary community/public health nursing. An "upstream" focus addresses factors that are the precursors to poor health in the community.A "social justice" approach promotes health for everyone.Photo novellas use photographs to tell stories showing real-life clinical scenarios and applications of important community health nursing roles.Case Study: Application of the Nursing Process feature presents specific community components of the nursing process separately from individual and family.Clinical examples offer snippets of real-life client situations. Research Highlights boxes show the application of current research to chapter content.Ethical Insights boxes highlight ethical issues and concerns.Healthy People 2020 boxes summarize objectives and their importance in community health.Objectives, key terms, and chapter outlines introduce important concepts and terminology at the beginning of every chapter.Learning Activities at the end of each chapter ask you to apply concepts to the world outside the classroom.New Health Promotion and Risk Reduction chapter details the promotion of health and presents strategies that can identify risk factors for illness.Faith Community Nursing chapter reflects current terminology from the ANAÕs Scope and Standards of Practice, and includes more coverage of the spiritual health of clients.Health: A Community View chapter expands its discussion of the continual challenges and strategies associated with the delivery of health care.Communicable Disease chapter includes new information about public health surveillance, outbreaks, and bioterrorism. Cultural Diversity and Community Health Nursing chapter features new content on complementary and alternative therapies. Author: Mary A. Nies PhD RN FAAN FAAHB, Melanie McEwen PhD RN Hardcover: 720 pages Company: Saunders (2010-09-27) ISBN: 1437708609 List Price: $99.95 Amazon Price: $62.04 Used Price: $55.92 
This book covers all aspects of public health informatics and discusses the creation and management of an information technology infrastructure that is essential in linking state and local organizations in their efforts to gather data for the surveillance and prevention. Public health officials will have to understand basic principles of information resource management in order to make the appropriate technology choices that will guide the future of their organizations. As the major topic at the American Medical Informatics Association's (AMIA) spring congress in 2001, public health has moved into the spotlight, given the importance of implementing a population- based health approach and to addressing chronic health conditions. This book marks the first systematic effort to provide informatics principles and examples of practice in a public health context. In doing so, it clarifies the ways in which newer information technologies will improve individual and community health status. This book's primary purpose is to consolidate key information and promote a strategic approach to information systems and development, making it a resource for use by faculty and students of public health, as well as the practicing public health professional. Chapter highights include: The Governmental and Legislative Context of Informatics; Assessing the Value of Information Systems; Ethics, Information Technology, and Public Health; and Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security. Review questions are featured at the end of every chapter. Aside from its use for public health professionals, the book will be used by schools of public health, clinical and public health nurses and students, schools of social work, allied health, and environmental sciences. Drs. O'Carroll and Yasnoff are public health specialists at the Centers for DiseasePaperback: 817 pages Company: Springer (2010-12-01) ISBN: 1441930183 List Price: $139.00 Amazon Price: $100.91 Used Price: $90.20 
How we think about health problems, and what we do about them, is largely determined by how they are reported on television, radio and in the newspapers. Often, crucial issues of public health policy are debated and decided on only after they are made visible by the media. The concept of media advocacy as a central strategy for the prevention of public health problems is discussed in this book. Traditional communication strategies like social marketing focus on giving people a message; media advocacy gives people a voice. The book lays out the theoretical framework and practical guidelines to successful media advocacy strategies and includes case studies on such vital issues as AIDS and alcohol abuse. Author: Lawrence M. Wallack, Lori E. (Elizabeth) Dorfman, David H. Jernigan, Makani Themba-Nixon Paperback: 240 pages Company: Sage Publications, Inc (1993-10-07) ISBN: 0803942893 List Price: $80.00 Amazon Price: $52.19 Used Price: $24.85 
In Urban Sprawl and Public Health, three of the nation's leading public health and urban planning experts explore an intriguing question: How does the physical environment in which we live affect our health? For decades, growth and development in our communities has been of the low-density, automobile-dependent type known as sprawl. The authors examine the direct and indirect impacts of sprawl on human health and well-being, and discuss the prospects for improving public health through alternative approaches to design, land use, and transportation. Urban Sprawl and Public Health offers a comprehensive look at the interface of urban planning, architecture, transportation, community design, and public health. It summarizes the evidence linking adverse health outcomes with sprawling development, and outlines the complex challenges of developing policy that promotes and protects public health. Anyone concerned with issues of public health, urban planning, transportation, architecture, or the environment will want to read this book.Author: Howard Frumkin, Lawrence Frank, Dr. Richard J. Jackson Paperback: 368 pages Company: Island Press (2004-07-09) ISBN: 1559633050 List Price: $35.00 Amazon Price: $27.06 Used Price: $6.85 
In this meticulously researched and ultimately explosive new book by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the New York Times bestseller The Coming Plague, Laurie Garrett takes readers across the globe to reveal how a series of potential and present public health catastrophes form a terrifying portrait of real global disaster in the making. Author: Laurie Garrett Paperback: 800 pages Company: Hyperion (2001-08) (2001-08-15) ISBN: 0786884401 List Price: $18.95 Amazon Price: $5.00 Used Price: $0.19 
Public Health Law, first published in 2000, has been widely acclaimed as the definitive statement on public health law at the start of the twenty-first century. Lawrence O. Gostin's definition was based on the notion that government bears a responsibility for advancing the health and well-being of the general population, and the book developed a rich understanding of the government's powers and duties while showing law to be an effective tool in the realization of a healthier and safer population. In this second edition, Gostin analyzes the major health threats of our times, from emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism to chronic diseases caused by obesity. Author: Lawrence O. Gostin Paperback: 800 pages Company: University of California Press (2008-10-02) ISBN: 0520253760 List Price: $45.00 Amazon Price: $35.00 Used Price: $26.55 
This best-selling offering from the APHA/Jones & Bartlett Learning Essential Public Health series is a clear and comprehensive study of the major topics of environmental health, including: Background of the field and tools of the trade (environmental epidemiology, environmental toxicology, and environmental policy and regulation). Environmental diseases (microbial agents, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation). Applications and domains of environmental health (water and air quality, food safety, waste disposal, and occupational health). The Second Edition covers new material including: New chapter (Chapter 14) on injuries; All Web-based sources updated throughout to include the most recent information; Expanded discussion of the history of environmental health, e.g., contributions of John Snow, Lemuel Shattuck, and Walter Reed; New case study on pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009; Coverage of recent environmental controversies, such as use of bisphenol A in plastics. With a straightforward, non-technical approach, the author has included many examples and illustrations of environmental health issues. Perfect for the beginning student as well as the experienced health professional, each chapter concludes with study questions and exercises to engage the reader in further study.Author: Robert H. Friis Paperback: 446 pages Company: Jones & Bartlett Learning (2010-12-07) ISBN: 0763778907 List Price: $83.95 Amazon Price: $47.00 Used Price: $30.00 
Now in its 8th edition, the "gold standard" in community health nursing provides comprehensive and up-to-date content to keep you at the forefront of the ever-changing community health climate and prepare you for an effective nursing career. In addition to a solid foundation in concepts and interventions for individuals, families, and communities, you will find real-life applications of the public nurse's role, Healthy People 2020 initiatives, new chapters on forensics and genomics, plus timely coverage of disaster management and important client populations such as pregnant teens, the homeless, immigrants, and more. Evidence-Based Practice boxes illustrate how the latest research findings apply to public/community health nursing.Separate chapters on disease outbreak investigation and disaster management describe the nurse's role in surveilling public health and managing these types of threats to public health. Separate unit on the public/community health nurse's role describes the different roles and functions of the public/community health nurse within the community. Levels of Prevention boxes show how community/public health nurses deliver health care interventions at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention. What Do You Think?, Did You Know?, and How To? boxes use practical examples and critical thinking exercises to illustrate chapter content. The Cutting Edge highlights significant issues and new approaches to community-oriented nursing practice. Practice Application provides case studies with critical thinking questions. Separate chapters on community health initiatives thoroughly describe different approaches to promoting health among populations.Appendixes offer additional resources and key information, such as screening and assessment tools and clinical practice guidelines.Linking Content to Practice boxes provide real-life applications for chapter content. NEW! Healthy People 2020 feature boxes highlight the goals and objectives for promoting health and wellness over the next decade. NEW! The Nurse in Forensics chapter focuses on the unique role of forensic nurses in public health and safety, interpersonal violence, mass violence, and disasters.NEW! Genomics in Public Health Nursing chapter includes a history of genetics and genomics and their impact on public/community health nursing care. 
The second edition of Environmental Health: From Global to Local, a comprehensive introductory text, offers an overview of the methodology and paradigms of this burgeoning field, ranging from ecology to epidemiology, from toxicology to environmental psychology, and from genetics to ethics. Expert contributors discuss the major issues in contemporary environmental health: air, water, food safety, occupational health, radiation, chemical and physical hazards, vector control, and injuries. Also emphasizing a wide variety of issues of global interest, the thoroughly revised second edition contains updated information on such timely topics as toxicology, exposure assessment, climate change, population pressure, developing nations and urbanization, energy production, building and community design, solid and hazardous waste, and disaster preparedness. In addition, each chapter of Environmental Health includes learning objectives, key points, and discussion questions. Praise for the first edition of Environmental Health "A classic textbook for the dynamic, evolving field of environmental health, thoughtful, well written, well balanced and referenced. An excellent overview of a multifaceted approach to environmental health."— AOEC Newsletter (Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics) "With its many examples, clear explanations, and emphasis on big picture themes and relevance, it is an astonishingly interesting read."—Global Public Health "The book's chapters contain highly pertinent insights and information on environmental issues that go beyond the usual boundaries of classic environmental health."—Environmental Health Perspectives Winner, AAP Award for Excellence in Professional and Scholarly Publishing 
An invaluable resource for students, scholars, and general readers, this highly regarded and widely used social history of medicine and public health in the United States is now available in a third edition. Extensively revised and updated, it includes twenty-one new essays; graphs illustrating the rise in deaths caused by HIV, homicide, and suicide; and a greatly expanded Guide to Further Reading. Entirely new sections on Sickness and Health, Early American Medicine, Therapeutics, the Art of Medicine, and Public Health and Personal Hygiene have been added, supplementing updated sections on the Science of Medicine, Education, the Allied Health Professions, Image and Income, Institutions, Race and Medicine, Epidemics, Public Health Reform, and Public Health and Medical Theory. An introductory essay and a series of historical photographs complement the articles.Author: Judith W. Leavitt Hardcover: 600 pages Company: University of Wisconsin Press (1997-05-15) ISBN: 0299153207 List Price: $65.00 Amazon Price: $50.97 Used Price: $43.00 Amazon.com Magazines: public health science
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Includes volumes in the Environmental Health Criteria Series for the current year, the Concise International Chemical Assessment Documents (CICADS) Series, plus all other books relevant to environmental health, chemical toxicology, or chemical safety.Magazine: Magazine Subscription Company: World Health Organization List Price: Amazon Price: $478.80
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Offers objective data on nutrition and health issues. A typical issue could contain notes on "fake fat news," longer articles covering food and pesticides, a consumer report on "picking a pasta sauce," and questions and answers about common eating problems. An accurate report for all libraries.Magazine: Magazine Subscription Company: Center Science Public Interest List Price: $25.00 Amazon Price: $24.00 
The Journal of Environmental Health keeps readers up to date on current issues, new research, useful products and services, and employment opportunities in the field of environmental health. The Journal reaches more than 20,000 professionals working to solve problems in areas such as air pollution.Magazine: Magazine Subscription Company: Natl Environmental Health Assn List Price: Amazon Price: $135.00 
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Director: Robert RichterDVD: NTSC Company: Richter Productions, Inc. (2009-01-22) List Price: $99.00 Amazon Price: $99.00 
Student researchers in public health present major scientific findings that they uncovered in their research at a major conference. The public health experts offer insight into the major issues facing public health worldwide.Director: Rex Barnett DVD: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC Company: History On Video Inc. (2003-01-01) ISBN: 092419877X List Price: $29.99 Amazon Price: $29.99 
In this program best selling author and public health expert Dr. Leonard Horowitz exposes the historically infamous operationally covert and repeatedly untrustworthy pirates of DNA research. These operatives now control genetic patents and spin-off technologies that threaten civilization's natural evolution even our Divine destiny.Stunning new discoveries in genetics quantum physics and electrochemistry now demonstrate that your physical body is a crystallization or precipitation of love vibrations. Electrical and magnetic frequencies and sub-sensory sound move physical matter into sacred geometric forms that we all perceive as the physical world.How you can use this knowledge for personal and global healing is the focus of this monumental program.What will the future hold for you your family and humanity? Knowledge about your natural genetic inheritance should be considered a sacred trust.Learn the facts about these disturbing developments from one of our leading public health experts Dr. Leonard Horowitz.System Requirements:Running Time 210 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. UPC: 185483905605 Manufacturer No: K560Director: Dr. Leonard Horowitz DVD: Color, DVD, NTSC Company: UFO Tv (2005-07-26) List Price: $49.95 Amazon Price: $21.17 Used Price: $11.99 
Using a sinister-looking animated black smudge as a stand-in for germs, Sniffles and Sneezes shows how easy it is for children to pass sickness to each other. There are many shots of kids sneezing and coughing, then touching doorknobs, shaking hands, and standing close during conversations. According to this paranoid film, colds can turn into all kinds of frightening diseases like scarlet fever, diphtheria, and infantile paralysis. It also offers advice on how to avoid getting colds.DVD: Company: Quality Information Publishers, Inc. (1955) List Price: $12.99 Amazon Price: $9.99
Director: Robert RichterDVD: NTSC Company: Richter Productions, Inc. (2009-01-22) List Price: $29.95 Amazon Price: $29.95 Used Price: $40.66 
SEARCH FOR A SAFE CIGARETTE - DVD MovieDVD: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC Company: PBS (2002-03-05) ISBN: 157807875X List Price: $19.95 Amazon Price: $119.99 Used Price: $3.99 
-What do gorillas feed their babies? How much can you learn about an animal by looking at its teeth? Health & Growth teaches young viewers that all babies need to eat right to stay healthy -- even parrots and penguins! Children will discover how physical features change as we grow and that everyone needs to exercise to become strong. Amazing X-ray photography takes viewers inside the human body, and vibrant animations illustrate various animal needs and how illnesses like asthma can be helped with medicine.DVD: Company: List Price: Amazon Price: Used Price: $9.95 
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"Improbable Collapse" is the first film to look at the events of September 11, 2001 from a scientific perspective.
Closely examines one of the world's worst catastrophes from a civil engineering perspective. Using photo and video footage as well as expert scientific testimony, the film thoroughly deconstructs the official reports, while raising a more plausible hypothesis. The findings from these scientific experts have been quietly ignored by both government investigations and the mainstream media.
The NY WTC Twin Towers disintegrated in a manner that scientists say resembled deliberately calculated implosions. At 5:20 p.m. that same day another building, the 47-story WTC 7, completely collapsed within 70 feet of its footprint in 6.6 seconds, although it was not hit by an airplane. These three buildings became the first steel structures ever to allegedly suffer complete collapse due to fire damage.DVD: Packed in Clamshell case, Original music sound track Company: (2007) List Price: Amazon Price: $9.77 Used Price: $7.89
Director: Robert RichterDVD: NTSC Company: Richter Productions, Inc. (2009-01-22) List Price: $59.00 Amazon Price: $59.00 Amazon.com KindleStore: public health science
In this meticulously researched and ultimately explosive new book by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the New York Times bestseller The Coming Plague, Laurie Garrett takes readers across the globe to reveal how a series of potential and present public health catastrophes form a terrifying portrait of real global disaster in the making.Author: Laurie Garrett Kindle Edition: 778 pages Kindle eBook Company: Hyperion (2011-05-10) (2011-05-10) List Price: $18.99 Amazon Price: 
This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.Author: Mary Baker Eddy Kindle Edition: 373 pages Kindle eBook Company: (2011-03-24) (2011-03-24) List Price: $0.00 Amazon Price: 
Public Health Law, first published in 2000, has been widely acclaimed as the definitive statement on public health law at the start of the twenty-first century. Lawrence O. Gostin's definition was based on the notion that government bears a responsibility for advancing the health and well-being of the general population, and the book developed a rich understanding of the government's powers and duties while showing law to be an effective tool in the realization of a healthier and safer population. In this second edition, Gostin analyzes the major health threats of our times, from emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism to chronic diseases caused by obesity.Author: Lawrence O. Gostin Kindle Edition: 800 pages Kindle eBook Company: University of California Press (2008-09-02) (2008-09-02) List Price: $45.00 Amazon Price: 
The book is addressed to physicians and public health workers who use radiation in their practice and who need to have the ability to evaluate the increasingly specialized findings on radiation. The book covers molcecular, cellular, genetic, and systemic effects.Author: Marco Zaider, Harald H. Rossi Kindle Edition: 224 pages Kindle eBook Company: Springer (2001-01-31) (2001-01-31) List Price: $99.00 Amazon Price: 
On February 28 through March 2, 1999, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) brought together scientists, clinicians, veterans, veterans’ service organizations, Congressional staff, and other interested parties to discuss and make recommendations regarding the direction of future researchon undiagnosed illnesses among Gulf War veterans and their links with multiple chemical and environmental exposures. The format for the conference included plenary sessions, concurrent workgroups, and a veterans’ forum. The plenary sessions were meant to provide background information and to stimulate dialog on research questions. The plenary sessions included an overview of research findings regarding the health impact of the Gulf War, a panel discussion of the experience of Gulf War veterans, a series of presentations on the possible health outcomes of low-level chemical exposures focusing on nervous system, immune system, and pulmonary system outcomes, a series of panel discussions on research and clinical findings regarding multiple chemical sensitivity among Gulf War veterans and civilian populations, a series of presentations on possible mechanisms of action of chemical exposures, and a panel discussion on methodological considerations in studying the health impact of chemical exposures during the Gulf War. This report summarizes the outcome of each of the four workgroup sessions. Chapters 2 - 5 present the recommendations as developed by the workgroups. Although the workgroups were asked to focus on research recommendations, some recommendations reflect clinical care, administrative, or policy issues. No attempt was made to filter non-research recommendations from this report. Chapter 6 provides a discussion of the workgroup deliberations and attempts to place the recommendations in the context of current Gulf War research activities. Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Department of Health and Human Services Office of Public Health and Science, National Institutes of Health Kindle Edition: 112 pages Kindle eBook Company: (2011-12-17) (2011-12-17) List Price: Amazon Price: 
The book presents a detailed assessment of the health science of lead and the human health risk assessment models for lead’s human health impacts, followed by an account of various regulatory efforts in the United States and elsewhere to eliminate or reduce human toxic exposures to lead. The science of lead as presented here covers releases of lead into the environment, lead’s movement through the environment to reach humans who are then exposed, and the spectrum of toxic effects, particularly low-level toxic effects, on the developing central nervous system of the very young child. The section on human health risk assessment deals with quantifying not only the dose-response relationships that underlie toxic responses to lead in sensitive populations but also with the likelihood of toxic responses vis-à-vis environmental lead at some level of exposure. This section includes a treatment of computer models of lead exposure, particularly those that use lead in whole blood as a key measure. Various models convert lead intake via various body compartments into measures of body lead burden. Such measures are then directly related to severity of injury. The final section of the book deals with past and present regulatory efforts to control lead releases into the human environment. Current control efforts present a mixed picture. The most problematic issue is the continued presence of lead paint in older housing and lead in soils of urban and mining industry communities. Comprehensive assessment of the three major facets of the public health problem of lead: the voluminous science, the risk assessment approaches, and approaches to controlling lead as a public health problem. Integration of the above three elements to provide a coherent whole Provides a single source of information that will be extremely valuable to all professionals working in areas impacted by this toxic substance Author: Paul Mushak Kindle Edition: 950 pages Kindle eBook Company: Elsevier (2011-10-13) (2011-10-13) List Price: $210.00 Amazon Price: 
Whether we realize it or not, microbes play an ever-present role in our daily lives. Foodborne infections, epidemics, and pandemics are frequently headline news. The Microbial Challenge: Science, Disease, and Public Health, Second Edition, presents a fascinating look at human-microbe interactions and examines the disease producers while discussing how, with knowledge-based preparation, we can live in harmony with microbes. It also discusses the ways in which beneficial microbes are involved in the cycles of nature and in the food industry, and how they are used as research tools. Ideal for undergraduate non-science majors and allied and public health students, this unique text is a hybrid of microbiology and public health and includes material on prions, helminths (worms), biological warfare and terrorism, antibiotic resistance, the global impact of microbial diseases, and immunization. The text helps students better understand the biology of the microbial world and the societal factors that are both the cause and consequences of microbial disease. With up-to-date content, current information on health organizations, including the CDC and WHO, and a new chapter on bacterial genetics, The Microbial Challenge provides a gripping account of the burden of microbial diseases throughout the world.Author: Robert Krasner Kindle Edition: 476 pages Kindle eBook Company: Jones & Bartlett Learning (2010-03-10) (2010-03-10) List Price: Amazon Price: 
Written by Peter J. Fos—an expert in epidemiology with more than twenty years teaching experience—Epidemiology Foundations offers an ideal introduction to the theory and practice of public health epidemiology. This important text discusses both the historical perspective and future trends of epidemiology, reviews health and disease, and explains how they are measured. The book's overview of epidemiological studies shows how they are used in practice. Epidemiology Foundations takes a social and community perspective and includes information about global diseases and epidemics. Emphasis on concepts such as population health, social determinants, and global health make this book especially interesting and accessible to those new to the subject. Each chapter is supplemented with problem-solving exercises and research assignments to aid readers in understanding its epidemiology principles. Reflecting and expanding on recommendations of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, Epidemiology Foundations is the ideal text for any course introducing epidemiology in public health. 
This book covers all aspects of public health informatics and discusses the creation and management of an information technology infrastructure that is essential in linking state and local organizations in their efforts to gather data for the surveillance and prevention. Public health officials will have to understand basic principles of information resource management in order to make the appropriate technology choices that will guide the future of their organizations. As the major topic at the American Medical Informatics Association's (AMIA) spring congress in 2001, public health has moved into the spotlight, given the importance of implementing a population- based health approach and to addressing chronic health conditions. This book marks the first systematic effort to provide informatics principles and examples of practice in a public health context. In doing so, it clarifies the ways in which newer information technologies will improve individual and community health status. This book's primary purpose is to consolidate key information and promote a strategic approach to information systems and development, making it a resource for use by faculty and students of public health, as well as the practicing public health professional. Chapter highights include: The Governmental and Legislative Context of Informatics; Assessing the Value of Information Systems; Ethics, Information Technology, and Public Health; and Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security. Review questions are featured at the end of every chapter. Aside from its use for public health professionals, the book will be used by schools of public health, clinical and public health nurses and students, schools of social work, allied health, and environmental sciences. Drs. O'Carroll and Yasnoff are public health specialists at the Centers for Disease Author: Patrick W. O'Carroll, William A. Yasnoff, M. Elizabeth Ward, Laura H. Ripp, Ernest L. Martin, D.A. Ross, A.R. Hinman, K. Saarlas, W.H. Foege Kindle Edition: 817 pages Kindle eBook Company: Springer (2002-10-16) (2002-10-16) List Price: $119.00 Amazon Price: 
This book examines the encounter between western and Asian models of public health and medicine in a range of East and Southeast Asian countries over the course of the twentieth century until now. It discusses the transfer of scientific knowledge of medicine and public health approaches from Europe and the United States to several Asian countries — Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Japan, Taiwan, and China — and local interactions with, and transformations of, these public health models and approaches from the nineteenth century to the 1950s. Taking a critical look at assumptions about the objectiveness of science, the book highlights the use of scientific knowledge for political control, cultural manipulation, social transformation and economic needs. It rigorously and systematically investigates the historical developments of public health concepts, policies, institutions, and how these practices changed from colonial, to post-colonial and into the present day. Author: Liping Bu, Darwin H. Stapleton, Ka-Che Yip Kindle Edition: 225 pages Kindle eBook Company: Routledge (2012-03-12) (2012-03-12) List Price: Amazon Price: |
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