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Foundations for Health Promotion

• 4th Edition
• February 19, 2016
• Jane Wills + 1 more
• English
• eBook 978-0-7020-5444-0

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The fourth edition of Foundations for Health Promotion continues to offer a wealth of information in a friendly, easy-to-read format. This edition has been comprehensively updated and includes a new feature of learning activities with indicative answers to help students and practitioners to reflect on their practice. ‘Pull out’ boxes of case studies and examples help the reader to identify the evidence base for health promotion and illustrate the range of health promotion practice. Divided into four parts, the book first explains the theoretical concepts of health, health education and health promotion and the ethical and political aspects of practice. The second part explores strategies to promote health and some of the dilemmas that they pose. The third part explores how a range of different settings, such as hospitals and schools, can be oriented towards positive health and well-being. The fourth part focuses on the implementation of health promotion interventions and is designed to help practitioners to reflect on their practice by examining what drives their choice of strategy. Foundations for Health Promotion, Fourth Edition will be ideal for a range of disciplines including health service professionals in primary and acute settings, those working in local and municipal authorities to promote health and wellbeing, health educators and trainers.

Australia's Rural, Remote and Indigenous Health

• 3rd Edition
• February 6, 2016
• Janie Dade Smith
• English
• Paperback 978-0-7295-4241-8

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Shortlist Tertiary (Wholly Australian) Student Resource from Educational Publishing Awards Australia 2016! Australia’s Rural, Remote and Indigenous Health 3e is a practical guide to the delivery of health care in rural and remote Australia. Drawing on personal experiences of rural and remote practitioners, historical accounts, literature analysis and epidemiology, this frank and engaging text examines the economic, social and political forces that shape healthcare in rural and remote Australia. With limited current resources to support studies in rural and remote healthcare, this title bridges the gap by offering valuable insights into Indigenous life and social determinants of health through the use of storytelling. It is the perfect guide for anyone working in or planning to work in rural, remote or Indigenous Australia; and for those undertaking cultural studies, or social policy.

Piédrola Gil. Medicina preventiva y salud pública

• 12th Edition
• January 12, 2015
• Joaquín Fernández-Crehuet Navajas + 5 more
• Spanish
• eBook 978-84-458-2657-7

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12ª edición de la obra de referencia en Medicina preventiva y salud pública. Refleja los importantes cambios que se han producido en la salud pública española durante los últimos setenta años. La presente edición mantiene la estructura de la anterior, pero incorpora algunos cambios reduciendo el volumen de algunos temas e incorporando otros nuevos de actualidad en nuestra sociedad (problemas de salud de la mujer, envejecimiento, violencia, legionelosis, etc.). Obra de utilidad para los alumnos de las asignaturas de epidemiología, medicina preventiva y salud pública y planificación y gestión sanitarias de las facultades de medicina, farmacia y ciencia y tecnología de los alimentos de las universidades españolas y de Latinoamérica; para los profesionales sanitarios que se preparan para ocupar plazas en las diferentes administraciones sanitarias y, por último, de consulta para muchos profesionales sanitarios en ejercicio, en especial para los especialistas en medicina preventiva y salud pública y para los médicos de familia y pediatras que trabajan en atención primaria.

Aplicación del análisis coste-efectividad de los medicamentos y los programas de salud en la planificación sanitaria

• 1st Edition
• April 17, 2014
• Pedro Plans Rubió
• Spanish
• eBook 978-84-9022-593-6

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El objetivo del texto es explicar los métodos que se pueden utilizar para desarrollar estudios coste-efectividad de medicamentos y programas de salud, y su aplicación en la asistencia sanitaria. La teoría se acompaña de ejemplos prácticos, que muestran cómo se realiza la evaluación de los costes, la evaluación de la efectividad, y cómo se obtiene la razón coste-efectividad. Los ejemplos que se presentan en el texto incluyen, entre otros, medicamentos contra el cáncer, enfermedades crónicas y enfermedades degenerativas, antihipertensivos, hipolipemiantes, antimicrobianos, programas de vacunación, programas de salud mental, programas de detección y tratamiento del cáncer, y programas de detección y tratamiento de enfermedades crónicas. Se analiza la problemática de la asignación de recursos en el sistema sanitario, y se explica cómo se puede aplicar el análisis del coste-efectividad en la toma de decisiones sobre asignación de recursos. Al final de cada capítulo se presentan preguntas de autoevaluación. El libro está dirigido a los profesionales sanitarios, farmacéuticos, gestores sanitarios, economistas de la salud y otros profesionales del sector sanitario interesados en la economía y gestión sanitaria, y a los estudiantes de ciencias económicas y ciencias de la salud con asignaturas de economía de la salud.

Public Health Mini-Guides: Obesity

• 1st Edition
• January 3, 2014
• Nick Townsend + 1 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-7020-4634-6

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• eBook 978-0-7020-4720-6

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Obesity and its linked morbidity and mortality is a significant public health challenge on a global scale and places a burden not only on the individual but also on society as a whole. This Mini-Guide presents key themes relating to this challenge, including the means of measuring obesity, the most recent prevalence and trends, the health consequences and causes of obesity along with approaches to counter obesity both at an individual and a population level. "..useful for anyone preparing a presentation or policy on the topic." Reviewed by Nerys Williams on behalf of Occupational Medicine, January 2015

Journey to a Hearty Health

• 1st Edition
• December 17, 2013
• Priya Chockalingam + 1 more
• English
• eBook 978-81-312-3703-8

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This book provides a practical approach to understand, prevent, control and even reverse lifestyle diseases and will be a true companion for anyone who wishes to pursue the journey to health and happiness.

La organización de la atención multidisciplinar en cáncer

• 1st Edition
• January 10, 2011
• J. Prades + 1 more
• Spanish
• eBook 978-84-458-2177-0

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La obra "Atención Multidisciplinar en Cáncer", que formará parte de la colección 'Economía de la Salud y Gestión Sanitaria', tiene como objetivo evaluar la implantación de la atención multidisciplinar en cáncer y sus determinantes en el contexto del Sistema nacional de Salud. Para poder llevar a cabo un análisis del abordaje multidiciplinar en cáncer, los autores han realizado un estudio cualitativo para explorar la concepción que tienen los profesionales de distintas Comunidades Autónomas sobre la atención de carácter multidisciplinar y su impacto en la atención oncológica. En esta obra se presentan los principales resultados y conclusiones de este trabajo de investigación realizado en hospitales de las distintas Comunidades Autónomas. Conocer las formas organizativas de atención multidisciplinar, evaluar la toma de decisiones en el proceso diagnóstico-terapéutico del cáncer y formular opciones de futuro para el buen desarrollo de una atención multidisciplinar organizada son algunos de los objetivos de esta obra.

Developing Practice for Public Health and Health Promotion

• 3rd Edition
• June 1, 2010
• Jennie Naidoo + 1 more
• English
• eBook 978-0-7020-4435-9

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This package provides you with the book plus the eBook – giving you the printed book and also giving access to the complete book content electronically. Evolve eBooks allows you to quickly search the entire book, make notes, add highlights, and study more efficiently. Buying other Evolve eBooks titles makes your learning experience even better: all of the eBooks will work together on your electronic 'bookshelf', so that you can search across your entire library of Nursing eBooks. Developing Practice for Public Health and Health Promotion is the second title in the ‘Public Health and Health Promotion Practice’ series, expanding on the best-selling introductory textbook, Foundations for Health Promotion. Developing Practice is an essential text for the many different practitioners, professionals and specialists who contribute to public health and health promotion, enabling them to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence.

Key Topics in Public Health

• 1st Edition
• May 23, 2005
• Linda Ewles
• English
• Paperback 978-0-443-10026-0

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Key Topics is a short, easy-to-read text that provides basic information about twelve key topics in public health, such as diabetes, cancer, smoking and teenage pregnancy, and how prevention and health promotion should be tackled at community and one-to-one levels. The twelve topics are the 'must-dos' of public health action. They have been selected because they are those addressed in current national public health strategies such as Saving Lives: our healthier nation, and comparable strategies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Many are the subject of National Service Frameworks and other national policies and plans; they are often accompanied by targets which health workers are expected to meet. Topics often relate to each other (e.g. smoking and cancer) so cross-references will be provided.

Community Health Promotion

• 1st Edition
• June 2, 2000
• Joanne Kerr
• English
• Paperback 978-0-7020-2284-5

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The book is a core textbook for branch students and qualified staff on the practical issues of health promotion for a range of clients. It explores the central challenge of community health promotion, empowermentand, through examples from practice, addresses how professionals can be more responsive to patients needs. Extensive cases studies and practice-related questions are used throughout the text.