Health systems and services Books

First published in 1908, this book presents a study of tuberculosis. It looks first at its causes, before examining how the problem of mortality from illness had already been reduced. The third part of the book then focuses on measures for reducing and...

First published in 1935, this book provides a valuable contribution to the history of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. Written as a recollection of the experiences and knowledge of Sir Arthur Newsholme, the book covers a period in which phenomenal...

First published in 1936, this book is a continuation of Sir Arthur Newsholme's Fifty Years in Public Health and covers a wide variety of topics in relation to the subject. It is in part autobiographical as the author recollects and reflects upon his...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the most important themes in German HIV/AIDS prevention and care from the beginning of the epidemic to the present. Multidisciplinary in approach, it highlights the unique contributions of Germany to AIDS...

Beyond Return on Investment: Expanding the Value of Healthcare Information Technology, 2nd Edition this updated and revised edition provides lessons learned from healthcare IT adoption and the opportunity to drive value realization. From providing a...

The impetus for this book is the shift in welfare policy in Western Europe from state responsibilities to individual and community responsibilities. The book examines the ways in which policies associated with advanced liberalism and New Public...

This is the first book to cover existing debates on decolonising and developmental social work whilst equipping readers with the understanding of how to translate the idea of decolonisation of social work into practice. Using new empirical data and an...

Does a program work? What is the value? How do we know? These are questions that keep evaluators up at night. Continued rural community funding, employment, health, and justice depend on our answers to these questions. For evaluators working in rural...

In a digital world in which lay people have an increasingly strong voice in the public sphere, how can health organisations best exert influence to contain the outbreak and spread of infectious diseases? This book considers the challenges facing public...

Twenty-Six Portland Place is a ground-breaking exploration of the early years of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, from its foundation in 1907 to its half-century in 1957. Following its formation at the height of the Empire, it became a...

This authoritative text for those training in Sexual Medicine now returns in a new edition that builds on what clinicians found most useful in the previous editions - physical and psychological background knowledge and all relevant treatments, combined...

This book discusses environmental health in the context of public health, the role of the profession, issues of visibility and opportunities for impact in today's policy landscape

The Health Care System from the End of Polio through COVID: A Nurse's Journey and Observations chronicles where the US health care system currently is and where it needs to be in the future with the help and influence of the nursing profession...

Health is wealth, health is life. Without sound health nothing works. God created us to live healthy and He is able to heal every and any sickness, disease or infirmity. Now, if so be the case, why then are we sick and afflicted every day? New...

AMTZ is India's premier medical technology park with common manufacturing and scientific facilities that include specialized laboratories, warehousing and testing centres such as the centre for electromagnetic compatibility and safety testing, centre...

Travail de Recherche de l'année 2013 dans le domaine Psychologie - Divers, , langue: Français, résumé: Le soin à domicile est une alternative à l'hospitalisation ou au placement en institution spécialisée dont le patient reçoit le soin chez-lui. La...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Sonstiges, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In dieser Arbeit wird erläutert, ob sich die Bürger Deutschlands weiterhin auf die staatlichen Leistungen verlassen können. Dies wird anhand der...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Digital Health Management, Note: 1,3, FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management gemeinnützige GmbH, Frankfurt früher Fachhochschule, Veranstaltung: Interdisziplinäre Aspekte der...

Drawing on various disciplinary perspectives, this book re-focuses the debate on what makes a good health system, with a view to clarifying the uses of social science research in thinking about health care issues in Africa. The explosion of the HIV/AIDS...

It has become clear that reductionist models of health care are unsustainable in both economic and humanistic terms. There is a pressing need, therefore, articulated increasingly by patients themselves, to move away from impersonal, fragmented and...

How Much Time Do You Dedicate to Yourself? To Do What You Love, To Rest, To Get Out of The Routine, To Create Moments Just for You? It's important to assess how you're caring for yourself in several different domains so you can ensure you're caring for...

This collection of twelve case studies featuring common childhood illnesses and problems of children aged five to twelve is a must have for anyone who wants to help children.Janet L. Stafford, M.D., highlights stories based on real clinic visits,...

This Learner Activities Workbook is designed to work with the textbook and follows a similar format. It includes reflective questions, narratives and discussion questions, activities, quizzes, and additional resources for the chapters. Learners can use...

This Facilitator Guide is designed to work with the textbook and Learner Activities Workbook and follows a similar format. It includes reflective questions and guiding answers, narratives and guiding responses, quizzes and answers, and PowerPoint slides...

Formally Plunkett's Biotech & Genetics Industry Almanac, this book is a complete reference guide to the business side of biotechnology, genetics, proteomics and related services. This new book contains complete profiles of the leading biotech...

In this practical book, the authors of each chapter have synthesized the currently available evidence regarding specific issues in diabetes care. The chapters have been written by an interdisciplinary team of scientists and...

The Handbook of Nutrition in Ophthalmology is the first general text on nutrition and eye health created for physicians, nutritionists, and researchers. The author provides important links between the epidemic of obesity and...

Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide to Evaluation and Treatment is a comprehensive, timely and up-to-date review of pediatric sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and offers a thorough focus on several key areas: namely,...

This volume provides a history of Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE), a basic understanding of the physiology of the eosinophil, and a current understanding of the pathophysiology and genetics of EoE. The emphasis is on clinical...

Chronic alcohol use is associated with heart, liver, brain, and other organ pathology. Alcohol is a drug of abuse and a caloric food and it causes poor intake and absorption of nutrients, thus playing a major role in many aspects of clinical...

Extensively revised and updated, the second edition of Essential Urology: A Guide to Clinical Practice provides support to primary care physicians through its review of common genitourinary problems. This edition continues to provide the primary care...

In today's healthcare economy, with reduced reimbursement and closer scrutiny of quality patient care, the concepts and terminology of Lean management are becoming invaluable to nurses, clinicians, administrators, and other healthcare staff involved in...

When a doctor sees a patient, how does the doctor's office get paid? If a claim for a service or procedure provided is denied, how does the doctor's office get the patient's insurance company to pay? Handling the Medical Claim: An 8-Step Guide on "How...

This is not some pie in the sky diatribe on what the VA should be. This is not a negative editorial about systemic failures. This is a veteran's user manual on the rules that govern the VA disability compensation process. Most are shocked to discover...

In response to the 1845 Lunacy Act, initial, and what appeared to be perfunctory discussions took place in 1846 on the need for Newcastle to build its own asylum for pauper lunatics. It wasn't until 1863 however, that proper consideration was given for...

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Eine moderne Sprache für interaktive Datenanalyse in moderner, klarer Präsentation! Zum Verständnis sind nur geringe Vorkenntnisse in Statistik und Programmierung nötig. Der Leser wird Schritt für Schritt in die Anwendungen und...

In dem Beitrag werden die wesentlichen Entwicklungen vom analogen Fernsprechnetz zum rechnergesteuerten, dienste- integrierenden Digitalnetz (ISDN), von den Paketvermittlungsnetzen über die LAN-/MAN-Techniken zum Breitband-ISDN...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2021 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Gesundheitswesen, Note: 1,3, Hochschule Fresenius Idstein, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In dieser Hausarbeit wird folgende Forschungsfrage beantwortet: "Wie lässt sich durch die Corona-Pandemie...

Healthcare in America is ill. Moreover, the bill for this illness is rising and America cannot afford the price! What worsens the situation is error in diagnosis of what is the illness. Attempting to cure without a proper diagnosis, politicians and...

This essential guide offers over 2,800 funding programs from all levels of government, corporations, and foundations for anyone seeking funding for research, faculty development, dissertations, internships, scholarships and assistantships, facility and...