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AAP bright futures : guidelines for health supervision of infants, children, and adolescents

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American Academy of Pediatrics. (3rd ed.) --Elk Grove Village, IL: AAP , 2009.
Call Number
WA 320 B856 2009
Location
IWK Health Sciences Library
Call Number
WA 320 B856 2009
Corporate Author
American Academy of Pediatrics
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Elk Grove Village, IL
Publisher
AAP
Date of Publication
2009
Physical Description
65 p.
ISBN
9.78E+12
Subjects (MeSH)
Child Welfare
Infant Welfare
Health Promotion
Format
Book
Location
IWK Health Sciences Library
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1
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2 weeks
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The active female : health issues throughout the lifespan

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Jacalyn J. Robert-McComb, Reid L. Norman, Mimi Zumwalt, editors. (Second edition) --New York: Springer , c2014.
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The purpose of the The Active Female: Health Issues Throughout the Lifespan, 2nd Edition is twofold: (1) to increase the awareness of wellness and fitness issues for active females and their family members; and (2) to provide an avenue for medical practitioners, allied health professionals, health educators, and certified individuals in sports medicine to gain critical, updated knowledge of a field specific to active females. Part I of the book offers a foundation to help the reader understand …
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Robert-McComb, Jacalyn J
Norman, Reid L
Zumwalt, Mimi
Responsibility
Jacalyn J. Robert-McComb, Reid L. Norman, Mimi Zumwalt, editors
Edition
Second edition
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2014
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxiii, 595 pages)
ISBN
9781461488842 (electronic bk.)
9781461488835
Subjects (MeSH)
Health Promotion
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Physical Fitness
Women
Women's Health
Subjects (LCSH)
Women - Health and hygiene
Women - Nutrition
Physical fitness for women
Médecine
Abstract
The purpose of the The Active Female: Health Issues Throughout the Lifespan, 2nd Edition is twofold: (1) to increase the awareness of wellness and fitness issues for active females and their family members; and (2) to provide an avenue for medical practitioners, allied health professionals, health educators, and certified individuals in sports medicine to gain critical, updated knowledge of a field specific to active females. Part I of the book offers a foundation to help the reader understand the interrelationship among body image concerns, the female reproductive cycle, and musculoskeletal anatomy/physiology of females that makes their health risks and concerns unique. Reproductive health is discussed by a prominent researcher in reproduction/endocrinology. An overview of the Female Athlete Triad which is a syndrome of three interrelated conditions (isordered eating, menstrual disturbances and bone loss) is presented in Part II. Physicians and certified professionals in sports medicine discuss the individual components of the triad, relating not only to the athletic female but also to the recreationally active woman throughout the lifespan. In Part III, Prevention and management of common musculoskeletal injuries is addressed by a female orthopedic surgeon who sub-specializes in treating female athletes. Finally, appropriate exercise and nutritional guidelines for active females are discussed in Parts IV-V of the book by certified professionals and licensed physicians in sports medicine. An invaluable addition to the literature, The Active Female: Health Issues Throughout the Lifespan, 2nd Edition will be of great interest to physicians, allied health care practitioners, medical/other wellness educators, and students who are interested in advancing women's health issues. Sports medicine specialists, family practitioners, gynecologists, team physicians, residents in sports medicine, athletic trainers, health educators, nurses, physicians assistants, physical therapists, sport psychologists, counselors, athletic trainers, and other members of the sports medicine team should also find this title of significant interest.
Contents
[Machne generated contents note] pt. I Focusing on Active Female's Health Issues: Unique Gender Related Psychological and Physiological Characteristics of Females -- 1. Body Image Concerns Throughout the Lifespan / Marilyn Massey-Stokes -- 2. Reproductive Changes in the Female Lifespan / Reid L. Norman -- 3. Considerations of Sex Differences in Musculoskeletal Anatomy / C. Roger James -- 4. The Human Menstrual Cycle / Reid L. Norman -- 5. Abnormal Menstrual Cycles / Reid L. Norman -- 6. Nutritional, Physical, and Psychological Stress and Functional Amenorrhea / Melissa R. Inigo -- 7. Effects of the Menstrual Cycle on the Acquisition of Peak Bone Mass / Brittany Dowling -- pt. II Disordered Eating Issues in the Active Female -- 8. Menstrual Dysfunction Screening and Management for Active Females / Jennifer J. Mitchell -- 9. Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating: A Global Perspective / Maesy Indigo -- 10. Disordered Eating Issues in Active Children and Adolescence / Lesley Carraway -- 11. The Physiology of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa / Annette Gary -- 12. The Female Athletic Triad: Disordered Eating, Amenorrhea, and Osteoporosis / Andrew Cisneros -- 13. Screening for Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders in Female Athletes / Jacalyn J. Robert-McComb -- 14. Evidence-Based Disordered Eating Prevention Programs for Active Females / Anna M. Tacon -- pt. III Prevention and Management of Common Musculoskeletal Injuries in Active Females -- 15. Prevention and Management of Common Musculoskeletal Injuries in Preadolescent and Adolescent Female Athletes / Brittany Dowling -- 16. Prevention and Management of Common Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Adult Female Athlete / Brittany Dowling -- 17. Prevention and Management of Common Exercise-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries During Pregnancy / Brittany Dowling -- 18. Prevention and Management of Common Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Aging Female Athlete / Brittany Dowling -- 19. Osteoporosis and Current Therapeutic Management / Kellie F. Flood-Shaffer -- pt. IV Exercise Guidelines and Precautions for Active Females -- 20. Traditional and Nontraditional Empirically Based Exercise Programs for Active Females / Anna M. Tacon -- 21. Cardiovascular Exercise Guidelines for Children and Adolescent Women / Maria Fernandez-del-Valle -- 22. Resistance Training Guidelines for Active Females Throughout the Lifespan: Children, Adolescences, Adult Women, and the Aging Woman / Tyrel S. McCravens -- 23. Exercise Precautions for the Female Athlete: Signs of Overtraining / Lauren Gates -- 24. Excessive Exercise and Immunity: The J-Shaped Curve / Anna M. Tacon -- 25. Screening Tools for Excessive Exercise in the Active Female / Maria Fernandez-del-Valle -- 26. Exercise Prescription and Pregnancy / Jacalyn J. Robert-McComb -- pt. V Nutrition, Energy Balance, and Weight Control -- 27. Estimating Energy Requirements / Eduardo Iglesias-Gutierrez -- 28. Nutritional Guidelines for Active Children / Eduardo Iglesias-Gutierrez -- 29. Nutritional Guidelines and Energy Needs for the Female Athlete: Preventing Low Energy Availability and Functional Amenorrhea Through Diet / Angela Garcia Gonzalez -- 30. Ergogenic Aids and the Female Athlete / Fernando Naclerio -- 31. Nutritional Guidelines and Energy Needs During Pregnancy and Lactation / Lesley Carraway -- 32. Nutritional Guidelines, Energy Balance, and Weight Control: Issues for the Aging Active Female / Jose E. Almaraz Marroquin.
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Adolescent Health and Wellbeing : Current Strategies and Future Trends

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Alessandro Pingitore, Francesca Mastorci, Cristina Vassalle, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2019.
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This book presents a detailed and updated review of the widespread changes that take place during adolescence, adopting a preventive perspective that reflects physical, social, cognitive, and emotional changes. It addresses a broad range of aspects, including: the preventive programs and their systemic effects; the role of environment in influencing the healthy behaviors of adolescents and young adults; the use of e-Health technology in health and behavioral interventions for adolescents; and t…
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Pingitore, Alessandro
Mastorci, Francesca
Vassalle, Cristina
Responsibility
Alessandro Pingitore, Francesca Mastorci, Cristina Vassalle, editors
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2019
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 352 p.) : 45 illus., 37 illus. in color
ISBN
9783030258160
9783030258153 (Print ed.)
9783030258177 (Print ed.)
9783030258184 (Print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Adolescent
Health Promotion
Preventive Medicine
Social Determinants of Health
Subjects (LCSH)
Pediatrics
Health promotion
Primary care (Medicine)
Medical policy
Child psychiatry
Specialty
Adolescent Health
Abstract
This book presents a detailed and updated review of the widespread changes that take place during adolescence, adopting a preventive perspective that reflects physical, social, cognitive, and emotional changes. It addresses a broad range of aspects, including: the preventive programs and their systemic effects; the role of environment in influencing the healthy behaviors of adolescents and young adults; the use of e-Health technology in health and behavioral interventions for adolescents; and the clinical and prognostic implications of primordial prevention in healthy adolescents. All of these elements are subsequently reviewed using a multidimensional approach, in order to offer extensive information on the complex changes that characterize adolescents’ physiological, psychological, and neurobiological development. In addition, the book depicts the preventive strategies currently used in various social settings (school, family, sport club, health policies) aimed not only at reducing lifestyle risk behaviors, but also at improving resilience, happiness, social involvement, self-esteem, and sociability. This update is essential in the light of the fact that, to date, prevention has mainly been directed towards adolescents with physical or mental disorders rather than their healthy peers. As such, the book offers a valuable tool for pediatricians, child and adolescents psychiatrists, and for all professionals involved in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
Contents
Part I. Primordial Prevention: General Aspects - 1. Preventive Primordial Strategies: Times Are Changing -- 2. Fetal Programming of Adult Disease in a Translational Point of View -- 3. Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Mental Health in Young People: A Review of Reviews -- 4. Habits and Quality of Diet -- 5. Biochemical Markers in Primordial Prevention: Premises and Promises -- Part II. Adolescents’ Mental Health and Well-Being -- 6. Prenatal and Early Postnatal Influences on Neurodevelopment: The Role of Epigenetics -- 7. The Role of Environmental Enrichment on Neurodevelopment: Emotion Regulation in Adolescence as a Model Paradigm -- 8. Relationship Between Emotions, Sleep and Well-Being -- 9. Adolescents in the 21st Century: Back to Dialogue from Marked Lives vs Dreamed Lives -- Part III. Adolescence and the Social Determinants of Health -- 10. Adolescence and Social Determinants of Health: Family and Community -- 11. The Role of Well-Being in the School of Inclusion -- 12. Two-Faced Janus: The Role of Peers in Adolescence -- Part IV. The Digital Era in Adolescent’s Health and Well-Being -- 13. Adolescence Between Past and Future -- 14. e-Health Strategies -- 15. Images and Perspectives of Play for Children’s and Adolescents’ Well-being -- 16. New Perspectives for Multidisciplinary and Integrated Strategies of Adolescent Health and Well-being.
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Adult education for health and wellness

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Hill, Lillian H. --San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass , 2011.
Call Number
WA 18 A244 2011
Location
Dickson Building
Call Number
WA 18 A244 2011
Author
Hill, Lillian H
Place of Publication
San Francisco, CA
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Date of Publication
2011
Physical Description
113 p.
Series Vol.
n. 130
Series Title
New directions for adult and continuing education
ISBN
9781118088784
Subjects (MeSH)
Health Education
Health Literacy
Health Promotion - methods
Patient Education as Topic
Format
Book
Location
Dickson Building
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Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos

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Amelie G. Ramirez, Edward J. Trapido, editors. --Cham: SpringerOpen , c2020.
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This open access book gives an overview of the sessions, panel discussions, and outcomes of the Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos conference, held in February 2018 in San Antonio, Texas, USA, and hosted by the Mays Cancer Center and the Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health San Antonio. Latinos – the largest, youngest, and fastest-growing minority group in the United States – are expected to face a 142% rise in cancer cases in coming years. Although there has been substa…
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Ramirez, Amelie G.
Trapido, Edward J.
Responsibility
Amelie G. Ramirez, Edward J. Trapido, editors
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
SpringerOpen
Date of Publication
c2020
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvii, 329 p.) : 18 illus., 13 illus. in color
ISBN
9783030292867
9783030292850 (Print ed.)
9783030292874 (Print ed.)
9783030292881 (Print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Health Policy
Health Promotion
Health Status Disparities
Hispanic Americans
Minority Health
Neoplasms - ethnology
Subjects (LCSH)
Health promotion
Oncology  
Social structure
Social inequality
Cancer research
Other Subjects
United States
Specialty
Population Health
Abstract
This open access book gives an overview of the sessions, panel discussions, and outcomes of the Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos conference, held in February 2018 in San Antonio, Texas, USA, and hosted by the Mays Cancer Center and the Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health San Antonio. Latinos – the largest, youngest, and fastest-growing minority group in the United States – are expected to face a 142% rise in cancer cases in coming years. Although there has been substantial advancement in cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment over the past few decades, addressing Latino cancer health disparities has not nearly kept pace with progress. The diverse and dynamic group of speakers and panelists brought together at the Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos conference provided in-depth insights as well as progress and actionable goals for Latino-focused basic science research, clinical best practices, community interventions, and what can be done by way of prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer in Latinos. These insights have been translated into the chapters included in this compendium. The chapters summarize the presentations and include current knowledge in the specific topic areas, identified gaps, and top priority areas for future cancer research in Latinos. Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos proves to be an indispensable resource offering key insights into actionable targets for basic science research, suggestions for clinical best practices and community interventions, and novel strategies and advocacy opportunities to reduce health disparities in Latino communities. It will find an engaged audience among researchers, academics, physicians and other healthcare professionals, patient advocates, students, and others with an interest in the broad field of Latino cancer.
Contents
Part I. Introduction -- 1. Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos -- Part II. Genetics, Environment, Lifestyle, and Cancer -- 2. Disaggregated Hispanic Groups and Cancer: Importance, Methodology and Current Knowledge -- 3. Colorectal Cancer Disparities in Latinos: Genes vs. Environment -- Part III. Cancer Risk, Prevention, and Screening -- 4. Breast Cancer Risk and Mortality in Women of Latin American Origin -- 5. Prostate Cancer in U.S. Latinos: What Have We Learned and Where Should We Focus Our Attention -- 6. Differential Cancer Risk in Latinos: The Role of Diet -- Part IV. The Biology of Cancer Health Disparities -- 7. Biomarkers of Gastric Pre-Malignant Lesions -- 8. Molecular Subtypes and Driver Mutations in Latinos with Gastric Cancer: Implications for Etiological and Translational Research -- 9. The Biology of Breast Cancer Disparities in Hispanics: Current Knowledge, Gaps and Research Opportunities -- 10. Molecular Profiles of Breast Cancer in Hispanic/Latina -- Part V. Advances in Cancer Therapy and Clinical Trials -- 11. Biomarkers and Precision Medicine in Oncology Practice and Clinical Trials -- 12. Overcoming Barriers for Latinos on Cancer Clinical Trials -- Part VI. Cancer in the Era of Precision Medicine -- 13. Breast Cancer Precision Medicine in Hispanics/Latinas: Focus on Luminal B Tumors -- 14. Is Precision Medicine Widening Cancer Care Disparities in Latino Populations? The Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Experience -- Part VII. Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship in Latinos -- 15. A Vision for Improving Quality of Life Among Spanish-Speaking Latina Breast Cancer Survivors -- 16. Research Democracy in a Randomized Controlled Trial: Engaging Multiple Stakeholders in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research -- Part VIII. Engaging Latinos in Cancer Research -- 17. Es Tiempo: Engaging Latinas in Cervical Cancer Research -- 18. Reaching Latinos Through Social Media and SMS for Smoking Cessation -- 19. The Need for a Holistic Approach to Prevent Reproductive Cancers among US Latinas: The Potential Impact of Normalizing Sexuality and Improving Communication -- 20. Critical Steps for Engaging Hispanics in Cancer Research: Building Capacity to Enhance Participation in Biospecimen Donation with Hispanic Communities -- Part IX Charting the Future of Cancer Health Disparities Research in Latinos -- 21. Emerging Policies in US Health Care -- 22. A Way Forward: The Future of Cancer Health Disparities Research in Latinos.
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The Affordable Care Act as a national experiment : health policy innovations and lessons

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Harry P. Selker, June S. Wasser, editors. --New York: Springer , c2014.
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This book examines the landmark 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) from the perspective that health policy innovation is translational research directed at improving health. It delineates a new perspective about the creation and potential impact of the ACA and guides the development of health policy that is supported by best evidence that, in turn, transforms into practice, policy, and public benefit. Told by those involved in the creation and implementation of the ACA, the b…
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Selker, Harry P.
Wasser, June S.
Responsibility
Harry P. Selker, June S. Wasser, editors
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2014
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 155 pages)
ISBN
9781461483519 (electronic bk.)
9781461483502
Subjects (MeSH)
Health Care Reform
Health Policy
Insurance, Health
United States. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Subjects (LCSH)
Medical policy - United States
Health Care Reform - United States
Health Policy - United States
Health administration
Public health
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Other Subjects
United States
Abstract
This book examines the landmark 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) from the perspective that health policy innovation is translational research directed at improving health. It delineates a new perspective about the creation and potential impact of the ACA and guides the development of health policy that is supported by best evidence that, in turn, transforms into practice, policy, and public benefit. Told by those involved in the creation and implementation of the ACA, the book reviews the history and impact of this ground-breaking legislation and recommends priorities, objectives, and next steps for translational research as the ACA is implemented. Featuring contributions from nationally renowned leaders in healthcare policy, this book adds to the public conversation about the ACA and its role in shaping health policy and contributes to a more realistic, nuanced, and productive understanding of this ground-breaking legislation by physicians, policy makers, and the public. It also provides a framework for next steps in continuing to improve U.S. health policy.
Contents
1. Introduction: The Affordable Care Act as a National Experiment -- Part I. Implementing Change: Objectives of the ACA -- 2. Commentary on Part I: Objectives of the ACA -- 3. Delivering on the Promise of the Affordable Care Act -- 4. What We Got (and What Might Have Been): A Distinctly American Approach -- Part II. Don’t Get Mad, Get Data: Conducting the Experiment -- 5. Commentary on Part II: Conducting the Experiment -- 6. The Affordable Care Act as an Experiment: Data We Have, Expect to Have, and Should Have, from a Vermont Pilot Study -- 7. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: Its Purpose, Processes, and Desired Outcomes -- 8. The Dream of a National Health Information Technology Infrastructure -- 9. Results from a Massachusetts Pilot Study -- Part III. Make it a People Issue: Engaging the Public -- 10. Commentary on Part III: Engaging the Public -- 11. The Value Proposition for Individuals and the Public -- 12. Messaging, Medicine, and Obamacare -- Part IV. From Personal to Political to Policy: What Next? -- 13. Commentary on Part IV: From Personal to Political to Policy—What Next? -- 14. Supreme Court Review of the ACA and Political Gamesmanship -- 15. Medicaid Expansion Challenges States -- 16. Next Experiments in ACA Legislation and Policy -- 17. Epilogue.
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The Art and Science of Physician Wellbeing : A Handbook for Physicians and Trainees

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Laura Weiss Roberts, Mickey Trockel, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2019.
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This thoughtful and timely book offers physicians and trainees a wide range of insights and strategies to help ensure not only a healthy lifestyle and sense of wellbeing but the best possible career in medicine as well. With evidence and evidence-informed practices provided by experts, this title affirms the culture of medicine while embracing the fundamental, enduring sense of physicians’ calling and affirming the importance of physicians as individuals whose health and wellbeing has intrinsic…
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Weiss Roberts, Laura
Trockel, Mickey
Responsibility
Laura Weiss Roberts, Mickey Trockel, editors
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2019
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 286 p.) : 5 illus. in color
ISBN
9783319421353
9783319421346 (Print ed.)
9783319421360 (Print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Burnout, Professional - prevention & control
Mental Health
Physician Impairment - psychology
Physicians
Resilience, Psychological
Specialty
Health Promotion
Physicians
Abstract
This thoughtful and timely book offers physicians and trainees a wide range of insights and strategies to help ensure not only a healthy lifestyle and sense of wellbeing but the best possible career in medicine as well. With evidence and evidence-informed practices provided by experts, this title affirms the culture of medicine while embracing the fundamental, enduring sense of physicians’ calling and affirming the importance of physicians as individuals whose health and wellbeing has intrinsic value and value to others. Organized in three parts, the first part focuses on the nature of the health professions and on advancing a culture of wellbeing in medicine. The second part focuses on threats to physician wellbeing, including mistreatment during training and burnout, to name just a few. The third part outlines approaches to strengthening physician resilience, such as the sustenance drawn from healthy relationships, mindfulness approaches, and optimal approaches to exercise, nutrition and sleep. The Handbook of Personal Health and Wellbeing for Physicians and Trainees is an invaluable, handy resource for physicians and trainees. Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical psychologists, and social workers will also find the work of great interest.
Contents
Part I. Advancing Professional Calling and the Culture of Wellbeing in Medicine -- Calling, Compassionate Self, and Cultural Norms in Medicine -- Creating a Culture of Wellness -- Compassion Cultivation -- Part II. Recognizing Threats to Physician Wellbeing -- Mistreatment -- Burnout -- The Electronic Health Record -- Financial Anxiety -- Legal Issues -- Mental Illness -- Substance Use Disorders -- Part III. Fostering Physician Resilience -- Relationships -- Mindfulness -- Exercise -- Nutrition -- Sleep.
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Arts and Health Promotion : Tools and Bridges for Practice, Research, and Social Transformation

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J. Hope Corbin, Mariana Sanmartino, Emily Alden Hennessy, Helga Bjørnøy Urke, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2021.
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Corbin, J. Hope
Responsibility
J. Hope Corbin, Mariana Sanmartino, Emily Alden Hennessy, Helga Bjørnøy Urke, editors
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2021
Physical Description
1 online resource (xix, 367 pages)
ISBN
9783030564179
Subjects (MeSH)
Art
Health Promotion - methods
Specialty
Art
Health Promotion
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Asian Perspectives and Evidence on Health Promotion and Education

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edited by Takashi Muto, Toshitaka Nakahara, Eun Woo Nam. --Tokyo: Springer , c2011.
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Muto, Takashi
Other Authors
Asia-Pacific Conference on Health Promotion and Education (1st : 2009 : Chiba-shi, Japan)
Other Authors
Nakahara, Toshitaka
Nam, Eun Woo
Responsibility
edited by Takashi Muto, Toshitaka Nakahara, Eun Woo Nam
Place of Publication
Tokyo
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2011
ISBN
9784431538899
Subjects (MeSH)
Health Promotion - Asia
Health Education - Asia
Subjects (LCSH)
Public health
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e-Book
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Best Evidence Structural Interventions for HIV Prevention

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Rachel E. Golden, Charles B. Collins, Shayna D. Cunningham, Emily N. Newman, Josefina J. Card. --New York, NY: Springer , c2013.
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Best Evidence Structural Interventions for HIV Prevention Rachel E. Golden, Charles B. Collins, Shayna D. Cunningham, Emily N. Newman, and Josefina J. Card In the fourth decade of the HIV epidemic, the signs are both encouraging and alarming: fewer people are dying, and more people are living longer with the help of powerful antivirals, yet many areas of the world are seeing new cases on the rise. Best Evidence Structural Interventions for HIV Prevention reports on successful HIV prevention ini…
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Golden, Rachel E
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Collins, Charles B
Cunningham, Shayna D
Newman, Emily N
Card, Josefina J
Responsibility
Rachel E. Golden, Charles B. Collins, Shayna D. Cunningham, Emily N. Newman, Josefina J. Card
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2013
Physical Description
1 online resource (viii, 352 p. : ill.)
ISBN
9781461470137
9781461470120 (print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Evidence-Based Medicine
Harm Reduction
Health Policy
Health Promotion
HIV Infections - prevention & control
Public Health
Safe Sex
Abstract
Best Evidence Structural Interventions for HIV Prevention Rachel E. Golden, Charles B. Collins, Shayna D. Cunningham, Emily N. Newman, and Josefina J. Card In the fourth decade of the HIV epidemic, the signs are both encouraging and alarming: fewer people are dying, and more people are living longer with the help of powerful antivirals, yet many areas of the world are seeing new cases on the rise. Best Evidence Structural Interventions for HIV Prevention reports on successful HIV prevention initiatives from across the globe, representing countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas at diverse stages of the epidemic. Spotlighting major worldwide objectives--decreasing risks in IV drug use, commercial sex work, and non-commercial sexual activity and promoting HIV screening, voluntary counseling and testing (VCT), and antiretroviral therapy--these rigorously evaluated interventions are analyzed at individual and community levels. Chapters discuss issues regarding availability and accessibility of resources and populations' receptivity to change. And the authors examine related ethical challenges, including whether interventions should also target larger problems fueling the epidemic such as poverty and inequality. Among the programs featured: U.S.: Legal access to needles and syringes; China: Needle social marketing; Tanzania: Go with the Times, a radio soap opera; Dominican Republic: Compromiso Collectivo for female sex workers; France: Prenatal HIV screening; South Africa: Drama-based intervention to promote VCT. These life-saving initiatives are worthy of wider recognition, making Best Evidence Structural Interventions for HIV Prevention a superior reference for graduate students and researchers in public health, HIV/AIDS prevention, and health policy. Policymakers and planners will also find these ideas of great importance.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Overview of Structural Interventions to Decrease Injection Drug-Use Risk -- Case Study 1: Legalization of Needle and Syringe Sale and Possession: Effect on Connecticut Injection Drug Users’ Injection Practices -- Case Study 2: The SHAKTI Intervention in Bangladesh: (Stopping HIV/AIDS through Knowledge and Training Initiatives) A Needle Exchange Program’s Effect on Injection Drug Users’ Injection -- Case Study 3: Providing a Safer Injection Facility to Injection Drug Users: InSite: A Safer Injection Facility in Vancouver, British Columbia -- Case Study 4: Needle Social Marketing Strategy in China: Effect on Chinese Injection Drug Users’ Injection Practices -- Case Study 5: The Vietnam and China Cross-Border Project: Effect on HIV Risk Behaviors of Injection Drug Users -- 3. Overview of Structural Interventions to Decrease Noncommercial Sex Risk -- Case Study 6: Louisiana’s Condom Social Marketing Program: Effect of Improved Availability and Access on Use -- Case Study 7: Promoting Sexual Responsibility Among Youth in Zimbabwe: Effect of an Extensive Multimedia Campaign on Indicators of Safer Sex -- Case Study 8: The 100% Jeune Social Marketing Campaign: Effect on Condom Use Among Youth in Cameroon -- Case Study 9: Twenda na Wakati (Lets Go with the Times): Effects of a Radio Soap Opera on HIV/AIDS Prevention in Tanzania -- Case Study 10: A Safer Sex Media Campaign in Lexington, Kentucky: Using Public Service Announcements to Promote Condom Use -- 4. Overview of Structural Interventions to Decrease Commercial Sex Risk -- Case Study 11: Mandatory Condom Law in Nevada Brothels: Using Policy to Change Condom Use Practices -- Case Study 12: Compromiso Collectivo: Reducing HIV Risk Among Female Sex Workers in the Dominican Republic -- Case Study 13: A Social and Structural Intervention in the Philippines: Effect on Condom Use of Establishment- Based Female Sex Workers -- Case Study 14: The 100 % Condom Program in Thailand: Using Public Policy Change to Increase Condom Use in Brothels -- Case Study 15: The Sonagachi Project: Empowering Sex Workers in the Songagchi District of Calcutta, India -- 5. Overview of Structural Interventions to Increase Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) and Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) -- Case Study 16: Mandatory Offering of HIV Screening During Prenatal Visits: The Experience of Southeastern France in Response to National Policy -- Case Study 17: Free Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Taiwan: Effect of a Country-Wide Policy on HIV Transmission -- Case Study 18: A Drama-Based HIV Intervention in South Africa: Effect on Voluntary Counseling and Testing -- 6. Conclusion.
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Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change

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Melissa R. Marselle, Jutta Stadler, Horst Korn, Katherine N. Irvine, Aletta Bonn, editors. --Cham: SpringerOpen , c2019.
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This open access book identifies and discusses biodiversity’s contribution to physical, mental and spiritual health and wellbeing. Furthermore, the book identifies the implications of this relationship for nature conservation, public health, landscape architecture and urban planning – and considers the opportunities of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation. This transdisciplinary book will attract a wide audience interested in biodiversity, ecology, resource management, public he…
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Other Authors
Marselle, Melissa R.
Stadler, Jutta
Korn, Horst
Irvine, Katherine N.
Bonn, Aletta
Responsibility
Melissa R. Marselle, Jutta Stadler, Horst Korn, Katherine N. Irvine, Aletta Bonn, editors
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
SpringerOpen
Date of Publication
c2019
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxvi, 481 p.) : 47 illus., 35 illus. in color
ISBN
9783030023188
9783030023171 (Print ed.)
9783030023195 (Print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Biodiversity
Climate Change
Conservation of Natural Resources
Environmental Medicine
Health Planning
Health Promotion
Specialty
Environmental Health
Public Health
Abstract
This open access book identifies and discusses biodiversity’s contribution to physical, mental and spiritual health and wellbeing. Furthermore, the book identifies the implications of this relationship for nature conservation, public health, landscape architecture and urban planning – and considers the opportunities of nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation. This transdisciplinary book will attract a wide audience interested in biodiversity, ecology, resource management, public health, psychology, urban planning, and landscape architecture. The emphasis is on multiple human health benefits from biodiversity--in particular with respect to the increasing challenge of climate change. This makes the book unique to other books that focus either on biodiversity and physical health or natural environments and mental wellbeing. The book is written as a definitive ‘go-to’ book for those who are new to the field of biodiversity and health.
Contents
1. Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change: Challenges, Opportunities and Evidence Gaps -- Part I. Biodiversity and Physical Health -- 2. Biodiversity, Physical Health and Climate Change: A Synthesis of Recent Evidence -- 3. Climate Change and Pollen Allergies -- 4. Vector-Borne Diseases -- 5. The Influence of Socio-economic and Socio-demographic Factors in the Association Between Urban Green Space and Health -- 6. Green Spaces and Child Health and Development -- Part II. Biodiversity, Mental Health and Spiritual Well-Being -- 7. Theoretical Foundations of Biodiversity and Mental Well-being Relationships -- 8. Biodiversity in the Context of ‘Biodiversity – Mental Health’ Research -- 9. Review of the Mental Health and Well-Being Benefits of Biodiversity -- 10. Biodiversity and Spiritual Well-Being -- Part III. Implications of the Biodiversity and Health Relationship -- 11. Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change: Implications for Public Health -- 12. Biodiversity and Health: Implications for Conservation -- 13. Supporting Behavioural Entrepreneurs: Using the Biodiversity-Health Relationship to Help Citizens Self-Initiate Sustainability Behaviour -- 14. Global Developments: Policy Support for Linking Biodiversity, Health and Climate Change -- 15. European Nature and Health Network Initiatives -- Part IV. Planning and Managing Urban Green Spaces for Biodiversity and Health in a Changing Climate -- 16. Nature-Based Solutions and Protected Areas to Improve Urban Biodiversity and Health -- 17. Environmental, Health and Equity Effects of Urban Green Space Interventions -- 18. Resilience Management for Healthy Cities in a Changing Climate -- 19. Linking Landscape Planning and Health -- Part V. Conclusions -- 20. Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change: Perspectives for Science, Policy and Practice.
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Open access
Format
e-Book
Location
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Bright futures : guide for health supervision of infants, children, and adolescents

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Green, Morris. United States. Maternal and Child Health Bureau. (2nd) --Arlington, VA: National Centre for Education in Maternal and Child Health , 2002.
Call Number
WA 320 B856.1 2002
Location
IWK Health Sciences Library
Call Number
WA 320 B856.1 2002
Author
Green, Morris
Corporate Author
United States. Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Other Authors
Palfrey, Judith S.
Other Authors
United States. Centre for Medicaid and Stale Operations
National Centre for Education in Maternal and Child Health (U.S)
Edition
2nd
Place of Publication
Arlington, VA
Publisher
National Centre for Education in Maternal and Child Health
Date of Publication
2002
Physical Description
338 p. : ill
ISBN
1572850701
Subjects (MeSH)
Child Welfare
Infant Welfare
Health Promotion
Health Education
Format
Book
Location
IWK Health Sciences Library
Copies
1
Loan Period
2 weeks
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Building a Culture of Health : A New Imperative for Business

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40324
John A. Quelch, Emily C. Boudreau. --Cham: Springer , c2016.
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This ambitious volume sets out to understand how every company impacts public health and introduces a robust model, rooted in organizational and scientific knowledge, for companies committed to making positive contributions to health and wellness. Focusing on four interconnected areas of corporate impact, it not only discusses the business imperative of promoting a healthier society and improved living conditions worldwide, but also provides guidelines for measuring a company's population healt…
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Author
Quelch, John A
Other Authors
Boudreau, Emily C
Responsibility
John A. Quelch, Emily C. Boudreau
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2016
Physical Description
1 online resource (xi, 174 p. : 22 illus. in color)
Series Title
SpringerBriefs in public health
ISBN
9783319437231
9783319437224 (print ed.)
ISSN
2192-3698
Subjects (MeSH)
Environmental Health
Health Promotion - methods
Occupational Health
Organizational Culture
Preventive Health Services - organization & administration
Public health practice
Abstract
This ambitious volume sets out to understand how every company impacts public health and introduces a robust model, rooted in organizational and scientific knowledge, for companies committed to making positive contributions to health and wellness. Focusing on four interconnected areas of corporate impact, it not only discusses the business imperative of promoting a healthier society and improved living conditions worldwide, but also provides guidelines for measuring a company's population health footprint. Examples, statistics and visuals showcase emerging corporate involvement in public health and underscore the business opportunities available to companies that invest in health. The authors offer a detailed roadmap for optimizing health-promoting actions in a rapidly evolving business and social climate across these core areas: Planning and building a culture of health. Consumer health: How organizations affect the safety, integrity, and healthfulness of the products and services they offer to their customers and end consumers. Employee health: How organizations affect the health of their employees (e.g., provision of employer-sponsored health insurance, workplace practices and wellness programs). Community health: How organizations affect the health of the communities in which they operate and do business. Environmental Health: How organizations' environmental policies (or lack thereof) affect individual and population health. Implementing and sustaining a culture of health. Building a Culture of Health clarifies both a mission and a vision for use by MPH and MBA students in health management, professors in schools of public health and business schools, and business leaders and chief medical officers in health care and non-health care businesses.
Contents
1. Building a Culture of Health -- 2. Consumer Health -- 3. Employee Health -- 4. Community Health -- 5. Environmental Health -- 6. Implementing a Culture of Health.
Format
e-Book
Location
Online
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Canada's health promotion survey 1990 : technical report

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat52927
edited by Thomas Stephens and Dawn Fowler. --Ottawa, ON: Health and Welfare Canada , 1993.
Call Number
WA 541 DC2 C27 1993
Location
IWK Health Sciences Library
Call Number
WA 541 DC2 C27 1993
Author
Stephens, Thomas
Corporate Author
Health and Welfare Canada
Responsibility
edited by Thomas Stephens and Dawn Fowler
Place of Publication
Ottawa, ON
Publisher
Health and Welfare Canada
Date of Publication
1993
Physical Description
334 p.
ISBN
662203321
Subjects (MeSH)
Health Promotion - statistics & numerical data
Health Education - statistics & numerical data
Health Behavior - statistics & numerical data
Preventive Health Services - statistics & numerical data
Canada
Format
Book
Location
IWK Health Sciences Library
Copies
1
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2 weeks
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Canadian community as partner : theory and multidisciplinary practice

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat13883
Ardene Robinson Vollman, Elizabeth T. Anderson, Judith McFarlane. (4th edition) --Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer , 2017.
Call Number
WY 106 V924c 2017
Location
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
Sub-Location
RESERVE
Call Number
WY 106 V924c 2017
Author
Vollman, Ardene Robinson
Other Authors
Anderson, Elizabeth T.
McFarlane, Judith
Responsibility
Ardene Robinson Vollman, Elizabeth T. Anderson, Judith McFarlane
Edition
4th edition
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Date of Publication
2017
Physical Description
xxvi, 480 pages : illustrations
ISBN
9781496339980
Subjects (MeSH)
Community health nursing - methods
Community health planning - methods
Community Participation
Health Promotion - methods
Models, Nursing
Other Subjects
Canada
Format
Book
Location
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
Sub-Location
RESERVE
Copies
2
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24 hour loan
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Canadian community as partner : theory and multidisciplinary practice

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41170
Vollman, Ardene Robinson. (2nd ed.) Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , c2008.
Call Number
WY 106 C924c 2008
Location
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
Call Number
WY 106 C924c 2008
Author
Vollman, Ardene Robinson
Other Authors
Anderson, Elizabeth T.
McFarlane, Judith M.
Edition
2nd ed.
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Date of Publication
c2008
ISBN
9780781784269
Subjects (MeSH)
Community Health Services
Models, Nursing
Health Promotion
Format
Book
Location
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
Loan Period
3 weeks use
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Canadian community as partner : theory and multidisciplinary practice

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat25522
Vollman, Ardene Robinson. (3rd ed.) --Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , c2012.
Call Number
WY 106 C212 2012
Location
Halifax Infirmary
Call Number
WY 106 C212 2012
Author
Vollman, Ardene Robinson
Other Authors
Anderson, Elizabeth T
McFarlane, Judith
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Date of Publication
c2012
Physical Description
491 p.
ISBN
9781605477091
Subjects (MeSH)
Community Health Nursing - Canada
Community Health Planning - Canada
Health Promotion - Canada
Consumer Participation - Canada
Community Networks - Canada
Models, Nursing
Format
Book
Location
Halifax Infirmary
Loan Period
3 weeks
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--Oxford, England: Oxford University Press , c2010.
Call Number
QZ 200 C215 2010
Location
Dickson Building
Call Number
QZ 200 C215 2010
Other Authors
Elwood, J. Mark
Sutcliffe, Simon B
Place of Publication
Oxford, England
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Date of Publication
c2010
Physical Description
469 p.
ISBN
9780199550173
Subjects (MeSH)
Early Detection of Cancer
Health Planning
Health Promotion
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Preventive Health Services
Format
Book
Location
Dickson Building
Copies
1
Loan Period
3 weeks
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Capital Health
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.
Holdings
Halifax Infirmary: 2000 - 2009 (Incomplete holdings).
Location
Halifax Infirmary
Publisher
Capital Health
Holdings
Halifax Infirmary: 2000 - 2009 (Incomplete holdings).
Specialty
Health Promotion
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.
Format
Journal
Location
Halifax Infirmary
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Casebook of Traumatic Injury Prevention

https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44866
Richard Volpe. --Cham: Springer , c2020.
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Online
This casebook profiles exceptional traumatic injury prevention programs from all over the globe. Its detailed description and analysis employ a multi-stage process of identifying, evaluating, and casing effective prevention practices. The case studies reflect how legislative and regulatory information impact prevention efforts and provides insight into how national centers for injury prevention and control inform prevention practices on countrywide levels. The authors work with outcome-based re…
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Other Authors
Volpe, Richard
Responsibility
Richard Volpe
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2020
Physical Description
1 online resource (xi, 562 p.) . 69 illus., 40 illus. in color
ISBN
9783030274191
9783030274184 (Print ed.)
9783030274207 (Print ed.)
9783030274214 (Print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Accidental Falls - prevention & control
Accidents, Traffic - prevention & control
Athletic Injuries - prevention & control
Community Health Services
Organizational Case Studies
Specialty
Health Promotion
Public Health
Abstract
This casebook profiles exceptional traumatic injury prevention programs from all over the globe. Its detailed description and analysis employ a multi-stage process of identifying, evaluating, and casing effective prevention practices. The case studies reflect how legislative and regulatory information impact prevention efforts and provides insight into how national centers for injury prevention and control inform prevention practices on countrywide levels. The authors work with outcome-based research criteria to select and develop their comprehensive and contextually aware profiles of the programs. All included case studies follow the BRIO approach (Background, Resources, Implementation, and Outcome) – a model designed to provide a consistent way of describing programs that have been evaluated and found to be exceptional practices. The scope of the Casebook ranges across. The challenge of traumatic injury prevention Sports and recreation-related traumatic injury prevention Fall-related traumatic injury prevention Road traffic-related traumatic injury prevention Traumatic injury prevention within complex systems In its recognition of traumatic injury prevention across the lifespan as a critical and complex public health challenge, the Casebook of Traumatic Injury Prevention promises to be an influential and authoritative resource for professionals and students in public health, safety, injury prevention, medicine, psychology, sociology, nursing, and engineering. Government agencies and institutions such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), public health departments, and safety associations also would find the Casebook relevant to their work.
Contents
1. The Challenge of Traumatic Injury Prevention -- Part I. Sports and Recreation-related Traumatic Injury Prevention Programs -- 2. Overview of Sports and Recreation Traumatic Injury Prevention Programs -- 3. Heads Up: Concussion in High School Sports -- 4. Play it Cool: Hockey Safety -- 5. RugbySmart -- 6. SafeClub: An Effective Soccer Injury Prevention Program -- 7. It Ain’t Brain Surgery: A Prevention Program for Snowboarders and Skiers -- 8. Riding and Road Safety Test -- 9. The 4-H Community ATV Safety Program -- 10. Bike Safety and Awareness Program -- 11. The National Program for Playground Safety -- Part II. Fall-related Traumatic Injury Prevention: Falls across the Life-Span -- 12. Overview of Falls Traumatic Injury Prevention Programs: Falls across the Life-Span -- 13. Kids Can’t Fly: A Childhood Injury Prevention Program -- 14. Fall Safe Project: West Virginia -- 15. The Stay On Your Feet (SOYF) New South Wales Program -- 16. Melbourne Extended Care and Rehabilitation Service Falls Prevention Project -- 17. The Otago Exercise Program: A Home-Based, Individually Tailored, Strength and Balance Retraining Program -- Part III. Road Traffic-related Traumatic Injury Prevention Programs -- 18. Overview of Roads Safety Traumatic Injury Prevention Programs -- 19. Vision Zero -- 20. Black Spot Program: Australia -- 21. External Vehicle Speed Control/Intelligent Speed Adaptation -- 22. COMPASS Program -- 23. Active & Safe Routes to School -- 24. Graduated Driver Licensing: California Program -- 25. DriveABLE Assessment Centers Inc. -- 26. Alberta Ignition Interlock Program (IIP) -- Part IV. Traumatic Injury Prevention Programs within Complex Systems -- 27. Overview of Complex Systems Traumatic Injury Prevention Programs -- 28. Nurse-Family Partnership -- 29. UCLA Parent-Child Health and Wellness Program: Prevention of Injuries by Parents with Intellectual Disabilities -- 30. Indian Health Service Injury Prevention Program/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -- 31. ThinkFirst Foundation Canada: A National Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program -- 32. UCLA-Labor Occupational Safety Program: Youth Project -- 33. MOREOB: Managing Obstetric Risk Efficiently - A Program for Patient Safety and High Reliability in Obstetrics -- 34. Safe Babies New York: The Upstate New York Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) Education Program -- 35. New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy.
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e-Book
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Online
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