Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44707
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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- Open access
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Ambient Temperature and Health in China
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44423
Hualiang Lin, Wenjun Ma, Qiyong Liu, editors.
--Singapore:
Springer
, c2019.
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This book focuses on the Chinese health impact induced by ambient temperature variation, especially the epidemiology-based exposure-response relationship with the mortality and morbidity from respiratory, cardiovascular diseases, and mental health among Chinese population. A great number of epidemiological studies have reported that ambient temperature is closely associated with a wide range of health outcomes, such as mortality, cardiovascular and respiratory events, adverse birth outcome, and…
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- Other Authors
- Lin, Hualiang
- Ma, Wenjun
- Liu, Qiyong
- Responsibility
- Hualiang Lin, Wenjun Ma, Qiyong Liu, editors
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 196 p.) : 83 illus., 80 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9789811325830
- 9789811325823 (Print ed.)
- 9789811325847 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Climate Change
- Environment and Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Temperature
- Other Subjects
- China
- Specialty
- Population Health
- Abstract
- This book focuses on the Chinese health impact induced by ambient temperature variation, especially the epidemiology-based exposure-response relationship with the mortality and morbidity from respiratory, cardiovascular diseases, and mental health among Chinese population. A great number of epidemiological studies have reported that ambient temperature is closely associated with a wide range of health outcomes, such as mortality, cardiovascular and respiratory events, adverse birth outcome, and some infectious diseases, such as dengue fever, malaria. Although a number of epidemiological studies in western countries have evaluated the adverse health effects of ambient temperature, the exposure-response relationship from these countries cannot simply be applied to the Chinese population due to the large differences in temperature profile, exposure pattern, as well as the population vulnerability. This book will provide up-to-date estimates of the magnitude of adverse health effects of ambient temperature in the Chinese population. We hope to provide readers with a comprehensive and organized body of information in the area of Ambient Temperature and health.
- Contents
- 1. Overview of Climate Change in China -- 2. Ambient Temperature and Mortality in Chinese Population -- 3. Extreme Temperature Events and Mortality/Morbidity in China -- 4. Health Impacts Due to Major Climate and Weather Extremes -- 5. Ambient Temperature and Major Infectious Diseases in China -- 6. Ambient Temperature and Reproductive Health Outcomes -- 7. The Interaction of Ambient Temperature and Air Pollution in China -- 8. Future Temperature-Related Mortality Risk Under Climate Change Scenarios -- 9. Comparison of Health Impact of Ambient Temperature Between China and Other Countries -- 10. Health Vulnerability Assessment to Climate Change in China -- 11. Public Health Adaptation to Heat Waves in Response to Climate Change in China -- 12. Perspectives and Future Research Directions on Climate Change and Health in China.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Culture, Environment and Health in the Yucatan Peninsula : A Human Ecology Perspective
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45121
Hugo Azcorra, Federico Dickinson, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
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This book adopts a human ecology approach to present an overview of the biological responses to social, political, economic, cultural and environmental changes that affected human populations in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, since the Classic Maya Period. Human bodies express social relations, and we can read these relations by analyzing biological tissues or systems, and by measuring certain phenotypical traits at the population level. Departing from this theoretical premise, the contributors…
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- Azcorra, Hugo
- Dickinson, Federico
- Responsibility
- Hugo Azcorra, Federico Dickinson, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 336 p.) : 48 illus., 25 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030270018
- 9783030270001 (Print ed.)
- 9783030270025 (Print ed.)
- 9783030270032 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Ecology
- Environment and Public Health
- Social Environment
- Other Subjects
- Mexico
- Specialty
- Population Health
- Sociology, Medical
- Abstract
- This book adopts a human ecology approach to present an overview of the biological responses to social, political, economic, cultural and environmental changes that affected human populations in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, since the Classic Maya Period. Human bodies express social relations, and we can read these relations by analyzing biological tissues or systems, and by measuring certain phenotypical traits at the population level. Departing from this theoretical premise, the contributors to this volume analyze the interactions between ecosystems, sociocultural systems and human biology in a specific geographic region to show how changes in sociocultural and natural environment affect the health of a population over time. This edited volume brings together contributions from a range of different scientific disciplines – such as biological anthropology, bioarchaeology, human biology, nutrition, epidemiology, ecotoxicology, political economy, sociology and ecology – that analyze the interactions between culture, environment and health in different domains of human life, such as: The political ecology of food, nutrition and health; Impacts of social and economic changes in children’s diet and women’s fertility; Biological consequences of social vulnerability in urban areas; Impacts of toxic contamination of natural resources on human health; Ecological and sociocultural determinants of infectious diseases. Culture, Environment and Health in the Yucatan Peninsula: A Human Ecology Perspective will be of interest to researchers from the social, health and life sciences dedicated to the study of the interactions between natural environments, human biology, health and social issues, especially in fields such as biological and sociocultural anthropology, health promotion and environmental health. It will also be a useful tool to health professionals and public agents responsible for designing and applying public health policies in contexts of social vulnerability.
- Contents
- Introduction -- The thin broken line. History, society, and the environment on the Yucatan Peninsula -- Globalization and children’s diets: The case of Yucatan, Mexico -- Growth stunting and low height-for-age in the Yucatan Peninsula -- The urban Maya from Yucatan dealing with the biological burden of the past and a degenerative present -- A critical biocultural perspective on tourism and the nutrition transition in the Yucatan -- Effect of salaried work in cities and commercial agriculture on natural fertility in rural Maya women from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico -- Association between early developmental stress, as evidenced by linear enamel hypoplasias (LEHs), and body composition during adolescence in agricultural populations with different access to store foods and gendered activity patterns -- Hydration, lactation, and child health outcomes in Yucatec Maya -- Patterns of activity and somatic symptoms among urban and rural women at midlife in the state of Campeche, Mexico -- Environmental and cultural stressors in the coastal northern Maya lowlands in pre-Hispanic times -- History of health and life of pre-hispanic Maya through their skeletal remains -- Crossing the threshold of modern life. Comparing disease patterns between two documented urban cemetery series from the city of Merida, Yucatan, Mexico -- Health and wellbeing in the Yucatan Peninsula revisited with a human ecology perspective -- Hair mercury content in an adult population of Merida, Yucatan Mexico as a function of anthropometric measures and seafood consumption -- Tackling exposure to Chagas Disease in the Yucatan from a human ecology perspective -- Conclusions.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
A Demographic Perspective on Gender, Family and Health in Europe
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43973
Gabriele Doblhammer, Jordi Gumà, editors.
--Cham:
SpringerOpen
, c2018.
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- Open access
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- Online
This book is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. ; This open access book examines the triangle between family, gender, and health in Europe from a demographic perspective. It helps to understand patterns and trends in each of the three components separately, as well as their interdependencies. It overcomes the widely observable specialization in demographic research, which usually involves researchers studying either family or fertility processes or focusing on health and mortality…
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- Other Authors
- Doblhammer, Gabriele
- Gumà, Jordi
- Responsibility
- Gabriele Doblhammer, Jordi Gumà, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- SpringerOpen
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 303 p.) : 28 illus., 18 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319723563
- 9783319723556 (Print ed.)
- 9783319723570 (Print ed.)
- 9783319891750 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Demography
- Epidemiology
- Family Characteristics
- Gender Identity
- Public Health
- Other Subjects
- Europe
- Specialty
- Population Health
- Social Sciences
- Abstract
- This book is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.
- This open access book examines the triangle between family, gender, and health in Europe from a demographic perspective. It helps to understand patterns and trends in each of the three components separately, as well as their interdependencies. It overcomes the widely observable specialization in demographic research, which usually involves researchers studying either family or fertility processes or focusing on health and mortality. Coverage looks at new family and partnership forms among the young and middle-aged, their relationship with health, and the pathways through which they act. Among the old, lifelong family biography and present family situation are explored. Evidence is provided that partners advancing in age start to resemble each other more closely in terms of health, with the health of the partner being a crucial factor of an individual’s own health. Gender-specific health outcomes and pathways are central in the designs of the studies and the discussion of the results. The book compares twelve European countries reflecting different welfare state regimes and offers country-specific studies conducted in Austria, Germany, Italy--all populations which have received less attention in the past--and Sweden. As a result, readers discover the role of different concepts of family and health as well as comparisons within European countries and ethnic groups. It will be an insightful resource for students, academics, policy makers, and researchers that will help define future research in terms of gender and public health.
- Contents
- Framework -- Summary and Research Implications -- Part I. Keynote Chapters -- Families and Health: A Review -- The New Roles of Men and Women and Implications for Families and Societies -- Sex Differences in Health and Survival -- Part II. Country Specific Chapters -- Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Household Position and Health in Twelve European Countries: Are They Associated with the Value Climate? -- Similarity of Perceived Health Between Household Members: The “Mutual Influences” Hypothesis -- Household Position, Parenthood, and Self-Reported Adult Health. Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Evidence from the Austrian Generations and Gender Survey -- The Contextual and Household Contribution to Individual Health Status in Germany: What Is the Role of Gender and Migration Background? -- Health-Risk Behaviour of Women and Men—Differences According to Partnership and Parenthood. Results of the German Health Update (GEDA) Survey 2009–2010 -- Fertility Histories and Health in Later Life in Italy -- The Effect of Current Family Situation on Slow Walking Speed at Old Age.
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- Open access
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Health equity and nursing : achieving equity through policy, population health, and interprofessional collaboration
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45672
Margaret P. Moss, Janice M. Phillips, editors.
--New York, NY:
Springer Publishing Co.
, c2021.
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- Location
- Online
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- Other Authors
- Moss, Margaret P.
- Responsibility
- Margaret P. Moss, Janice M. Phillips, editors.
- Alternate Title
- Health equity & nursing
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer Publishing Co.
- Date of Publication
- c2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
- ISBN
- 9780826195067
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Equity
- Health Policy
- Nurse's Role
- Nursing - organization and administration
- Population Health Management
- Social Determinants of Health
- United States
- Specialty
- Nursing
- Social Medicine
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Macrosocial Determinants of Population Health
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat28243
by Sandro Galea.
--New York, NY:
Springer Science+Business Media
, c2007.
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- Location
- Online
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- Author
- Galea, Sandro
- Responsibility
- by Sandro Galea
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media
- Date of Publication
- c2007
- Physical Description
- xi, 502 p.
- ISBN
- 9780387708126
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Promotion
- Population Health
- Preventive Medicine
- Public Health
- Social Determinants of Health
- Social Medicine
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Mortality Among Hispanic and African-American Players After Desegregation in Major League Baseball
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44166
Jeffrey S. Markowitz.
--Cham:
Springer
, 2019.
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- Online
This compelling book examines mortality risk among former Hispanic and African-American players in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 40-year period following desegregation in the League. Analyzing a variety of biological, cultural, social, and environmental factors, the author illustrates the potential health effects of racial disparities on these elite athletes and fills a significant gap in the mortality literature. A unique perspective on a pressing public health issue, Mortality Among …
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- Author
- Markowitz, Jeffrey S.
- Responsibility
- Jeffrey S. Markowitz
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxvi, 118 p.) : 2 illus., 1 illus. in color
- Series
- SpringerBriefs in Public Health
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in public health
- ISBN
- 9783030172800
- 9783030172794 (Print ed.)
- 9783030172817 (Print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2192-3698
- Subjects (MeSH)
- African Americans - statistics & numerical data
- Athletes - statistics & numerical data
- Hispanic Americans - statistics & numerical data
- Mortality - trends
- Race Factors
- Specialty
- Minority Health
- Population Health
- Abstract
- This compelling book examines mortality risk among former Hispanic and African-American players in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 40-year period following desegregation in the League. Analyzing a variety of biological, cultural, social, and environmental factors, the author illustrates the potential health effects of racial disparities on these elite athletes and fills a significant gap in the mortality literature. A unique perspective on a pressing public health issue, Mortality Among Hispanic and African-American Players After Desegregation in Major League Baseball is a salient read for public health professionals including epidemiologists, medical professionals, and social scientists, as well as athletes, historians, and those with broad interest in African American and Latino health.
- Contents
- Part I. The Backstory -- The Roots of Baseball in the US -- A Mini-history of Latin America and Professional Baseball -- Literature and Statistical Review of Race/Hispanic Origin and Mortality -- Part II. Empirical Study Description and Preliminary Results -- Study Methods -- Births and Deaths in the Study Cohort -- Preliminary Testing of Main Study Hypotheses -- Part III. Other Independent Variables and More Definitive Testing of Study Hypotheses -- The Role of Educational Attainment -- Examination of Other Independent Variables -- Final Multivariate Testing of Study Hypotheses -- Part IV - External Analysis and Discussion -- Comparison of Mortality Rates Between Major League Baseball Players and the General Population -- Summary, Conclusions, and Implications.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Oral health in America : removing the stain of disparity
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45675
edited by Henrie M. Treadwell, and Caswell A. Evans.
--Washington, DC:
American Public Health Association
, c2019.
- Available Online
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- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Treadwell, Henrie M.
- Responsibility
- edited by Henrie M. Treadwell, and Caswell A. Evans.
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Publisher
- American Public Health Association
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
- ISBN
- 9780875533056
- Specialty
- Dentistry
- Population Health
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Patients first : closing the health care gap in Canada
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat54106
Montague, Terrence.
--[Mississauga, ON]:
John Wiley & Sons Canada
, 2004.
- Call Number
- W 84 DC2 M74 2004
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- W 84 DC2 M74 2004
- Author
- Montague, Terrence
- Place of Publication
- [Mississauga, ON]
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Canada
- Date of Publication
- 2004
- Physical Description
- 260 p.
- ISBN
- 470835117
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Population Health
- Health Services Accessibility
- Health Care Quality Access and Evaluation
- Health Services Needs and Demand
- Canada
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
Population health : management, policy and technology
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat26467
executive editors: Robert J. Esterhay, LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, James H. Taylor ... [et al.] ; foreword by David B. Nash.
(1rst ed.)
--Virginia Beach, VA:
Convurgent Publishing
, c2014.
- Call Number
- WA 525 AA1 P831 2014
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
Population Health - Management, Policy and Technology, First Edition is a 14 chapter anthology on issues confronting today's public health and medical care stakeholders (i.e., consumers, patients and their families, care providers, clinicians, health care workers, public health workers, community leaders, academics, policy researchers, and technologists) in each community's healthcare and public health network. The transformation of the United States (U.S.) public health and medical care syste…
- Call Number
- WA 525 AA1 P831 2014
- Other Authors
- Esterhay, Robert J
- Responsibility
- executive editors: Robert J. Esterhay, LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, James H. Taylor ... [et al.] ; foreword by David B. Nash
- Edition
- 1rst ed.
- Place of Publication
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Publisher
- Convurgent Publishing
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 584 p.
- ISBN
- 9780983482499
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Population Health - United States
- Health Policy - United States
- Abstract
- Population Health - Management, Policy and Technology, First Edition is a 14 chapter anthology on issues confronting today's public health and medical care stakeholders (i.e., consumers, patients and their families, care providers, clinicians, health care workers, public health workers, community leaders, academics, policy researchers, and technologists) in each community's healthcare and public health network. The transformation of the United States (U.S.) public health and medical care system is being driven by the need for improving quality, access and affordability of services for all patients and consumers in the United States.
- Contents
- Introduction to population health / Robert J. Esterhay, H.J. Bohn, Jr. -- Network leadership: improving population health through networks of people and organizations / Judah Thornewill, Robert J. Esterhay -- Population health impact assessment and policy development / Susan Olson Allen, Raymond Austin -- Understanding the numbers: the new demographic realities and the future of population health / Ronald T. Crouch -- Envisioning an expanded model of population health / Robert William Prasaad Steiner, Barry Wainscott -- Changing the context: promoting wellness through systems and policy change / Sarah E. Walsh, LaQuandra S. Nesbitt -- Chronic disease in the United States: progress and today's challenges / Renee Vannucci Girdler, James G. O'Brien -- Mental and behavioral health services: the need for renewed focus / Catherine Batscha, Anthony Zipple, Scott Hedges, Sandra Wilkniss -- Developments in population health for an aging population / William M. Altman, Marc D. Rothman, John P. Reinhart, Kathleen Smith -- Building a bridge to nowhere: a case study of a state-run health information exchange / John Tobin, James H. Taylor -- Using terminology standards to count the healthy and the sick / Mark Samuel Tuttle, Stephanie Suzanne Lipow -- Advancing the use of personal health data: information for population health / William Yasnoff -- "Big data", analytics, and population health / Bert B. Little -- The future of population health: moving forward with networks, policies, and innovation / Richard Wilson, LaQuandra S. Nesbitt.
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Pregnant in the Time of Ebola : Women and Their Children in the 2013-2015 West African Epidemic
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44046
David A. Schwartz, Julienne Ngoundoung Anoko, Sharon A. Abramowitz, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, 2019.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
This comprehensive account of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history examines its devastating effects on West Africa’s most vulnerable populations: pregnant women and children. Noted experts across disciplines assess health care systems’ responses to the epidemic in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone, emphasizing key areas such as pregnancy, prenatal services, childbirth, neonatal care, and survivor health among pregnant and non-pregnant women. The 30 chapters hone in on gender-based social iss…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Responsibility
- David A. Schwartz, Julienne Ngoundoung Anoko, Sharon A. Abramowitz, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxxiv, 487 p.) : 128 illus., 123 illus. in color
- Series
- Global Maternal and Child Health : Medical, Anthropological, and Public Health Perspectives
- Series Title
- Global maternal and child health
- ISBN
- 9783319976372
- 9783319976365 (Print ed.)
- 9783319976389 (Print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2522-8382
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Communicable Disease Control
- Epidemics - prevention & control
- Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - epidemiology
- Maternal-Child Health Services
- Pregnancy Complications
- Other Subjects
- Africa, Western - epidemiology
- Abstract
- This comprehensive account of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history examines its devastating effects on West Africa’s most vulnerable populations: pregnant women and children. Noted experts across disciplines assess health care systems’ responses to the epidemic in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone, emphasizing key areas such as pregnancy, prenatal services, childbirth, neonatal care, and survivor health among pregnant and non-pregnant women. The 30 chapters hone in on gender-based social issues exacerbated during the outbreak, from violence against women and girls to barriers to female education. At the same time, chapters pinpoint numerous areas for service delivery and policy improvements for more coordinated, effective, and humane actions during future pandemics. A sampling of the topics: Ebola virus disease: perinatal transmission and epidemiology, Comprehensive clinical care for children with Ebola virus disease, Maternal and reproductive rights: Ebola and the law in Liberia, Ebola-related complications for maternal, newborn, and child health service delivery and utilization in Guinea, The Ebola epidemic halted female genital cutting in Sierra Leone—temporarily, Maternity care for Ebola at Médecins Sans Frontières centers, Stigmatization of pregnant women with and without Ebola, Exclusion of women and infants from Ebola treatment trials, Role of midwives during the Ebola epidemic. Pregnant in the Time of Ebola is a powerful resource for public health specialists, anthropologists, social scientists, physicians, epidemiologists, nurses, midwives, and governmental and non-governmental agency staff studying the effects of the epidemic on women and children as a result of the most widespread Ebola outbreak to date.
- Contents
- Ebola's Assault on Women, Children, and Family Reproduction: An Introduction to the Issues -- The West African Ebola Epidemic: Overview and Timeline -- Finding Flexibility Within Tradition in Guinea: Diffusing Community Crisis Through Ebola-focused Ethnography -- Effects of the Ebola Epidemic on Health Care of Pregnant Women: Stigmatization With and Without Infection -- Ebola's Unintended Consequences: The Challenges of Managing Pregnant Ebola-suspected Women in Ebola Contexts -- Clinical Care for Pregnant Women in an Ebola Treatment Center -- The Care of Children and Orphans Affected by Ebola During the Response to the Disease in Guinea -- Taking 'Life Off Hold' During a Time of Crisis in Freetown, Sierra Leone -- Public Health Aspects of the Ebola Epidemic in Women and children -- Between Safety, Fear, and Obligation of Care: Being Pregnant in Guinean Ebola Treatment Unit -- Risk Without Recognition: The Experiences of Traditional Midwives and Birth Attendants Who Filled the Gap in the Time of Ebola -- Ebola and Pregnancy in Guinea -- The 2013-2015 Ebola Outbreak and Child Development: Measuring the Impact Among Child Survivors and Peers, and Identifying Opportunities for Care -- Perspectives From Ebola Survivors in Liberia -- Retrospective Community Perceptions of Being Pregnant During the Ebola Outbreak in Urban Liberia -- Comprehensive Clinical Care for Children With Ebola -- Providing Care for Women and Children During the Ebola Epidemic: A Volunteer Physician's Experiences -- Who Delivers? Birthing Roles in Sierra Leone -- Gender-based Violence and Teenage Pregnancy: Neglected Consequences of the 2013 Ebola Outbreak -- Health Workers, Children, and Families: Communication Challenges in the Ebola Context -- Medical Care of Women and Pregnancy in Conakry at the Ignace Deen Hospital During the Ebola Epidemic -- Understanding Sexual Behavior and Fertility Changes in Female Survivors of Ebola.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Rural Health Disparities : Public Health, Policy, and Planning Approaches
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44276
Monica M. Taylor.
--Cham:
Springer
, 2019.
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This innovative resource offers a unique, multidisciplinary approach for the utilization of planning theory to eliminate health disparities in rural communities. The book provides tools in the public health, policy, and planning disciplines to help resolve significant differences in life expectancy and quality of life in these communities, concluding with a progressive vision for alleviating geographical health disparities on a local, national, and global scale. Chapters highlight models and ap…
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- Author
- Taylor, Monica M.
- Responsibility
- Monica M. Taylor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 60 p.) : 3 illus. in color
- Series
- SpringerBriefs in Public Health
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in public health
- ISBN
- 9783030114671
- 9783030114664 (Print ed.)
- 9783030114688 (Print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2192-3698
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Planning
- Health Policy
- Health Status Disparities
- Public Health Administration
- Rural Health
- Social Determinants of Health
- Abstract
- This innovative resource offers a unique, multidisciplinary approach for the utilization of planning theory to eliminate health disparities in rural communities. The book provides tools in the public health, policy, and planning disciplines to help resolve significant differences in life expectancy and quality of life in these communities, concluding with a progressive vision for alleviating geographical health disparities on a local, national, and global scale. Chapters highlight models and approaches best suited to addressing this public health concern, suggesting action strategies focused around each of the three focus areas: 1. Public health: Elucidation of the contextual factors impacting the health of rural communities by: reporting statistical updates on a range of chronic and infectious diseases that disproportionately affect rural populations both globally and in the U.S.; providing discourse on the importance of addressing critical social determinants (global and national) that impede optimal health outcomes among rural populations; and, acknowledging the compositional factors of individuals who reside in rural spaces. 2. Public policy: Application of specific policy models to garner both public and political will towards sustainable policy change to improve healthy living in rural spaces. 3. Rural planning: Identification of national and international planning models that can be used to design strategic plans targeted to improve quality of life, create sustainable development, and establish economic well-being and growth in rural communities. Rural Health Disparities: Public Health, Policy, and Planning Approaches will find an engaged audience among non-profit organizations, planners, public health practitioners, policy analysts, and public interest groups, as well as rural health advocates and students enrolled in planning, public policy, and/or public health courses.
- Contents
- 1. National and Global Rural Health Crisis: Spatial Injustice -- 2. Environmental Injustices in Rural America -- 3. Public Health Solutions to Rural Health Disparities -- 4. Rural Health Disparities: The Policy Perspective -- 5. Rural Health Disparities: The Planning Perspective -- 6. Conclusion: A Progressive Vision.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Self-Reported Population Health : An International Perspective based on EQ-5D
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43930
Agota Szende, Bas Janssen, Juan Cabases, editors.
--Dordrecht:
SpringerOpen
, c2014.
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The EQ-5D instrument, as a standardized, cross-culturally validated measure of self-assessed health has a hugely important role in understanding population health within and across countries. Over the past two decades a wealth of international population health survey data have been accumulated by the EuroQol Group from research conducted in many countries across four continents. One of the success factors of the EQ-5D instruments has been the easy availability of national or international sets…
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- Other Authors
- Szende, Agota
- Janssen, Bas
- Cabases, Juan
- Other Authors
- EuroQol Group
- Responsibility
- Agota Szende, Bas Janssen, Juan Cabases, editors
- Place of Publication
- Dordrecht
- Publisher
- SpringerOpen
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 196 p.) : 14 illus., 9 illus. in color.
- ISBN
- 9789400775961
- 9789400775978 (Print ed.)
- 9789400775954 (Print ed.)
- 9789402402117 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Status Indicators
- Health Surveys
- Population Health
- Self Report
- Other Subjects
- Europe
- Specialty
- Health Services Research
- Public Health
- Abstract
- The EQ-5D instrument, as a standardized, cross-culturally validated measure of self-assessed health has a hugely important role in understanding population health within and across countries. Over the past two decades a wealth of international population health survey data have been accumulated by the EuroQol Group from research conducted in many countries across four continents. One of the success factors of the EQ-5D instruments has been the easy availability of national or international sets of EQ-5D data, as well as clear explanations and guidance for users. There is an unmet need to produce a comprehensive book that captures up-to-date and expanded information of EQ-5D self-reported health and index values. EQ-5D population norms and cross-country analyses are provided from representative national surveys of 20 countries and additional regional surveys. This book will be a must for those who believe that how people report and value health is very important.
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- 1. Introduction -- 2. Data and Methods -- 3. Population Norms for the EQ-5D -- 4. Cross-Country Analysis of EQ-5D Data -- 5. Socio-demographic Indicators Based on EQ-5D -- Annex 1: EQ-5D Population Norms. National Surveys -- Annex 2: EQ-5D Population Norms. Regional Surveys.
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- Open access
- Format
- e-Book
- Publication Type
- Statistics
- Tables
- Location
- Online
Skin Disorders in Migrants
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45476
Aldo Morrone, Roderick Hay, Bernard Naafs, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
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This richly illustrated book is a comprehensive guide to the dermatologic disorders that may be encountered in refugees and other migrants. It will equip readers to diagnose and treat a diverse range of skin diseases and conditions, including, but not limited to, infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, dermatologic manifestations of sexually transmitted diseases, dermatoses associated with malnutrition, pigmentary disorders, bullous diseases, connective tissue diseases, an…
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- Other Authors
- Morrone, Aldo
- Hay, Roderick
- Naafs, Bernard
- Responsibility
- Aldo Morrone, Roderick Hay, Bernard Naafs, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 245 p.) : 130 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030374761
- 9783030374754 (Print ed.)
- 9783030374778 (Print ed.)
- 9783030374785 (Print ed.)
- Specialty
- Dermatology
- Minority Health
- Population Health
- Abstract
- This richly illustrated book is a comprehensive guide to the dermatologic disorders that may be encountered in refugees and other migrants. It will equip readers to diagnose and treat a diverse range of skin diseases and conditions, including, but not limited to, infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, dermatologic manifestations of sexually transmitted diseases, dermatoses associated with malnutrition, pigmentary disorders, bullous diseases, connective tissue diseases, and benign and malignant cutaneous neoplasias. Attention is drawn to various neglected tropical skin diseases and to the characteristic signs of torture and genital mutilations. Helpful information is also provided on the significance of skin color and the relevance of ethnic and genetic factors. The clinical chapters are complemented by discussion of the circumstances that give rise to migration, such as poverty, war, and environmental conditions. This enables the reader to gain a more rounded understanding of patients’ circumstances that in turn will positively impact on patient care. This book will be of wide interest to dermatologists, whether experienced or in training, as well as to general physicians and researchers.
- Contents
- 1. What Does It Mean to Be a Migrant, Asylum Seeker, or Refugee: Current Global Situation -- 2. Medical, Social and Civic Needs of Displaced Persons -- 3. Viral Dermatoses -- 4. Bacterial Dermatoses -- 5. Non-venereal Treponematoses -- 6. Fungal Infections -- 7. Protozoan Dermatoses -- 8. Helminthic Dermatoses -- 9. Dermatoses caused by arthropods -- 10. Eczema and Dermatitis -- 11. Maculo-papulo-squamous Dermatoses -- 12. Bullous Diseases -- 13. Connective Tissue Disorders -- 14. Urticaria and Drug-induced Eruptions -- 15. Hair, Nails and Sweat Glands Disorders -- 16. Benign Cutaneous Neoplasms -- 17. Malignant Cutaneous Neoplasms -- 18. Sexually Transmitted Infections and Migration -- 19. Rare Diseases Including NTDs and Their Management -- 20. Abuse, Self-harm, Torture Signs and PTSD -- 21. Female Genital Mutilation -- 22. Right and Agencies (Health) -- 23. Access to Care and Facilities for Care -- 24. Understanding and Working with Traditional Beliefs, Cultures and Practices (Cupping, Coining, and other Ethno-dermatoses) -- 25. What Diseases Occur Where -- 26. Essential Medicines for Immediate Care in Refugee Camps -- 27. How to Recognize Skin Signs of Potentially Life-Threatening or Disabling Diseases (Malnutrition Driven Skin Disorders).
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Skin Disorders in Vulnerable Populations : Causes, Impacts and Challenges
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45215
Fingani Annie Mphande.
--Singapore:
Springer
, c2020.
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This book focuses on neglected skin diseases and conditions in resource-poor countries through the lens of livelihoods. These diseases, when neglected, not only affect the skin, but also joint movement and physical appearance, severely influencing the lives and livelihoods of individuals and families in vulnerable communities. The book explores why neglected skin diseases thrive in resource-poor countries, and considers how this cycle might be broken by looking at the impact on livelihoods and …
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- Mphande, Fingani Annie
- Responsibility
- Fingani Annie Mphande
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 179 p.) : 36 illus., 35 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9789811538797
- 9789811538780 (Print ed.)
- 9789811538803 (Print ed.)
- 9789811538810 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Public Health
- Skin Diseases - epidemiology
- Vulnerable Populations
- Specialty
- Dermatology
- Population Health
- Abstract
- This book focuses on neglected skin diseases and conditions in resource-poor countries through the lens of livelihoods. These diseases, when neglected, not only affect the skin, but also joint movement and physical appearance, severely influencing the lives and livelihoods of individuals and families in vulnerable communities. The book explores why neglected skin diseases thrive in resource-poor countries, and considers how this cycle might be broken by looking at the impact on livelihoods and access to healthcare in affected communities. The research is shaped by three guiding questions: Firstly, why have some measures been successful in one part of a population and not the other? Secondly, what is unique about vulnerable populations in various parts of the world? And thirdly, can the cycle of debilitating skin diseases and conditions in resource-poor countries be broken? In addressing these concerns, the book excavates past and present efforts in public health measures to combat these diseases, considers the impact of culture and livelihoods, and reviews some of the milestones in disease elimination and eradication. This book will be an indispensable source for health service planners, administrators and practitioners working with vulnerable populations, as well as students and researchers in public health.
- Contents
- 1. Skin Diseases: Need for Attention -- 2. The Structure and Function of the Skin -- 3. Types of Skin Disease and Their Causes -- 4. Impact of Skin Diseases in Limited Resource Countries -- 5. Prevention, Treatment and Control of Skin Diseases -- 6. Potential Public Health Measures to Tackle Skin Diseases -- 7. Studies from Literature -- 8. Reducing Burden of Disease -- 9. Milestones: Disease Elimination Success Stories.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Textbook for Transcultural Health Care : A Population Approach : Cultural Competence Concepts in Nursing Care
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46339
Larry D. Purnell, Eric A. Fenkl, editors.
(Fifth edition)
--Cham:
Springer
, c2021.
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- NEW Springer 2021
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- Online
This textbook is the new edition of Purnell's famous Transcultural Health Care, based on the Purnell twelve-step model and theory of cultural competence. This textbook, an extended version of the recently published Handbook, focuses on specific populations and provides the most recent research and evidence in the field. This new updated edition discusses individual competences and evidence-based practices as well as international standards, organizational cultural competence, and perspectives o…
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- Purnell, Larry D.
- Fenkl, Eric A.
- Responsibility
- Larry D. Purnell, Eric A. Fenkl, editors
- Edition
- Fifth edition
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 777 p.) : 13 illus., 10 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030513993
- 9783030513986 (Print ed.)
- 9783030514006 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Cross-Cultural Comparison
- Cultural Characteristics
- Cultural Competency
- Ethnic Groups
- Sociology, Medical
- Abstract
- This textbook is the new edition of Purnell's famous Transcultural Health Care, based on the Purnell twelve-step model and theory of cultural competence. This textbook, an extended version of the recently published Handbook, focuses on specific populations and provides the most recent research and evidence in the field. This new updated edition discusses individual competences and evidence-based practices as well as international standards, organizational cultural competence, and perspectives on health care in a global context. The individual chapters present selected populations, offering a balance of collectivistic and individualistic cultures. Featuring a uniquely comprehensive assessment guide, it is the only book that provides a complete profile of a population group across clinical practice settings. Further, it includes a personal understanding of the traditions and customs of society, offering all health professionals a unique perspective on the implications for patient care.
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- Part I. Foundations for Cultural Competence -- 1. Transcultural Diversity and Health Care: Individual and Organizational -- 2. The Purnell Model and Theory for Cultural Competence -- 3. Individual Competence and Evidence-Based Practice (with Inclusion of the International Standards) -- 4. Organizational Cultural Competence -- Part II.. Aggregate Data for Cultural-Specific Groups -- 5. People of African American Heritage -- 6. Indigenous American Indians and Alaska Natives -- 7. People of Amish Heritage -- 8. People of Appalachian Heritage -- 9. People of Arab Heritage -- 10. People of Brazilian Heritage -- 11. People of Chinese Heritage -- 12. People of Cuban Heritage -- 13. People of European American Heritage -- 14. People of Filipino Heritage -- 15. People of German Heritage -- 16. People of Greek Heritage -- 17. People of Guatemalan Heritage -- 18. People of Haitian Heritage -- 19. People of Hindu Heritage -- 20. People of Iranian Heritage -- 21. People of Italian Heritage -- 22. People of Jewish Heritage -- 23. People of Korean Heritage -- 24. People of Mexican Heritage -- 25. People of Puerto Rican Heritage -- 26. People of Russian Heritage -- 27. People of Thai Heritage -- 28. People of Turkish Heritage -- 29. People of Vietnamese Heritage.
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- NEW Springer 2021
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Tutorial for Outline of the Healthy China 2030 Plan
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45219
Bin Li, editor.
--Singapore:
Springer ; People's Medical Publishing House
, c2020.
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“Healthy China 2030” is a national strategy for improving the health of the population and coordinating health and socio-economic development, and a major means for the country to participate in global health governance and meet targets set in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This outline of the plan will be a blueprint and an action plan for facilitating the development of Healthy China. This tutorial book is a guide for “Outline of the Healthy China 2030 Plan” released on October …
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- Li, Bin
- Responsibility
- Bin Li, editor
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Springer ; People's Medical Publishing House
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxvii, 281 p.) : 17 illus., 11 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9789813296039
- 9789813296022 (Print ed.)
- 9789813296046 (Print ed.)
- 9789813296053 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Planning
- Health Policy
- Health Promotion
- Health Services Administration
- Population Health Management
- Public Health
- Other Subjects
- China
- Abstract
- “Healthy China 2030” is a national strategy for improving the health of the population and coordinating health and socio-economic development, and a major means for the country to participate in global health governance and meet targets set in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This outline of the plan will be a blueprint and an action plan for facilitating the development of Healthy China. This tutorial book is a guide for “Outline of the Healthy China 2030 Plan” released on October 25, 2016. This book is organized by 29 chapters. It uses data, background description and figures to facilitate readers to know the plan. The book Editor-in-Chief Bin Li is the Former Minister of National Health Commission of PRC, and is the Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. The book Associate Editor-in-Chief Xiaowei Ma is the Minister of National Health Commission of PRC.
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- 1. “Healthy China 2030”: Promoting Health and Longevity of the Whole Nation -- 2. The Internal and External Environment for Building a Healthy China -- 3. Urbanization and Building a Healthy China -- 4. The Main Targets for Building a Healthy China -- 5. Healthy Living for All -- 6. Improving Physical Fitness for All -- 7. Promoting Universal Access to Public Health Services -- 8. Improving Management of Family Planning Services -- 9. Delivery of High-Quality and Efficient Medical Care -- 10. Letting Traditional Chinese Medicine Play Its Unique Role -- 11. Improving Health Security -- 12. Improving the Drug Supply Security System -- 13. Deepening Patriotic Public Health Campaigns -- 14. Strengthening Management of Environmental Problems Affecting Health -- 15. Ensuring Food and Drug Safety -- 16. Developing the Health Industries -- 17. The Overall Deepening of Medical and Health System Reform -- 18. Strengthening the Construction of Health Human Resources -- 19. Promoting Science and Technology Innovation in Healthcare -- 20. Developing Informationized Health Information Services -- 21. Intensifying International Exchanges and Cooperation -- 22. Strengthening Organization and Implementation.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Visualizing Mortality Dynamics in the Lexis Diagram
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43974
Roland Rau, Christina Bohk-Ewald, Magdalena M. Muszynska, James W. Vaupel.
--Cham:
SpringerOpen
, c2018.
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- Online
This book visualizes mortality dynamics in the Lexis diagram. While the standard approach of plotting death rates is also covered, the focus in this book is on the depiction of rates of mortality improvement over age and time. This rather novel approach offers a more intuitive understanding of the underlying dynamics, enabling readers to better understand whether period- or cohort-effects were instrumental for the development of mortality in a particular country. Besides maps for single countri…
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- Author
- Rau, Roland
- Other Authors
- Bohk-Ewald, Christina
- Muszynska, Magdalena M.
- Vaupel, James W.
- Responsibility
- Roland Rau, Christina Bohk-Ewald, Magdalena M. Muszynska, James W. Vaupel
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- SpringerOpen
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 169 p. 114 illus.)
- Series Vol.
- 44
- ISBN
- 9783319648200
- 9783319648187 (Print ed.)
- 9783319648194 (Print ed.)
- 9783319878805 (Print ed.)
- ISSN
- 1389-6784
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Data Interpretation, Statistical
- Data Visualization
- Demography - methods
- Mortality
- Population Dynamics - statistics & numerical data
- Population Health - statistics & numerical data
- Specialty
- Public Health
- Abstract
- This book visualizes mortality dynamics in the Lexis diagram. While the standard approach of plotting death rates is also covered, the focus in this book is on the depiction of rates of mortality improvement over age and time. This rather novel approach offers a more intuitive understanding of the underlying dynamics, enabling readers to better understand whether period- or cohort-effects were instrumental for the development of mortality in a particular country. Besides maps for single countries, the book includes maps on the dynamics of selected causes of death in the United States, such as cardiovascular diseases or lung cancer. The book also features maps for age-specific contributions to the change in life expectancy, for cancer survival and for seasonality in mortality for selected causes of death in the United States. The book is accompanied by instructions on how to use the freely available R Software to produce these types of surface maps. Readers are encouraged to use the presented tools to visualize other demographic data or any event that can be measured by age and calendar time, allowing them to adapt the methods to their respective research interests. The intended audience is anyone who is interested in visualizing data by age and calendar time; no specialist knowledge is required. This book is open access under a CC BY license. .
- Contents
- 1: Introduction: Why Do We Visualize Data and What Is This Book About? -- 2: The Lexis Diagram -- 3: Data and Software -- 4: Surface Plots of Observed Death Rates -- 5: Surface Plots of Smoothed Mortality Data -- 6: Surface Plots of Rates of Mortality Improvement -- 7: Surface Plots of Rates of Mortality Improvement for Selected Causes of Death in the United States -- 8: Surface Plots of Age-specific Contributions to the Increase in Life Expectancy -- 9: Seasonality of Causes of Death -- 10: Surface Plots for Cancer Survival -- 11: Summary and Outlook -- Additional Figurees -- Software: R package ROMIplot.
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- Open access
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
