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Adult Vaccinations : Changing the Immunization Paradigm

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Jean-Pierre Michel, Stefania Maggi, editors. --Cham: Springer , 2019.

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After introductory chapters devoted to the safe production and distribution of vaccines, the book addresses the question of adult vaccination in the framework of a life-course approach to vaccination. It presents the proceedings of multidisciplinary expert discussions with an excellent summary of the current state of knowledge on adult vaccination in various diseases, as well as an overview of the professionals involved and the obstacles to achieving greater vaccine uptake, and how these may be…

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Other Authors: Michel, Jean-Pierre; Maggi, Stefania

Responsibility: Jean-Pierre Michel, Stefania Maggi, editors

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: 2019

Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 127 p.) : 1 illus. in color

Series: Practical Issues in Geriatrics

Series Title: Practical issues in geriatrics

ISBN: 9783030051594; 9783030051587 (Print ed.); 9783030051600 (Print ed.)

ISSN: 2509-6060

Subjects (MeSH): Adult; Aging - immunology; Immunization; Vaccination; Vaccines

Specialty: Public Health

Abstract: After introductory chapters devoted to the safe production and distribution of vaccines, the book addresses the question of adult vaccination in the framework of a life-course approach to vaccination. It presents the proceedings of multidisciplinary expert discussions with an excellent summary of the current state of knowledge on adult vaccination in various diseases, as well as an overview of the professionals involved and the obstacles to achieving greater vaccine uptake, and how these may be addressed. The book systematically discusses the major vaccine-preventable diseases, as well as regulatory issues in vaccine provision, and presents the results of an expert meeting designed to identify the obstacles to vaccination, and solutions for addressing these barriers. It goes on to extend the discussion beyond the traditional boundaries of human health to encompass the “one health” concept. The book is intended for all those with an interest in vaccination, including physicians (from a wide range of disciplines including geriatrics/gerontology, infectious diseases, pediatrics, internal medicine, and other non-organ specialties), other healthcare professionals, pharmacists, representatives of the pharmaceutical industry and regulatory bodies (EMEA, national authorities), policymakers, the media and the general public.

Contents: Foreword. Adult vaccinations: essential but too often forgotten -- 1. Complexity of vaccine manufacture and supply -- 2. Administration of vaccines: current process, new technologies, adjuvants -- 3. How can the European Medicines Agency support an appropriate strategy of adult vaccination? -- 4. Public health impact of adult vaccine-preventable diseases on performance, disability, mortality and health care costs in Europe -- 5. Outcomes after HPV vaccination -- 6. Impact of nutrition on adult vaccination efficacy -- 7. Profiling vaccines for an immunosenescent and multimorbid population -- 8. Comprehensive geriatric assessment in infectious diseases -- 9. Etiology of respiratory tract infections in adults in Europe: current knowledge and knowledge gaps -- 10. European flu vaccine regulations and their impacts in community-dwelling adults -- 11. Vaccination against pneumococcal disease in the European Union, with particular focus on Germany -- 12. Direct and indirect benefits of a comprehensive approach to vaccinating adults with influenza and pneumococcal vaccines, especially in patients with chronic diseases -- 13. Vaccination of health care professionals and protection of hospitalized adults and nursing home residents -- 14. Ongoing threats for older Europeans: Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus -- 15. Herpes Zoster vaccination: a vaccine to prevent pain -- 16. Gastroenteritis burden in the adult community: prospects for vaccines -- 17. Travel vaccination -- 18. Integrating the veterinarian scientist to the one-health concept -- 19. Stressing the importance of adult immunization: suggestions for how to change the paradigm -- 20. How can we integrate life course vaccination into the new WHO definition of “Healthy Ageing”?.

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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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Other Authors: 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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Location: Online

African Americans and HIV/AIDS : understanding and addressing the epidemic

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--New York, NY: Springer Science+Business Media , c2010.

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Other Authors: McCree, Donna Hubbard; Jones, Kenneth Terrill; O'Leary, Ann

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer Science+Business Media

Date of Publication: c2010

ISBN: 9780387783215

Subjects (MeSH): HIV infections - United States; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - United States; African Americans

Subjects (LCSH): AIDS; Public health

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Location: Online

Agricultural medicine : a practical guide

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Lessenger, James E. --New York, NY: Springer Science+Business Media , c2006.

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Author: Lessenger, James E

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer Science+Business Media

Date of Publication: c2006

ISBN: 9780387301051

Subjects (MeSH): Agricultural Workers' Diseases; Occupational Health; Rural Health

Subjects (LCSH): Public health

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

AIDS in Pakistan : Bureaucracy, Public Goods and NGOs

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Ayaz Qureshi. --Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan , c2018.

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This book is the first full-length study of HIV/AIDS work in relation to government and NGOs. In the early 2000s, Pakistan's response to HIV/AIDS was scaled-up and declared an area of urgent intervention. This response was funded by international donors requiring prevention, care and support services to be contracted out to NGOs: a global policy considered particularly important in Pakistan where the high risk populations are criminalized by the state. Based on unparalleled ethnographic access …

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Author: Qureshi, Ayaz

Responsibility: Ayaz Qureshi

Place of Publication: Singapore

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Date of Publication: c2018

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 217 p

ISBN: 9789811062209; 9789811062193 (print ed.); 9789811062216 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; HIV Infections; Health Policy; Public-Private Sector Partnerships

Other Subjects: Pakistan

Specialty: Policy; Public Health

Abstract: This book is the first full-length study of HIV/AIDS work in relation to government and NGOs. In the early 2000s, Pakistan's response to HIV/AIDS was scaled-up and declared an area of urgent intervention. This response was funded by international donors requiring prevention, care and support services to be contracted out to NGOs: a global policy considered particularly important in Pakistan where the high risk populations are criminalized by the state. Based on unparalleled ethnographic access to government bureaucracies and their dealings with NGOs, Qureshi examines how global policies were translated by local actors and how they responded to the evolving HIV/AIDS crisis. The book encourages readers to reconsider the orthodoxy of policies regarding public-private partnership by critiquing the resulting changes in the bureaucracy, civil society and public goods. It is a must-read for students, scholars and practitioners concerned with neoliberal agendas in global health and development.

Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. AIDS in the Islamic Republic -- 3. The HIV prevention market -- 4. Enterprising bureaucrats -- 5. Surviving hard times -- 6. Participating in the Global Fund -- 7. Responsibility for care and support -- 8. AIDS activism and "civil society" -- 9. Conclusion.

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Location: Online

Ambient Temperature and Health in China

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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.

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Location: Online

American journal of health behavior

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PNG Publications

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Holdings: Vol 14, 1990 -

Location: Online

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Publisher: PNG Publications

Holdings: Vol 14, 1990 -

ISSN: 1087-3244

Specialty: Public Health

Format: e-Journal

Location: Online

American journal of health promotion

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Holdings: Yarmouth Regional: v. 6, 1991 - v. 18(2), 2003.

Location: Yarmouth Regional Hospital

Alternate Title: AJHP

Holdings: Yarmouth Regional: v. 6, 1991 - v. 18(2), 2003.

Publication Frequency: Bimonthly

ISSN: 0890-1171

Specialty: Public Health

Format: Journal

Location: Yarmouth Regional Hospital

American journal of preventive medicine

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Elsevier

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Holdings: Vol 32, 2007 -

Location: Online

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Publisher: Elsevier

Holdings: Vol 32, 2007 -

Publication Frequency: Monthly

ISSN: 0749-3797

Specialty: Public Health

Format: e-Journal

Location: Online

American journal of public health

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APHA

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Holdings: Halifax Infirmary: v. 94, 2004 - v. 97(1-2, 4-12), 2007.

Location: Halifax Infirmary

Publisher: APHA

Holdings: Halifax Infirmary: v. 94, 2004 - v. 97(1-2, 4-12), 2007.

Publication Frequency: Monthly

ISSN: 0090-0036

Specialty: Public Health

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Format: Journal

Location: Halifax Infirmary

Analysis of Catastrophes and Their Public Health Consequences : Descriptions, Predictions, and Aggregation of Expert Judgment Supporting Science Policy

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Paolo F. Ricci. --Cham: Springer , c2020.

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Public health policy prospectively and retrospectively addresses the consequences of events ranging from the commonplace to the catastrophic. Informing policymakers and stakeholders by enhancing their understanding of complex causation to justify remedial or precautionary actions is a critical science-policy task. In this book, the key aspects of catastrophes (regardless of their nature) and routine events are identified through a common framework for their analyses, and the analyses of the con…

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Author: Ricci, Paolo F.

Responsibility: Paolo F. Ricci

Place of Publication: Cham

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2020

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 187 p.) : 53 illus., 24 illus. in color

ISBN: 9783030480660; 9783030480653 (Print ed.); 9783030480677 (Print ed.); 9783030480684 (Print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Disasters; Forecasting; Policy Making; Public Health

Specialty: Disaster Medicine; Health Planning

Abstract: Public health policy prospectively and retrospectively addresses the consequences of events ranging from the commonplace to the catastrophic. Informing policymakers and stakeholders by enhancing their understanding of complex causation to justify remedial or precautionary actions is a critical science-policy task. In this book, the key aspects of catastrophes (regardless of their nature) and routine events are identified through a common framework for their analyses, and the analyses of the consequences associated with the potential occurrence of these events also are discussed. The book is not about disaster planning; instead, it is focused on analysis and causation in the context of informing – rather than formulating – public health policy. The author aggregates and fuses scientific information and knowledge in public health policy-science using alternative but complementary methods. The book first focuses on the analysis of catastrophes and commonplace events; the focus then shifts to causal models of multifactorial diseases, particularly at low doses or dose-rates, associated with these events. Topics explored among the chapters include: Policy and Legal Aspects of Precautionary Choices Catastrophes, Disasters, and Calamities: Concepts for Their Assessment Uncertainty: Probabilistic and Statistical Aspects Aggregating Judgments to Inform Precautionary Decision-making The aim of the book is to show that the analyses of events are fundamentally similar, regardless of whether the concern is a global catastrophe or commonplace. Analysis of Catastrophes and Their Public Health Consequences is a text that should engage students, instructors, and researchers in public health, science policy, and preparedness research, as well as serve as a useful resource for policy analysts, practitioners, and risk managers.

Contents: 1. Black Swans, Dragon-Kings, and Other Catastrophes: Caught Between Infinitesimals and Googols -- 2. Policy and Legal Aspects of Precautionary Choices -- 3. Catastrophes, Disasters, and Calamities: Concepts for Their Assessment -- 4. Catastrophic Incidents: Critical Information and Knowledge -- 5. Uncertainty: Probabilistic and Statistical Aspects -- 6. Preferences, Choices and Probabilistic Dominance: An Overview -- 7. Heterogeneous and Uncertain Knowledge: Beyond Probabilities -- 8. Aggregating Judgments to Inform Precautionary Decision-making.

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Location: Online

Annual statistical report

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Prepared by Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Section. --[Halifax, NS]: Department of Health , 2000.

Call Number: WA 900 DC2.1 N9 N935 2000 RES

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Sub-Location: RESERVE

Call Number: WA 900 DC2.1 N9 N935 2000 RES

Responsibility: Prepared by Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Section

Alternate Title: Nova Scotia Department of Health annual statistical report

Place of Publication: [Halifax, NS]

Publisher: Department of Health

Date of Publication: 2000

Physical Description: 49 p.

Subjects (MeSH): Public Health - statistics & numerical data; Health Services - statistics & numerical data; Hospitals - utilization; Delivery of Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Hospitals - statistics & numerical data; Nova Scotia

Format: Book

Location: IWK Health Sciences Library

Sub-Location: RESERVE

Copies: 1

Loan Period: 1 week

Application of systems thinking to health policy & public health ethics : public health and private illness

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Michele Battle-Fisher. --Cham, Switzerland: Springer , c2015.

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Introduction -- The Justice League of Health: Flexing Policy's Muscle -- Health Systems and Policy as the "Price is Right" -- Public versus Private: Stop Stepping on My Toes -- The Sting of Public Health -- Is it Yours, Mine and Ours? -- Building on What We've Started -- Conclusion.

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Author: Battle-Fisher, Michele

Responsibility: Michele Battle-Fisher

Place of Publication: Cham, Switzerland

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2015

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 100 pages)

Series Title: SpringerBriefs in public health

ISBN: 9783319122038 (electronic bk.); 9783319122021

Subjects (MeSH): Health Communication - ethics; Health Policy; Healthcare Disparities; Models, Theoretical; Public Health - ethics; Systems Theory

Subjects (LCSH): Public health - Moral and ethical aspects; Medical policy - Moral and ethical aspects; System theory

Abstract: Introduction -- The Justice League of Health: Flexing Policy's Muscle -- Health Systems and Policy as the "Price is Right" -- Public versus Private: Stop Stepping on My Toes -- The Sting of Public Health -- Is it Yours, Mine and Ours? -- Building on What We've Started -- Conclusion.

Contents: Part I. Systems Within Health Policy and Ethics -- 1. Framing and Revisiting Ethical Policy with a Systems -- 2. The Public, Private, and “Stepping on Toes” in Healthcare -- 3. The Menagerie of Social Agents: People and Their Connections -- 4. Communication and Politics in Healthcare -- 5. Health Systems and Policymaking as the “Price Is Right” -- 6. Ethical and Systematic Approaches to Health Policy -- 7. Health Disparities in Public Health -- Part II. Applications of Modeling to Health Policy -- 8. Mental and Simulated Models in Health Policy Making -- Part III. A Brief Exploration of the Complexity of Health Disparities (As Humanistically as Possible) -- 9. Social Disparity, Policy, and Sharing in Public Health -- 10. The Concentric Model of Health-Bound Networks.

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Location: Online

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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Location: Online

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Author: 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

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Assessing Race, Ethnicity and Gender in Health

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by Sana Loue. --Boston, MA: Springer , c2006.

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Location: Online

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Author: Loue, Sana

Responsibility: by Sana Loue

Place of Publication: Boston, MA

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2006

ISBN: 9780387324623

Subjects (MeSH): Continental population groups; Ethnic Groups; Minority Groups; Gender Identity; Public Health

Subjects (LCSH): Public health

Format: e-Book

Location: Online

Assessment of Population Health Risks of Policies

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Public health continues to evolve as professionals work not only to prevent disease and promote well-being but also to reduce health disparities and protect the environment. To a greater extent, policy is intimately linked to this process, a reality that is gaining traction in the public health sector. With this understanding in mind, Assessment of Population Health Risks of Policies introduces an international set of guidelines, Risk Assessment from Policies to Impact Dimension (RAPID). In kee…

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Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer

Date of Publication: c2014

Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 269 p. : 9 illus.)

ISBN: 9781461485971; 9781461485964 (print ed.)

Subjects (MeSH): Health Policy; Public Health; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors

Abstract: Public health continues to evolve as professionals work not only to prevent disease and promote well-being but also to reduce health disparities and protect the environment. To a greater extent, policy is intimately linked to this process, a reality that is gaining traction in the public health sector. With this understanding in mind, Assessment of Population Health Risks of Policies introduces an international set of guidelines, Risk Assessment from Policies to Impact Dimension (RAPID). In keeping with widely recognized models of public health operations, this innovative methodology factors in social, environmental, and economic health determinants to predict adverse outcomes to populations arising from large-scale policy decisions. Case studies from across the European Union illustrate both the intricacies of risk quantification and other components of assessment and possible relationships between policy and health outcomes. And contributors suggest how international health standards may be implemented despite significant cultural and political differences among nations.

Contents: Public health, policy analysis, risk assessment and impact assessment -- Risk assessment, Impact assessment and evaluation -- Top-Down Policy Risk Assessment -- Bottom-up policy risk assessment -- Quantification of health risks -- Application of RAPID Guidance on an International Policy -- Use of policy risk assessment results in political decision making.