Oliver - Public Health 1

Hardly any addictive behavior is growing as rapidly in modern Western society as consumer addiction. No surpriseーbecause it is economically intended, even required. And that is exactly what makes i……続きを見る

What if the best healthcare doesn't come from a hospital ー but from the community itself? For decades, India's health systems have been built from the top down: policies drafted in offices, solutio……続きを見る

Free from Consumption Compulsions – A Guide to a More Conscious Life In a world where consumption is omnipresent, we often become unnoticed prisoners of our buying habits. Rethinking Consumption is ……続きを見る

Frei von Konsumzwängen – Ein Wegweiser zu einem bewussteren Leben In einer Welt, in der Konsum allgegenwärtig ist, werden wir oft unbemerkt zu Gefangenen unserer Kaufgewohnheiten. Konsum neu denken ……続きを見る

Kaum ein Suchtverhalten wächst in der modernen westlichen Gesellschaft so stark wie die Konsumsucht. Kein Wunder – sie ist ökonomisch gewollt, ja benötigt. Genau das macht sie besonders gefährlich. ……続きを見る

This book discusses fundamental discourses relating to health in Africa arising out of the consequences of endemic diseases in Africa. It identifies, explains and illustrates the contexts, challenge……続きを見る

It seems almost daily we read newspaper articles and watch news reports exposing the growing epidemic of obesity in America. Our government tells us we are experiencing a major health crisis, with s……続きを見る

Continued geographic expansion of dengue viruses and their mosquito vectors has seen the magnitude and frequency of epidemic dengue/dengue hemorrhagic fever (DF/DHF) increase dramatically. Recent ex……続きを見る

This book sets out to understand how students with disabilities experience higher education and the transition to the workplace. It foregrounds the voices of students and graduates in order to explo……続きを見る

In 2014, a 28-year old British doctor found himself co-running the Ebola isolation unit in Sierra Leone's main hospital after the doctor in charge had been killed by the virus. Completely overwhelme……続きを見る

Globalization is a form of social change, reshaping the socio-spatial milieu in which humans strive, and in which health and disease are managed and controlled. And yet the effects of globalization ……続きを見る

Breitensport für die Therapie nutzbar gemacht Joggen, Laufen und Walking scheinen eine hohe Akzeptanz zu haben. Inzwischen ist auch ihre therapeutische Wirksamkeit nachgewiesen. In diesem Buch werde……続きを見る

This book (an updated and extended edition) is about mobilizing women and health care policy makers and providers to unite their efforts in a single strategy for fighting cervical cancer worldwide. ……続きを見る

This book presents a comprehensive discussion of classical ideas, core topics, currents and detailed theoretical underpinnings in medical sociology. It is a globally renowned source and reference fo……続きを見る

In an attempt to challenge the prevailing attitudes and images of nursing homes in America, the authors have written a touching book about the people and the relationships that are a part of nursing……続きを見る

In our complex, fast changing society, health is strongly influenced by the continuously changing interactions between organisations and their employees. Three major fields contribute to health-orie……続きを見る

Pharmaceutical innovation is like gambling at roulette, only the stakes are higher. Considerably higher, since the most recent estimates put the costs of drug development at US$ 800 million to US$ 1……続きを見る

It seems almost daily we read newspaper articles and watch news reports exposing the growing epidemic of obesity in America. Our government tells us we are experiencing a major health crisis, with s……続きを見る