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Getting risk right : understanding the science of elusive health risks / by Kabat, Geoffrey C.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-235) and index.The illusion of validity and the power of "negative thinking" -- Splendors and miseries of associations -- When risk goes viral : biases and bandwagons -- Do cell phones cause brain cancer? : a tale of two sciences -- Hormonal confusion: the contested science of endocrine disruption -- Deadly remedy : a mysterious disease, a medicinal herb, and the recognition a worldwide public health threat -- HPV, cancer, and beyond : the anatomy of a triumph.A study of the health industry and possible risks involved.
Subjects: Health risk assessment.; Health attitudes.;
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Less medicine, more health : 7 assumptions that drive too much medical care / by Welch, H. Gilbert.;
Our enthusiasm for everything medical -- Assumption #1. All risks can be lowered -- Assumption #2. It's always better to fix the problem -- Assumption #3. Sooner is always better -- Assumption #4. It never hurts to get more information -- Assumption #5. Action is always better than inaction -- Assumption #6. Newer is always better -- Assumption #7. It's all about avoiding death."Eat smart, exercise regularly, and get routine health screenings," the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services advises the public in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. And that is absolutely true - except for the checkup part. The American public has been sold the idea that seeking medical care is one of the most important steps to maintain wellness. However, surprisingly, medical care is not in fact well correlated with good health. The major determinants of health are outside individual medical care. Dr. Gilbert Welch pushes against established wisdom, and suggests that medical care may be too aggressive. From his twenty-five years of medical practice and research, Welch explains that excessive medical care is often powered by economics and lawyers. But American medical care would not exist in this state if the general public did not harbor powerful assumptions about the value of tests and treatments - a number of which are just plain wrong. "--Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Health risk assessment.; Medicare.; Health Status Indicators.;
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When gadgets betray us : the dark side of our infatuation with new technologies / by Vamosi, Rob.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Looks at the important issues that are often overlooked in the race to find the best, fastest, and most cutting-edge technological wonders.A false sense of security -- The dark side of convenience -- Invisible threats -- Electronic bread crumbs -- Me, I'm not -- The myth of fingerprints -- Zeroes and ones.
Subjects: Pocket computers; Pocket computers; Pocket computers; Software failures; Computer crimes.;
© c2011., Basic Books,
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The poisoned city : Flint's water and the American urban tragedy / by Clark, Anna(Anna Leigh).;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-291) and index.Part I: Taught by thirst. The well ; Corrosion ; Revelations ; Saturation -- Part II: Divination. Alchemy ; Citizen/science ; Meditations in an emergency ; Blood -- Part III: Water's perfect memory. Switchback ; Legion ; Truth and reconciliation ; Genesis."Recounts the gripping story of Flint's poisoned water through the people who caused it, suffered from it, and exposed it. It is a chronicle of one town, but could also be about any American city, all made precarious by the neglect of infrastructure"--"When the people of Flint, Michigan, turned on their faucets in April 2014, the water pouring out was poisoned with lead and other toxins. Through a series of disastrous decisions, the state government had switched the city's water supply to a source that corroded Flint's aging lead pipes. Complaints about the foul-smelling water were dismissed: the residents of Flint, mostly poor and African American, were not seen as credible, even in matters of their own lives. It took eighteen months of activism by city residents and a band of dogged outsiders to force the state to admit that the water was poisonous. By that time, twelve people had died and Flint's children had suffered irreparable harm. The long battle for accountability and a humane response to this man-made disaster has only just begun. In the first full account of this American tragedy, The Poisoned City recounts the gripping story of Flint's poisoned water through the people who caused it, suffered from it, and exposed it. It is a chronicle of one town, but could also be about any American city, all made precarious by the neglect of infrastructure and the erosion of democratic decision making. Places like Flint are set up to fail--and for the people who live and work in them, the consequences can be fatal."--Jacket.
Subjects: Drinking water; Drinking water; Health risk assessment; Heavy metals; Water Supply; Public Health.; Heavy Metal Poisoning.;
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How everyday products make people sick : toxins at home and in the workplace / by Blanc, Paul D.,1951-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-346) and index.This book reveals the hidden health dangers in many of the seemingly innocent products we encounter every day--a tube of glue in a kitchen drawer, a bottle of bleach in the laundry room, a rayon scarf on a closet shelf, a brass knob on the front door, a wood plank on an outdoor deck. A compelling exposé, written by a physician with extensive experience in public health and illustrated with disturbing case histories, this is a meticulously documented account of injury and illness across different time periods, places, and technologies. It presents a picture of how ordinary manufacturing processes and consumer marketing expose workers and the general public alike to toxic hazards. Among the surprisingly common hazards discussed: glue and rubber cement; chlorine bleach; rayon and other synthetic textiles; welding and other metal fumes; wood preservatives; gasoline additives.--From publisher description.The forgotten histories of "modern" hazards -- The shadow of smoke : how to evade regulation -- Good glue, better glue, superglue -- Under a green sea : the rising tide of chlorine -- Going crazy at work : cycles of carbon disulfide poisoning -- Job fever : inhaling dust and fumes -- Emerging toxins.
Subjects: Toxicology; Environmental health; Occupational diseases; Health risk assessment.; Product safety.; Environmental Illness; Occupational Diseases; Poisons; Risk Assessment; Toxicologie; Hygiène du milieu; Maladies professionnelles; Risques pour la santé; Produits commerciaux; Gewerbetoxikologie.; Umweltmedizin.;
© c2007., University of California Press,
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Community/public health nursing : promoting the health of populations / by Nies, Mary A.(Mary Albrecht),editor.; McEwen, Melanie,editor.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction to community health nursing -- Health: a community view -- Historical factors: community health nursing in context -- Thinking upstream: nursing theories and population-focused nursing practice -- Health promotion and risk reduction -- The art and science of community health nursing -- Epidemiology -- Community assessment -- Community health planning, implementation, and evaluation -- Community health education -- Case management -- Factors that influence the health of the community -- Policy, politics, legislation, and community health nursing -- The health care system -- Economics of health care -- Cultural diversity and community health nursing -- Environmental health -- Globalization and international health -- Aggregates in the community -- Child and adolescent health -- Women's health -- Men's health -- Senior health -- Family health -- Vulnerable populations -- Populations affected by disabilities -- Homeless populations -- Rural and migrant health -- Populations affected by mental illness -- Population health problems -- Communicable disease -- Substance abuse -- Violence -- Natural and man-made disasters -- Community health settings -- School health -- Occupational health -- Forensic and correctional nursing -- Faith community health -- Home health and hospice.
Subjects: Community health nursing.; Community Health Nursing.; Public Health Nursing.; Health Promotion.;
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Maternal-newborn nursing : the critical components of nursing care / by Durham, Roberta F.,author.; Chapman, Linda,1949-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A better way to learn maternal and newborn nursing! This unique presentation provides tightly focused maternal-newborn coverage in a highly structured text."--Google Books viewed Oct. 8, 2021.
Subjects: Maternity nursing.; Maternal health services.; Newborn infants; Maternal-Child Nursing; Perinatal Care; Obstetric Nursing; Maternal Health Services;
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Self-neglect and hoarding : a guide to safeguarding and support / by Barnett, Deborah.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-258) and indexes.What is self-neglect and hoarding? -- How self-neglect affects people's lives -- Themes from adult serious case reviews or safeguarding adult reviews -- Safeguarding those who self-neglect under the Care Act 2014 -- Therapeutic interventions -- Assessment and engagement -- Supporting the practitioner -- Conclusion. "Self-neglect and hoarding is present in one of five social work cases in mental health and older people's services. These cases can be the most alarming and challenging on a social worker's caseload. A skilled, thorough risk assessment of the behaviours of self-neglect is needed in order to ensure effective care and support is available. This guide offers practical and applicable tools and solutions for all professionals involved in working with people who self-neglect. It includes tips for assessment and decision-making in the support process, and updates following the implementation of the Care Act 2014, which deemed self-neglect a safeguarding matter."-- back cover.
Subjects: Mentally ill; Disability evaluation; Compulsive hoarding; Psychiatric social work; Hoarding Disorder; Hoarding Disorder; Self Care; Mental Health Services.; Social Work, Psychiatric.;
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Community and public health nursing : evidence for practice / by DeMarco, Rosanna F.,author.; Healey-Walsh, Judith,author.; Preceded by (work):Harkness, Gail A..Community and public health nursing.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Part One: The Context of Community and Public Health Nursing -- Chapter 1: Public Health Nursing: Present, Past, and Future -- Chapter 2: Public Health Systems -- Chapter 3: Health Politics, Policy, and Reform -- Chapter 4: Global Health: A Community Perspective -- Part Two: Evidence-Based Practice and Population Health -- Chapter 5: Frameworks for Health Promotion, Disease, Prevention, and Risk Reduction -- Chapter 6: Epidemiology: The Science of Prevention -- Chapter 7: Describing Health Conditions: Understanding and Using Rates -- Chapter 8: Gathering Evidence for Public Health Practice -- Part Three: Implementing Nursing Practice in Community Settings -- Chapter 9: Planning for Community Change -- Chapter 10: Cultural Competence: Awareness, Sensitivity, and Respect -- Chapter 11: Community Assessment -- Chapter 12: Care Management, Case Management, and Home Healthcare -- Chapter 13: Family AssessmentPart Four: Challenges in Community and Public Health Nursing -- Chapter 14: Risk of Infectious and Communicable Diseases -- Chapter 15: Emerging Infectious Diseases -- Chapter 16: Violence and Abuse -- Chapter 17: Substance Abuse -- Chapter 18: Underserved Populations -- Chapter 19: Environmental Health -- Chapter 20: Community Preparedness: Disaster and Terrorism -- Part Five: Specialty Practice -- Chapter 21: Community Mental Health -- Chapter 22: School Health -- Chapter 23: Faith-Oriented Communities and Health Ministries in Faith Communities -- Chapter 24: Palliative and End-of-Life Care -- Chapter 25: Occupational Health Nursing"We are experiencing extraordinary changes in healthcare in this new century; changes that call upon the most creative, analytical, and innovative skills available. While the world has the resources to reduce healthcare disparities and eliminate the differences in healthcare and health outcomes that exist between various population groups across the globe, accomplishing this is a long-term and complicated task. Improvement in the social structure within which people live, and a redistribution of resources so that all people have access to the basic necessities of life, require an unprecedented global consciousness and political commitment"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Community health nursing; Public health nursing; Community Health Nursing.; Public Health Nursing.; Evidence-Based Nursing.; Nursing Theory.;
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Generations at risk : reproductive health and the environment / by Schettler, Ted.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-396) and index.Understanding and using the science: reproductive physiology and toxicology. Reproductive and developmental physiology ; hormones, hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal system, the ovaries, the testes, normal fetal development, how toxicants can affect reproduction and development, principles of abnormal development -- Role of science in public health decisions ; the scientific method and the issue of proof, animal toxicology, epidemiology, quantitative risk assessment, reexamining scientific tools. Reproductive and developmental effects of selected substances and human exposures. Metals ; lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, manganese -- Organic solvents ; reproductive and developmental effects in humans, solvent profiles -- Pesticides ; active ingredients and "inerts", pesticides fate and transport, exposure to pesticides, reproductive and developmental toxicity of pesticides, pesticide profiles -- Endocrine disruptors ; mechanisms of action, health effects of endocrine disruptors, endocrine disruptor profiles -- Human exposures to reproductive toxicants ; data sources relevant to human exposure, data relevant to human exposure to reproductive toxicants, relevance of exposure information. Guide to investigating environmental threats to reproduction. Regulation of hazardous chemicals and your right to know ; regulatory responsibility, informed consent and the right-to-know, twentieth-century seminal events relating to toxic chemicals -- Taking action: how to assess reproductive threats at home, in the community, and in the workplace ; common routes of exposure, source of information, home survey to assess threats, community assessment, workplace assessment, consulting a physician, conclusion -- Primer for the clinician ; occupational and environmental history, how to obtain more information, follow-up -- Reflections and recommendations ; science: fragmentation and political influence, soundness of science, right to know, integrated public health approach, redefining goals.
Subjects: Reproductive toxicology.; Human reproduction;
© , MIT Press, 2000, c1999
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