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The aging population / by Haerens, Margaret.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-238) and index.This volume explores numerous impacts of the aging population, including the economic consequences of an aging population, the social and legal issues of an aging population, social security and the medical challenges that face an aging population.
Subjects: Aging.; Older people.;
© [2014], Greenhaven Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning,
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Empty planet : the shock of global population decline / by Bricker, Darrell Jay,1961-author.; Ibbitson, John,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Explores the pros and cons of a declining global population, including worker shortages, lower risk of famine, and greater affluence and autonomy for women."For half a century, statisticians, pundits, and politicians have warned that a burgeoning population will soon overwhelm the earth's resources. But a growing number of experts are sounding a different alarm. Rather than continuing to increase exponentially, they argue, the global population is headed for a steep decline--and in many countries, that decline has already begun. In Empty Planet, John Ibbitson and Darrell Bricker find that a smaller global population will bring with it many benefits: fewer workers will command higher wages; the environment will improve; the risk of famine will wane; and falling birthrates in the developing world will bring greater affluence and autonomy for women. But enormous disruption lies ahead, too. We can already see the effects in Europe and parts of Asia, as aging populations and worker shortages weaken the economy and impose crippling demands on healthcare and social security. The United States and Canada are well-positioned to successfully navigate these coming demographic shifts--that is, unless growing isolationism leads us to close ourselves off just as openness becomes more critical to our survival than ever. Rigorously researched and deeply compelling, Empty Planet offers a vision of a future that we can no longer prevent--but one that we can shape, if we choose."--Jacket.
Subjects: Demographic transition.; Population; Population;
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Civil disobedience, social justice, nationalism & populism, violent demonstrations, and race relations.
Mode of access: Internet.10-A.Provides essays on current topics including civil disobedience, social justice, nationalism & populism, violent demonstrations, and race relations."Civil disobedience" -- "Stokely Carmichael's "Black Power": Document Analysis -- Barack Obama: "A More Perfect Union" -- Proposals Made by High School Students of East Los Angeles -- The Trial of John Brown -- Ella Baker's "Bigger than a Hamburger" -- Resistance to Civil Government -- The Occupy Movement - We'd Better Pay Attention -- Letter from Birmingham Jail -- Congress of Racial Equality -- Albert Gore, Jr.: "Understanding and Empathy" -- Bernie Sanders: "The American People Are Angry" -- Political Conscience -- Baldwin Voices Black Rage in The Fire Next Time -- Benjamin T. Jealous -- Hate Crimes: A Model Response -- Korean Declaration of Independence -- "The White Man's Burden" -- Fidel Castro: History Will Absolve Me -- Japan's Closed Country Edict -- Campus Police Departments Struggle with Issues of Race -- Ida B. Wells: "Booker T. Washington and His Critics" -- Walter F. White: "The Eruption of Tulsa": Document Analysis -- Ricci v. DeStefano -- Account of Participation in Sit-ins -- March on Selma -- Reflecting Violence in the Warpland: Gwendolyn Brooks's Riot -- Social Media Meets Social Justice: The Role of the Hashtag in the Contemporary Conversation on Race -- Toward a More Inclusive America: Jesse Jackson's 1984 and 1988 Democratic National Convention Addresses -- Haunting America: Racial Identity and Otherness in Civic Society -- Wilson-Willie debate -- Presidential Address on Civil Rights -- William Pickens: "The Kind of Democracy the Negro Expects" -- The Rebirth of Black Rage -- Terrorism in Charleston -- Barack Obama: Commencement Address to the Howard University Class of 2016 -- Black Lives Matter -- "The Bitter River": Langston Hughes and the Violent South -- On Civil Rights -- Unrest in Chicago after Police Officer Charged with Murder in Shooting of Black Teenager -- Barack Obama: Amazing Grace (speech after Charleston church shooting).
Subjects: Nationalism.; Populism.; Speeches, addresses, etc.; Nationalism.; Political science.; Speeches.;
On-line resources: http://libproxy.kirtland.edu:2048/login?url=https://online.salempress.com/doi/book/10.3331/ghct17 -- Available online. Click here to access.;
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The world atlas of birds / by Scott, Peter,1909-1989,editor.;
Subjects: Atlases.; Birds.; Birds; Bird populations; Birds;
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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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Why some like it hot : food, genes, and cultural diversity / by Nabhan, Gary Paul.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-223) and index.Introduction -- Ch. 1. Sailing through histories encoded in our bodies -- Ch.2. -- Searching for the ancestral diet -- Did mitochondrial eve and java man feast on the same foods? -- Ch. 3. Finding a bean for your genes and a buffer against malaria -- Ch. 4. The shaping and shipping away of mediterranean cuisines --Ch . 5. Discovering why some don't like it hot -- Is it a matter of taste? -- Ch. 6. Dealing with migration headaches -- Should we change places, diets, or genes? -- Ch. 7. Rooting out the causes of disease -- Why diabetes is so common among desert-dwellers -- Ch. 8 -- Reconnecting the health of the people with the health of the land -- How hawaiians are curing themselves.
Subjects: Human population genetics.; Food preferences.; Ethnic groups.;
© c2004., Island Press/Shearwater Books,
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Wal-Mart wars : moral populism in the twenty-first century / by Massengill, Rebekah Peeples,1975-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages ages 205-213) and index.Why should we care about the Wal-Mart debate? : Constructing moral markets ; Contextualizing the Wal-Mart wars -- Competing frameworks for market morality : Individuals and communities ; Thrift and benevolence ; Freedom and fairness -- Market morality in media and politics : How Wal-Mart wins the war of words ; Moral populism in the twenty-first century -- Appendix: Methodology."Wal-Mart is America's largest retailer. The national chain of stores is a powerful stand-in of both the promise and perils of free market capitalism. Yet it is also often the target of public outcry for its labor practices, to say nothing of class-action lawsuits, and a central symbol in America's increasingly polarized political discourse over consumption, capitalism and government regulations. In many ways the battle over Wal-Mart is the battle between "Main Street" and "Wall Street" as the fate of workers under globalization and the ability of the private market to effectively distribute precious goods like health care take center stage. In Wal-Mart Wars, Rebekah Massengill shows that the economic debates are not about dollars and cents, but instead represent a conflict over the deployment of deeper symbolic ideas about freedom, community, family, and citizenship. Wal-Mart Wars argues that the family is not just a culture wars issue to be debated with regard to same-sex marriage or the limits of abortion rights; rather, the family is also an idea that shapes the ways in which both conservative and progressive activists talk about economic issues, and in the process, construct different moral frameworks for evaluating capitalism and its most troubling inequalities. With particular attention to political activism and the role of big business to the overall economy, Massengill shows that the fight over the practices of this multi-billion dollar corporation can provide us with important insight into the dreams and realities of American capitalism." -- Publisher's website.
Subjects: Wal-Mart (Firm); Retail trade.; Marketing; Marketing;
© [2013], New York University Press,
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A population health approach to health disparities for nurses : [electronic resource] : Care of vulnerable populations. by Gary, Faye.;
Offers vivid narratives illuminating the challenges and opportunities health professionals and policymakers face Distinguished by abundant patient and health provider narratives highlighting the impact of health disparities on health outcomes worldwide, this scholarly yet practical text prepares RN-BSN, DNP, and PhD students to work toward improving community health for a variety of underserved and vulnerable populations. Grounded in the population health approach addressed in AACN Essentials, the text delivers practical steps nurses can take to address population health goals, including the improvement of quality of care, access to healthcare, improved outcomes, and cost management. The resource is also unique in its reflection of the interconnected points of view of the patient, the provider, and the health system. Written by lawyers, physicians, social workers, statisticians and economists, psychologists, ethicists, finance experts, population health specialists, anthropologists, and nurses, the text emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to learning and all components of health care—delivery of care, policy, research, and teaching. It examines demographic differences, chronic and acute health conditions, and the health needs of the unserved/underserved across the life cycle. The book emphasizes the importance of understanding the social determinants of health and discusses ways to address health disparities through changes in public policy, attitudes, beliefs, education, research, and advocacy. Objectives, key terms, discussion questions, and exercises facilitate group discussion about best practices. Key Features: Delivers practical knowledge with detailed narratives and case studies of specific populations from experienced interprofessional authors Highlights the interwoven perspectives of patients, health providers, and health systems to promote cultural competence Pinpoints health disparities including a discussion of COVID-19 Presents selected historical landmarks and cases that influence population health outcomes among vulnerable groups Interdisciplinary approach includes the perspectives of other health and social science disciplinesElectronic reproduction.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Nonfiction.; Medical.;
© 2022.,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=9314424 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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The death of the West : how dying populations and immigrant invasions imperil our country and civilization / by Buchanan, Patrick J.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Civilization, Western; Social prediction; Social prediction;
© 2002., Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press,
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Mental health in rural America : a field guide / by Stewart, Ellen Greene,author.;
What defines rural and frontier, and why are they important? -- Rural mental health policy and parity -- Obstacles to treatment: the four "a's" and an "s" : accessibility, availability, acceptability, affordability, and stigma -- The structure of rural mental health care: state, country, town, village -- Understanding the culture of rural living -- Disaster mental health -- Poverty -- Types of mental health practitioners and their scopes of practice -- Treatment philosophies and models -- Issues in rural practice -- The three "r's" of schools in rural areas: reassurance, responsibility, and resolution -- Substance abuse in rural areas -- suicide in rural areas -- A day in the life of a rural mental health practitioner -- The rural economy in transition -- Technological innovations in rural mental health services -- Looking forward: collaborative possibilities."This book provides a comprehensive overview of mental health in rural America, with the goal of fostering urgently needed research and honest conversations about providing accessible, culturally competent mental health care to rural populations. Grounding the work is an explanation of the history and structure of rural mental health care, the culture of rural living among diverse groups, and the crucial "A's" and "S": accountability, accessibility, acceptability, affordability, and stigma. The book then examines poverty, disaster mental health, ethics in rural mental health, and school counseling. It ends with practical information and treatments for two of the most common problems, suicide and substance abuse, and a brief exploration of collaborative possibilities in rural mental health care."--Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Rural mental health services; Mental health services.; Rural population.; Rural Health Services; Mental Health Services; Rural Population;
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