Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 6)

Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 6)
Author: King K. Holmes
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 1027
Release: 2017-11-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1464805253

Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death globally, particularly among children and young adults. The spread of new pathogens and the threat of antimicrobial resistance pose particular challenges in combating these diseases. Major Infectious Diseases identifies feasible, cost-effective packages of interventions and strategies across delivery platforms to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, malaria, adult febrile illness, viral hepatitis, and neglected tropical diseases. The volume emphasizes the need to effectively address emerging antimicrobial resistance, strengthen health systems, and increase access to care. The attainable goals are to reduce incidence, develop innovative approaches, and optimize existing tools in resource-constrained settings.

Anthropology and Public Health

Anthropology and Public Health
Author: Robert A. Hahn
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 753
Release: 2009
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0195374649

Anthropologists also work as evaluators, examining the activities of public health institutions and the successes and failures of public health programs.

Surviving HIV/AIDS in the Inner City

Surviving HIV/AIDS in the Inner City
Author: Sabrina Marie Chase
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2011
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0813548926

Based on her work with minority women living, in Newark, New Jersey, Sabrina Marie Chase illuminates the hidden traps and land mines burdening our current health care system as a whole. For the women she studied, alliances with doctors, nurses, and social workers could literally mean the difference between life and death. By applying the theories of sociologist Pierre Bourdieu to the day-today experiences of HIV-positive Latinas, Chase explains why some struggled and even died while others flourished and thrived under difficult conditions. These gripping, true-life stories advocate for those living with chronic illness (continued from front flap) --

Social Justice and Medical Practice

Social Justice and Medical Practice
Author: Merrill Singer
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 379
Release: 2017-12-14
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 135162153X

How do we understand and respond to the pressing health problems of modern society? Conventional practice focuses on the assessment and clinical treatment of immediate health issues presented by individual patients. In contrast, social medicine advocates an equal focus on the assessment and social treatment of underlying social conditions, such as environmental factors, structural violence, and social injustice. Social Justice and Medical Practice examines the practice of social medicine through extensive life history interviews with a physician practicing the approach in marginalized communities. It presents a case example of social medicine in action, demonstrating how such a practice can be successfully pursued within the context of the existing structure of twenty-first-century medicine. In examining the experience of a physician on the frontlines of reforming health care, the book critiques the restrictive nature of the dominant clinical model of medicine and argues for a radically expanded focus for modern-day medical practice. Social Justice and Medical Practice is a timely intervention at a time when even advanced health care systems are facing multiple crises. Lucidly written, it presents a striking alternative and is important reading for students and practitioners of medicine and anthropology, as well as policy makers.

South African National HIV Prevalence, HIV Incidence, Behaviour and Communication Survey, 2005

South African National HIV Prevalence, HIV Incidence, Behaviour and Communication Survey, 2005
Author: Olive Shisana
Publisher: HSRC Press
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2005
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780796921529

A follow-up to the Nelson Mandela Foundation's 2002 national household survey of HIV/AIDS prevalence in South Africa, this 2005 report seeks to provide further understanding of the HIV pandemic. Using data that tested for HIV incidence rather than just using mortality statistics, this study looks at which socio-demographic groups are most vulnerab≤ whether new policies have been successful in fighting the disease; what exactly is being done by key players, such as the government, churches, and other civil society organizations; and how the spread of HIV can be reduced in South Africa.

The Global HIV Epidemics among Sex Workers

The Global HIV Epidemics among Sex Workers
Author: Deanna Kerrigan
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2012-12-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0821397753

A global economic analysis of HIV infection amongst sex workers, finding that evidence based and rights affirming interventions are not implemented to the level that their efficacy warrants, and that doing so at scale would be cost effective and deliver significant returns on investment.

When Communities Assess Their AIDS Epidemics

When Communities Assess Their AIDS Epidemics
Author: Benjamin P. Bowser
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2007
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780739107522

A detailed ethnographic description of the AIDS epidemic in ten U.S. cities and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Rabies

Rabies
Author: Anthony R. Fooks
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 732
Release: 2020-05-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0128205725

Rabies: Basis of the Disease and Its Management, Fourth Edition is an authoritative reference on the current status of rabies, including the virological, clinical, and public health aspects and management recommendations. Rabies remains one of the most important global public health problems worldwide. Although many important developments have been made over the past century to combat this disease, rabies has become a re-emergent infection in the resource-constrained countries. The Fourth Edition updates this classic reference with comprehensive coverage of the molecular virology, pathogenesis, immunology, vaccines, public health aspects, and epidemiology of rabies and is completely revised, with new chapters that will cover historical developments in rabies intervention strategies, the evolution of rabies virus, modeling rabies control, and on the strategy for rabies elimination. Rabies, Fourth Edition, provides physicians, veterinarians, public health advisors, epidemiologists, and research scientists with a single source for authoritative and up-to-date information on the diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of this fatal infectious virus. - Edited by renowned researchers in this subject and has gathered a team of experts to detail the science, treatment, and control of rabies - Completely revised, the Fourth Edition presents rabies as a re-emergent infection with emphasis on a global perspective of the disease - Includes new chapters the evolution of the rabies virus and on modeling rabies control and includes many full-color figures that highlight important information

Analysis of Cancer Risks in Populations Near Nuclear Facilities

Analysis of Cancer Risks in Populations Near Nuclear Facilities
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2012-06-29
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309255716

In the late 1980s, the National Cancer Institute initiated an investigation of cancer risks in populations near 52 commercial nuclear power plants and 10 Department of Energy nuclear facilities (including research and nuclear weapons production facilities and one reprocessing plant) in the United States. The results of the NCI investigation were used a primary resource for communicating with the public about the cancer risks near the nuclear facilities. However, this study is now over 20 years old. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission requested that the National Academy of Sciences provide an updated assessment of cancer risks in populations near USNRC-licensed nuclear facilities that utilize or process uranium for the production of electricity. Analysis of Cancer Risks in Populations near Nuclear Facilities: Phase 1 focuses on identifying scientifically sound approaches for carrying out an assessment of cancer risks associated with living near a nuclear facility, judgments about the strengths and weaknesses of various statistical power, ability to assess potential confounding factors, possible biases, and required effort. The results from this Phase 1 study will be used to inform the design of cancer risk assessment, which will be carried out in Phase 2. This report is beneficial for the general public, communities near nuclear facilities, stakeholders, healthcare providers, policy makers, state and local officials, community leaders, and the media.