Author: Committee to Review the Worker and Public Health A
Publisher: National Academies Pre
Keywords: health, department, energy, human, services, administered, program, worker, public, activities, review
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2006-12-18
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 030910338X
ISBN-13: 9780309103381
Author: Committee on Training Physicians for Public Health
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: careers, health, public, physicians, training
Number of Pages: 136
Published: 2007-08-13
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0309107601
ISBN-13: 9780309107600
Public health efforts have resulted in tremendous improvements in the health of individuals and communities. The foundation for effective public health interventions rests, in large part, on a well-trained workforce. Unfortunately there is a major shortage of public health physicians who are prepared to face today’s public health challenges. "Training Physicians for Public Health Careers" focuses on the critical roles that physicians play in maintaining and strengthening the public health system, identifies what these physicians need to know to engage in effective public health actions,
Author: Committee on Educating Public Health Professionals
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: public, century, professionals, educating, healthy, health
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2004-09-15
List price: $42.95
ISBN-10: 030908542X
ISBN-13: 9780309085427
Columbia Univ., New York City, NY. Provides an overview of the past, present, and future of public health education, assessing its readiness to offer the training and education necessary to prepare for the 21st century. Discusses the role of public health, government agencies, and education in the health and well being for future generations.
Author: Committee to Review the Health Consequences of Ser
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: findings, recommendations, immediate, action, initial, war, consequences, service, persian, gulf, health
Number of Pages: 104
Published: 1994-12-30
List price: $25.00
ISBN-10: 0309052416
ISBN-13: 9780309052412
Interim report on nontraumatic health issues such as women’s health and reproductive issues, nutritional problems of military personnel, psychiatric diagnosis, and other illnesses.
Author: Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: veterans, myelogenous, leukemia, children, vietnam, acute, exposure, agent, orange, herbicide, dioxin
Number of Pages: 42
Published: 2002-03-25
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0309083389
ISBN-13: 9780309083386
Author: Committee to Review and Assess the Health and Prod
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: learning, health, attributes, schools
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2007-01-31
List price: $43.25
ISBN-10: 0309102863
ISBN-13: 9780309102865
Evidence has accumulated that shows that the quality of indoor environments can affect the health and productivity of adults and children. One consequence is that a movement has emerged to promote the design of schools that have fewer adverse environmental effects. To examine the potential of such design for improving education, several private organizations asked the NRC to review and assess the health and productivity benefits of green schools. This report provides an analysis of the complexity of making such a determination; and an assessment of the potential human health and performance be
Author: Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: update, orange, agent, veterans
Number of Pages: 650
Published: 2005-07-15
List price: $79.00
ISBN-10: 0309095980
ISBN-13: 9780309095983
Sixth in a series of congressionally mandated studies, this book is an updated review and evaluation of the available evidence regarding the statistical association between exposure to herbicides used in Vietnam and various adverse health outcomes suspected to be linked with such exposure.This book builds upon the information contained in the earlier books in the series: "Veterans and Agent Orange: Health Effects of Herbicides Used in Vietnam" (1994); "Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 1996 Veterans" and "Agent Orange: Update 1998"; "Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2000"; "Veterans and Agent
