Public Health & Preventive Medicine

In Explaining Cancer, Anya Plutynski addresses a variety of philosophical questions that arise in the context of cancer science and medicine. She b...

Doubt is our product, a cigarette executive once observed, since it is the best means of competing with the 'body of fact' that exists in the minds...

Hoarding disorder is the excessive saving of objects and difficulty parting with them to a point that interferes with one's ability to properly use...

The only public health text to incorporate new Affordable Care Act legislation Praise for the first edition: More than just another preliminary ...

The narratives in this book offer rare and much-needed insight into the lived experiences and contributions of the largest cadre of global health w...

This landmark annual review has provided nearly three decades of knowledge, insight, and research on topics critical to nurses everywhere. The purp...

The first graduate text to address health literacy in the aging population Low health literacy is a critical issue among adults, with over one thi...

Primarily, the book covers different global health partnerships and initiatives, focusing on what works/what doesn't work and providing guidance fo...

As the twin demographic shifts of population aging and diversity speed forward in America, it is hard to imagine a timelier or more needed work. -...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Presss mission to seek out and cultivate the b...

Why do American couples differ in the number of children they have? To answer this question the first major longitudinal study in American fertilit...

Edited by Robert M. Huff, Michael V. Kline, and Darleen V. Peterson, the Third Edition of Health Promotion in Multicultural Populations offers both...

Public Health Research Methods is a comprehensive collection of research methods used in the field of public health. This text is about providing r...

This new text supports commissioners in translating current aspirations for public mental and physical health into tangible commissioning strategie...

This new text supports commissioners in translating current aspirations for public mental and physical health into tangible commissioning strategie...

A complete one-stop-shop for any student of health promotion.   How to improve and protect public health is one of the biggest questions facing ...

A complete one-stop-shop for any student of health promotion.   How to improve and protect public health is one of the biggest questions facing ...

A comprehensive textbook providing a complete overview of the multifaceted nature of public health practice. It explores all aspects of public heal...

A comprehensive textbook providing a complete overview of the multifaceted nature of public health practice. It explores all aspects of public heal...

The Psychology of Covid-19 explores how the coronavirus is giving rise to a new order in our personal lives, societies and politics. Rooted in syst...

Why do health inequalities exist? How do gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity or class affect health? What is the healthcare impact of technology? Ho...

Public Health: Building Innovative Practice examines the main challenges facing public health today and fosters an informed and creative response b...

This first book in the Prevention Practice Kit overviews the prevention field and Kit contents, and highlights key points emerging through the hist...