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Collapse of the global order on drugs
The 2016 UNGASS on drug policy resulted in an Outcome Document detailing profound differences of opinion and practice between different states polarising public health and human rights themes. This book examines the different positions, the underlying problems, and the options open for the next i...
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Fresh medicine
Last spring, after congress passed sweeping legislation to reform our nation’s health care system, the editorial board of the New York Times wrote: Just as Social Security grew from a modest start in 1935 to become a bedrock of the nation’s retirement system, this is a start on health care refor...
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Health disparities among under-served populations
An anthology that critically examines the devastating impact of race, class, and gender on the health and health care of African Americans, Latinos and American Indians, with particular focus on children and adolescents. It includes chapters that focus on issues such as: substance abuse, psycholo...
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Health literacy and school-based health education
Examines the relationship between health literacy and health outcomes, and the role of schools in promoting health literacy through the curriculum. This volume utilizes research, literature reviews and case studies that examine how education can support health literacy development as a vital 21st...
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Human capital and health behavior
This Volume focuses on human capital and health behavior. Content is based on an International symposium on Human Capital and Health Behavior, held by The Centre for Health Economics at the University of Gothenburg. Content will cover both theoretical and empirical aspects of the topic.
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International best practices in health care management
Advances in Health Care Management Volume 17 helps to shape emerging thinking about best practices in international health care management. The volume is divided into two sections: a set of commentaries from US and European scholars, and research articles that compare two or more health systems a...
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Issues and opportunities in primary health care for children in europe
The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and is freely available to read online. This book presents the scientific findings of a three-year project across 30 EU and EEA countries assessing primary care for children throughout the life-course, drawing from 20 academic partners' analysis of e...
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Preference measurement in health
It is fundamental to measure the individual value of different medical interventions in order to prioritise resources. Preference-based approaches can produce measures that allow comparisons of such values. This volume covers altruism within families, differences in risk attitudes, and estimation...
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Reconfiguring the eco-system for sustainable healthcare
Volume 4 considers the configuration of the broader healthcare eco-system. It examines the tight connection between sustainable healthcare, sustainable communities, and sustainable ecologies - and the organizational and inter-organizational approaches being applied to advance overall sustainabi...
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Structural approaches to address issues in patient safety
This volume delves into the potential that design thinking can have when applied to organizational systems and structures in health care environments to mitigate risks, reduce medical errors and ultimately improve patient safety, the quality of care, provider well-being, and the overall patient e...
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The economics of medical technology
Includes various aspects of the process of treating disease (such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and surgical procedures) is important for individual health and, consequently, also for general welfare. This title provides theoretical and empirical evidence about the market for medical techn...
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This may hurt a bit
“How might we fix Canada’s health-care system?”; “why would we want to?”; and “what’s stopping us from doing so?” These three questions lie at the very heart of This May Hurt a Bit.
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