Group work and patient education are vital aspects of improving health outcomes in all settings, by supporting patients and clients to manage their conditions, as well as to promote and support behaviour change for improved health. Concise, accessible, and easy-to-read, this new title in the popular “How To” series is designed to support nutritionists, dietitians, nurses and other healthcare professionals to facilitate healthy lifestyle change...

"Visit the Doctor! focuses on doctor visits while discussing steps children can take to practice healthy lifestyles. Readers are introduced to what may happen during a typical medical exam and specifics about the job of a doctor. Callouts prompt inquiry, further thinking, and close examination of photographs. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words."--Provided...

"An event-by-event look at how institutionalized racism harms the health of African Americans in the twenty-first century"-- Provided by publisher.

Draws on government documents and hundreds of case studies to reveal the devastating impact of the use of burning pits in Afghanistan and Iraq has on the armed forces serving there.

When three-month-old Lia Lee Arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was set in motion from which neither she nor her parents nor her doctors would ever recover. Lia's parents were part of a large Hmong community in Merced. The Hmong, traditionally a close-knit and fiercely people, have been less amenable to assimilation than most immigrants, adhering steadfastly to the rituals and beliefs of their ancestors....

"The latest installment in the successful series, GET WHAT'S YOURS FOR HEALTHCARE explains how to get the high-quality healthcare you need at a fair price"-- Provided by publisher.

H. H. Cunningham's Doctors in Gray, first published more than thirty years ago, remains the definitive work on the medical history of the Confederate army. Drawing on a prodigious array of sources, Cunningham paints as complete a picture as possible of the daunting task facing those charged with caring for the war's wounded and sick. Of the estimated 600,000 Confederate troops, Cunningham claims the 200,000 died either from battle wounds of from illness-the...

More than ten million patients now travel abroad every year for affordable, high-quality healthcare. From Thailand's American-accredited Bumrungrad International Hospital to Eric Clapton's Crossroads Center in Antigua to Johns Hopkins International Medical Center in Singapore, health travelers now have access to a full array of the world's safest, best choices in healthcare facilities and physicians. Now in its Third Edition, Patients Beyond Borders...

Former Colorado governor Richard D. Lamm and political economist Andy Sharma provide an informed and erudite look at the current state of the American healthcare system. The authors address questions ranging from the impact of the retiring baby boomer generation to what the impending healthcare reforms mean for the nation. Lamm and Sharma also expose the problems existing not only in policy and professional circles but also in public attitudes and...

Have you taken a backseat role when it comes to your healthcare and insurance decisions? Maybe you're mad as hell about checking boxes you don't understand and watching your premiums go up. Maybe you're struggling to determine your personal risk and what plan is right for you. Maybe you feel the industry is a speaking different language-one you'll never understand. In Healthcare Is Making Me Sick, expert Scott Hesier takes what he's learned in his...