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At the dawn of the 21st century, the health of the world is at a critical crossroads. Malaria, tuberculosis, and other diseases virtually eliminated from developed countries routinely claim millions of lives in developing nations. More than 40 new or emergent diseases like Ebola fever, SARS, West Nile virus, and avian flu have appeared within the last 30 years. Strains of "superbugs" resistant to our best drugs mystify modern medicine, while HIV/AIDS...
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At the dawn of the 21st century, the health of the world is at a critical crossroads. Malaria, tuberculosis, and other diseases virtually eliminated from developed countries routinely claim millions of lives in developing nations. More than 40 new or emergent diseases like Ebola fever, SARS, West Nile virus, and avian flu have appeared within the last 30 years. Strains of "superbugs" resistant to our best drugs mystify modern medicine, while HIV/AIDS...
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At the dawn of the 21st century, the health of the world is at a critical crossroads. Malaria, tuberculosis, and other diseases virtually eliminated from developed countries routinely claim millions of lives in developing nations. More than 40 new or emergent diseases like Ebola fever, SARS, West Nile virus, and avian flu have appeared within the last 30 years. Strains of "superbugs" resistant to our best drugs mystify modern medicine, while HIV/AIDS...
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"Authored by two highly experienced public health professors at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, The Public Health Primer offers the reader a cogent glimpse into the broad-ranging and often complex arena of pubic health. Dr. Jo Fairbanks and Dr. William H. Wiese provide not only an orientation to public health practice, but also a review of the basic terminology used by public health officials."--Jacket.
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"CONSEQUENCES examines the scope of the obesity epidemic and explores the serious health consequences of being overweight or obese. CHOICES offers viewers the skinny on fat, revealing what science has shown about how to lose weight, maintain weight loss and prevent weight gain. CHILDREN IN CRISIS documents the damage obesity is doing to our nation's children. Through individual stories, this film describes how the strong forces at work in our society...
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Jacques Peretti examines assumptions about what is and is not healthy. He looks at how product marketing can seduce consumers into buying supposed "healthy foods" and investigates how the food industry cashed in on the public's concerns around salmonella, BSE, and GM crops. The program also explores marketing strategies used by mainstream food producers and the impact of successive government initiatives and health campaigns, such as the proposal...
8) Consequences
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This program examines the scope of the obesity epidemic in America and explores the serious health consequences of being overweight and obese. Stories include: a unique long-term population study in Bogalusa, a small town in Louisiana, which linked early childhood weight problems with adult heart disease; the negative impact of excess weight on liver function; the risks and dangers of weight gain and diabetes; and the devastating societal costs of...
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"Written specifically for dental hygienists, this comprehensive textbook covers concepts, issues, techniques, and methods related to dental public health. It focuses on the assessment of factors that affect oral health of populations and the development of policy in response to a population's needs. It also provides information regarding the active promotion of oral health maintenance. This text is unique in that it applies the Dental Hygiene Process...
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Answering these questions and more, this career guide provides an overview of the numerous options in public health and the many different roads to get there. Whether you're a student who wants to launch career or a professional looking to change careers, this guide offers an easy introduction to the field. It details the training, salary ranges, and degree requirements for each job, and alerts readers to alternative pathways beyond the traditional...
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The untold story of Britain's worst foetal poisoning scandal since thalidomide, when a group of ordinary mothers took on the establishment and won. Set in a post-industrial Northamptonshire town, the Corby Litigation Case was a landmark case with worldwide legal and medical ramifications - the first time ever that a court has recognised a link between airborne toxins and foetal development damage. At the heart of the story is a group of young mothers...
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This film examines the connection between poor community design and burgeoning health costs based upon key public health indices: obesity, diabetes, heart disease, asthma, cancer and depression, a concept first researched by Dr. Richard Jackson, a pediatrician turned public health officer.
18) Fit for Life
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Bangladesh has one of the highest child mortality rates in the world. Children are most likely to die in their first month of life. We follow two young women in Bangladesh who face very different experiences of pregnancy, childbirth and post-natal care. While Morjina only receives support from a traditional dhai, Rashida is lucky enough to live close to a modern health clinic. This is a very moving account of child birth and the terrible consequences...
19) The Aging Game
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A "game" of role switching, acted out between University of Minnesota medical students and "their aging patients," opens a door to greater understanding.
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Effective exam preparation requires thorough and systematic revision. While different people approach revision in different ways, there are some basic techniques that all students will find helpful. This film covers a range of study and revision techniques, focusing on knowledge and understanding, application, analysis and evaluation. Edexcel’s Sharon Hague and Head of Sixth Form Brian McGowan provide an excellent insight for students on preparing...
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