Planetary Health: Safeguarding Human Health and the Environment in the Anthropocene (Haines Andy)(Paperback)

Planetary Health: Safeguarding Human Health and the Environment in the Anthropocene (Haines Andy)(Paperback)

We live in unprecedented times - the Anthropocene - defined by far-reaching human impacts on the natural systems that underpin civilisation. Planetary Health explores the many environmental changes that threaten to undermine progress in human health, and explains how these changes affect health

Planetary Health: Human Health in an Era of Global Environmental Change (Cole Jennifer)(Paperback)

Planetary Health -- the idea that human health and the health of the environment are inextricably linked -- encourages the preservation and sustainability of natural systems for the benefit of human health. Drawing from disciplines such as public health, environmental science, evolutionary

Environment, Health and Sustainable Development, 2nd Edition (Hutchinson)(Paperback)

Longstanding evidence of the links between the environment, development and human health has led to a recognition of the need for public health policy to address sustainable development in low, middle and high income countries. One of the great challenges for public health practitioners is to

Infrastructure, Environment, and Life in the Anthropocene (Hetherington Kregg)(Paperback)

Infrastructure, Environment, and Life in the Anthropocene explores life in the age of climate change through a series of infrastructural puzzles-sites at which it has become impossible to disentangle the natural from the built environment. With topics ranging from breakwaters built of oysters,

Supporting Children′s Health and Wellbeing (Musgrave Jackie)(Paperback)

In recent years, 'safeguarding' measures to ensure the health and well-being of all children has become an increasing focus. Supporting Children′s Health and Wellbeing helps early years students and practitioners working with children and young people gain an understanding of the key issues

Lifestyle Medicine: Lifestyle, the Environment and Preventive Medicine in Health and Disease (Sagner Michael)(Paperback)

Architecture and Health: Guiding Principles for Practice (Battisto Dina)(Paperback)

Architecture and Health recognizes the built environment and health as inextricable encouraging a new mind-set for the profession. Over 40 international award-winning projects are included to explore innovative design principles linked to health outcomes. The book is organized into three

Human Physiology and Health (Wright David)(Paperback / softback)

Human Physiology and Health provides complete coverage of the content for the GCSE specifications in Human Physiology and Health, and Human biology. It is also a valuable resource for students studying any of the BTEC or OCR Nationals in Health and Social Care, or Science. Advanced level Biology,

Safeguarding and Child Protection for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors: A Practical Guide (Powell Catherine)(Paperback)

A practical guide to the full spectrum of safeguarding children work, from prevention to statutory intervention and serious case

At What Cost: Modern Capitalism and the Future of Health (Freudenberg Nicholas)(Pevná vazba)

An incisive and powerful investigation of corporate impact on human and planetary well-being Freedom of choice lies at the heart of American society. Every day, individuals decide what to eat, which doctors to see, who to connect with online, and where to educate their children. Yet, many Americans

Anatomy & Physiology for Health Professions (Colbert Bruce)(Paperback / softback)

For courses in Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professions. Understanding The Human Form Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professionals: An Interactive Journey is a hands-on study companion that guides nursing and allied health students through the systems of the human body. The volume

Against the Anthropocene: Visual Culture and Environment Today (Demos T. J.)(Paperback)

A critique of the discourse on the Anthropocene and the creative alternatives to it to be found through the arts, sciences, and humanities.Addressing the current upswing of attention in the sciences, arts, and humanities to the new proposal that we are in a human-driven epoch called the

Health for All Children (Emond Alan)(Paperback)

The foundations of health and wellbeing are laid down in pregnancy and the early years. Health for all Children takes a life course approach to child health, starting in pregnancy and extending to the age of seven to include transition into school, and to cover the foundation years in education

One Health: The Theory and Practice of Integrated Health Approaches (Zinsstag Jakob)(Pevná vazba)

One Health, the concept of combined veterinary and human health, has now expanded beyond emerging infectious diseases and zoonoses to incorporate a wider suite of health issues. Retaining its interdisciplinary focus which combines theory with practice, this new edition illustrates the contribution

Health Communication in the Caribbean and Beyond: A Reader (Steele Godfrey A.)(Paperback)

Health Communication in the Caribbean and Beyond provides a comprehensive, well-researched and up-to-date discussion of the local and international health communication literature and provides a theoretical and practical framework for teaching health and/or medical communication skills. It reviews,

Social (In)Justice and Mental Health (Shim Ruth S.)(Paperback)

Social (In)Justice and Mental Health introduces readers to the concept of social justice and the outsized, but often ignored, role that social injustice plays in the identification, diagnosis, and management of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The contributors are first-rate,

Design for Mental and Behavioral Health (McCuskey Shepley Mardelle)(Paperback)

Studies confirm that the physical environment influences health outcomes, emotional state, preference, satisfaction and orientation, but very little research has focused on mental and behavioural health settings. This book summarizes design principles and design research for individuals who are

Fostering Human Capital in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (World Bank)(Paperback)

The formation of human capital--the knowledge, skills, and health that people accumulate over their lifetimes--is critical for the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Human capital contributes not only to human development and employment but also to the long-term sustainability of a

Health in the Anthropocene: Living Well on a Finite Planet (Zywert Katharine)(Paperback)

Adding to a growing body of knowledge about how the social-ecological dynamics of the Anthropocene affect human health, this collection presents strategies that both address core challenges, including climate change, stagnating economic growth, and rising socio-political instability, and offers

Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing in the UK(Paperback / softback)

Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing in the UK is an adaptation of Australia and New Zealand's foremost mental health nursing text and is an essential resource for both mental health nursing students and qualified nurses. Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect current research and the UK

Politics and the Anthropocene (Kelly Duncan)(Paperback)

The Anthropocene has become central to understanding the intimate connections between human life and the natural environment, but it has fractured our sense of time and possibility. What implications does that fracturing have for how we should think about politics in these new times? In this

Applied Theatre: Performing Health and Wellbeing (Baxter Veronica)(Paperback)

Applied Theatre: Performing Health and Wellbeing is the first volume in the field to address the role that theatre, drama and performance have in relation to promoting, developing and sustaining health and wellbeing in diverse communities. Challenging concepts and understanding of health, wellbeing

Health Policy, Power and Politics: Sociological Insights (Calnan Michael)(Paperback)

In the context of substantial changes in health service policy and public health policy in England over the last two decades, Health Policy, Power and Politics fills an important gap by providing an up-to-date and accessible account of recent trends in health policies and a sociological analysis of

The Short Guide to Health and Social Care (Glasby Jon)(Paperback)

As a field, health and social care is facing considerable challenge and debate, in the UK and internationally. This clear and succinct text offers a valuable introductory guide to this multidisciplinary subject, helping people who want to study or work in health and social care understand why these