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Health Services: Policy and Systems for Therapists
Product DescriptionCompletely updated in a new edition and cutting-edge in focus, this book prepares readers for the rapid and continuing changes in private and public health policy that have changed–and continue to change–the work environment for occupational therapists and physical therapists. Written specifically from the therapist’s perspective, it explains the principles and major structures of [...]
Continue reading...Maternal and Child Health : Programs, Problems, and Policy in Public Health, Second Edition
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Product DescriptionThis outstanding introductory text provides an overview of the issues and extent of maternal and child health services in the United States. This thorough revision covers important new topics such as the epidemic of obesity, the consequences of the implementation of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), efforts to reduce mother to child transmission [...]
Continue reading...Mental Health and Social Policy: Beyond Managed Care
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Product DescriptionThe fifth edition text of Mental Health and Social Policy takes a multidisciplinary approach to mental health and social policy. It covers mental health issues and includes important new epidemiological studies, controlled clinical trials, and other investigations that inform the new thrust for evidence-based mental health services. It also covers cutting-edge [...]
Continue reading...Health Policy Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Product DescriptionThis innovative book analyzes current U.S. health policy and proposes various alternatives for developing future health policy. Unlike other texts on the subject, it does not attempt to push a single solution set. Rather, it takes the perspectives of a variety of disciplines including economics, political science, management, communications, and public health. The authors [...]
Continue reading...Health Economics and Policy
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Product DescriptionLearn to analyze public policy from an economic perspective with HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY WITH ECONOMIC APPLICATIONS, 4th Edition. The author explains how the theories work and how health care financial systems operate in the real world. You’ll develop an understanding of the social, political, and economic contexts of health care delivery, as well [...]
Continue reading...Social Justice: The Moral Foundations of Public Health and Health Policy
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Product DescriptionIn bioethics, discussions of justice have tended to focus on questions of fairness in access to health care: is there a right to medical treatment, and how should priorities be set when medical resources are scarce. But health care is only one of many factors that determine the extent to which people live healthy [...]
Continue reading...Changing the U.S. Health Care System: Key Issues in Health Services Policy and Management
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Product DescriptionThe third edition of Changing the U.S. Health Care System is a thoroughly revised and updated compendium of the most current thought on three key components of health care policy—improving access, ensuring quality, and controlling costs. Written by a panel of health care policy experts, this third edition highlights the most recent research relevant [...]
Continue reading...Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Product DescriptionPolicy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care, 5th Edition enables readers to analyze policy issues, enhance their political knowledge and skills, and prepare for leadership roles in policy-making and public health. This resource cultivates the development of valuable skills including conflict management, lobbying, the use [...]
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Monday, October 11, 2010
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