Public health has made our lives safer—but it often works behind the scenes, without our knowledge, that is, "while we are sleeping." This book powerfully illuminates how public health works with... Read More
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Public health has made our lives safer—but it often works behind the scenes, without our knowledge, that is, "while we are sleeping." This book powerfully illuminates how public health works with more than sixty success stories drawn from the area of injury and violence prevention. It also profiles dozens of individuals who have made important contributions to safety and health in a range of social arenas. Highlighting examples from the United States as well as from other countries, While We Were Sleeping will inform a wide audience of readers about what public health actually does and at the same time inspire a new generation to make the world a safer place.
Details
- Price: $32.95
- Pages: 248
- Carton Quantity: 36
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Imprint: University of California Press
- Publication Date: 4th May 2009
- Trim Size: 6 x 9 in
- Illustration Note: 7 tables
- ISBN: 9780520258464
- Format: Paperback
- BISACs:
MEDICAL / Health Policy
Reviews
- Annuals Of Emergency Medicine“This book is well written and shows that public health covers a lot of areas.”
- Injury Prevention“Faculty teaching courses in injury prevention will find this a useful addition to their syllabi. . . . It also may help inspire the next generation of researchers and practitioners.”
Author Bio
Table of Contents
List of Tables
Preface
Introduction
Poem: The Ambulance in the Valley, by Joseph Mahin
1. Car
2. Home
3. Work
4. Play
5. Nature
6. Violence
7. Medical Treatment
8. Models of Injury Prevention
9. Future Successes
10. Summary
Appendix: Scientific Injury Studies
References
Index
Preface
Introduction
Poem: The Ambulance in the Valley, by Joseph Mahin
1. Car
2. Home
3. Work
4. Play
5. Nature
6. Violence
7. Medical Treatment
8. Models of Injury Prevention
9. Future Successes
10. Summary
Appendix: Scientific Injury Studies
References
Index
Public health has made our lives safer—but it often works behind the scenes, without our knowledge, that is, "while we are sleeping." This book powerfully illuminates how public health works with more than sixty success stories drawn from the area of injury and violence prevention. It also profiles dozens of individuals who have made important contributions to safety and health in a range of social arenas. Highlighting examples from the United States as well as from other countries, While We Were Sleeping will inform a wide audience of readers about what public health actually does and at the same time inspire a new generation to make the world a safer place.
- Price: $32.95
- Pages: 248
- Carton Quantity: 36
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Imprint: University of California Press
- Publication Date: 4th May 2009
- Trim Size: 6 x 9 in
- Illustrations Note: 7 tables
- ISBN: 9780520258464
- Format: Paperback
- BISACs:
MEDICAL / Health Policy
– Annuals Of Emergency Medicine“This book is well written and shows that public health covers a lot of areas.”
– Injury Prevention“Faculty teaching courses in injury prevention will find this a useful addition to their syllabi. . . . It also may help inspire the next generation of researchers and practitioners.”
List of Tables
Preface
Introduction
Poem: The Ambulance in the Valley, by Joseph Mahin
1. Car
2. Home
3. Work
4. Play
5. Nature
6. Violence
7. Medical Treatment
8. Models of Injury Prevention
9. Future Successes
10. Summary
Appendix: Scientific Injury Studies
References
Index
Preface
Introduction
Poem: The Ambulance in the Valley, by Joseph Mahin
1. Car
2. Home
3. Work
4. Play
5. Nature
6. Violence
7. Medical Treatment
8. Models of Injury Prevention
9. Future Successes
10. Summary
Appendix: Scientific Injury Studies
References
Index