Don Philpott

Critical Government Documents on Health Care

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Critical Government Documents on Health Care reviews today's major health issues. Gathering key information from many sources, the book presents arguments for and against the issues covered so that readers can reach their own conclusions. Topics include killer diseases (such as cancer, obesity, or stroke), immunization, pollution, and more.

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Produktdetails

• Critical Documents Series
• Verlag: Bernan Press
• Seitenzahl: 334
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 694g
• ISBN-13: 9781598887433
• ISBN-10: 1598887432
• Artikelnr.: 41642998

Autorenporträt

Don Philpott has been writing, reporting, and broadcasting on international events for several decades. He is the author of numerous titles including Life After the Military, The Military Marriage Manual, and Public School Emergency Preparedness and Crisis Management Plan.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents INTRODUCTION THE NATION'S HEALTH Access to Health Services
Adolescent Health Emerging Issues in Adolescent Health Arthritis,
Osteoporosis, and Chronic Back Conditions Blood Disorders and Blood Safety
Cancer Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Dementias, Including Alzheimer's
disease Diabetes Disability and Health Early and Middle Childhood
Educational and Community-Based Programs Environmental Health Family
Planning Food Safety Genomics Global Health Health Communication and Health
Information Technology Health-Related Quality of Life & Well-Being
Self-Rated Physical and Mental Health Healthcare-Associated Infections
(HAI) Hearing and Other Sensory or Communication Disorders Heart Disease
and Stroke HIV Immunization and Infectious Diseases Injury and Violence
Prevention Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Health Maternal,
Infant, and Child Health Medical Product Safety Mental Health and Mental
Disorders Nutrition and Weight Status Occupational Safety and Health Older
Adults Oral Health Physical Activity Preparedness Public Health
Infrastructure Why Is Public Health Infrastructure Important? Respiratory
Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Sleep Health Social
Determinants of Health Substance Abuse Tobacco Use Vision HEART DISEASE,
HEART FAILURE, AND STROKE Heart Disease America's Heart Disease Burden
Deaths Vary by Ethnicity Men and Heart Disease Women and Heart Disease
Symptoms Early Action is Key Protect Your Heart Heart Failure Causes of
Heart Failure Common Signs and Symptoms Diagnosis Diagnostic Tests
Treatments Prevention Living with Heart Failure Stroke CANCER What causes
cancer? When Cancer Spreads Types of Cancer Carcinoma Sarcoma Leukemia
Lymphoma Multiple Myeloma Melanoma Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors Other Types
of Tumors Treatments Chemotherapy Radiation Systemic radiation therapy
Targeted Cancer Therapies Cancer in Children and Adolescents Possible
Causes of Cancer in Children Treatment After Treatment Caring for the
Caregiver DIABETES What is Diabetes? Type 1 Diabetes Type 2 Diabetes
Gestational diabetes What is prediabetes? What Can I Do About Prediabetes?
Complications Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemic Crisis High Blood Pressure
High Blood LDL Cholesterol Heart Disease and Stroke Blindness and Eye
Problems Kidney Disease Amputations Other Conditions and Complications Why
do you need to take care of your diabetes? Your Health Care Team KIDNEY
DISEASE What the kidneys do Kidney Disease Kidney Failure When Your Kidneys
Fail Treatment Choices Hemodialysis Peritoneal Dialysis Kidney
Transplantation Refusing or Withdrawing from Treatment Kidney disease and
children Causes Diagnosis Treatment Diet and Nutrition Points to Remember
Hope through Research OBESITY Defining Overweight and Obesity Health Risks
Associated with Overweight and Obesity Causes of Obesity Health
Consequences Economic Consequences Obesity in Children Significant Health
Problems Factors of Childhood Obesity Genetics Advertising and Marketing
Healthy Eating for a Healthy Weight Physical Activity for a Healthy Weight
RESPIRATORY DISEASES Prevention and Treatment Asthma Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease Obstructive Sleep Apnea AN AGING POPULATION A Profile
Future Growth Characteristics of the Aging Population Health and Health
Care Health Insurance Coverage Medicare Future Trends in Medicare Spending
How Is Medicare Financed? Solvency of the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust
Fund Future Outlook ALZHEIMER' S AND DEMENTIA Other Dementias Alzheimers'
Disease The Global Costs Risk Factors Women and Alzheimer's Symptoms
Diagnosing Alzheimer's Alzheimer's Stages and Changes Treatment Behavioral
Changes Contents ix Clinical Trials Impact on Caregivers CHRONIC AND
DISABLING DISEASE Sickle cell disease Arthritic Disorders Prevention
Chronic Back Conditions Causes Risks Diagnosis Treatment Prevention
Osteoporosis Risk Factors Prevention Treatment Research Muscular Disorders
Skin Diseases Multifaceted approaches to preventing disability VACCINATION
AND IMMUNIZATION Vaccines for Children Vaccines and Autism Effectiveness
Prevention and Protection Infants, Children, & Teens (birth to age 18)
College & Young Adults (age 19 to 24) Adults (age 19 and older) Seniors
(age 65 and older) Pregnant Vaccinations for overseas Travel COMMUNICABLE
ILLNESS Ebola Influenza Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)