health promotion

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health promotion

Lifelines

a doctor's journey in the fight for public health
2021
Emergency physician Leana Wen gives her account of the importance of having good public health, and discusses issues from opioid addiction to the global pandemic. She tells her story as a Chinese immigrant in America, who went to college at thirteen, and decided to enter into the public health sector to make a difference in the country that gave her great opportunities.

Sexual health

understanding your body's changes
An introduction to sexual health that explores the changes that happens to the body, and discusses problems that can develop and how to stay healthy.
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Healthy eating, healthy world

unleashing the power of plant-based nutrition
2011
"This book is all about the single most powerful move that humans can make to promote health, reduce obesity, lower the cost of health care, nurture our fragile environment, conserve our energy resources, feed the world's steadily growing population, and greatly reduce the suffering of animals in factory farms all over the world. As Dr. T. Colin Campbell says, "It turns out that if we eat the way that promotes the best health for ourselves, we also promote the best health for the planet." Like a blinding flash of the obvious, the single most viable solution to all of these issues is an aggressive move in the direction of consuming much more whole, plant-based foods-not necessarily becoming vegetarian or vegan. This book clearly explains how and why we began eating the wrong food for our species and provides helpful guidelines for getting us back on the road to vibrant health and effortless weight-loss. Fortunately, despite the incredible complexity of our current dilemma, the solution is refreshingly simple. It simply requires educating yourself, making better choices in what you eat, and then share all that you have learned with everyone you care about. There has never been anything more important in the history of the world"--.

Preventing childhood obesity

health in the balance
2005
Presents an examination of childhood obesity in the United States, including a discussion of the environmental, medical, and dietary factors that leads to it, and provides suggestion for both short and long-term interventions and solutions.

The World Health Organization

2001
Describes the World Health Organization, why it was formed, what it does, and what future problems it anticipates solving.

CQ researcher on controversies in medicine and science

2001
Profiles twelve controversial medical and scientific issues, describing each one's key aspects, background, status, and outlook, and including annotated bibliographies. Covers topics relating to illness, treatment, and health policy; managed care; and the future of health policy.

Pollution and your lungs

2013
Describes what air pollution is, how it is bad for the whole body, symptoms, diseases and disorders, and how pollution can be reduced for better health.

Obesity

2011
Presents various perspectives on controversial issues related to obesity, covering the degree of the problem, prevention, and the role of the government.
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