A Warning Shot is a story of paradoxes. It is about the failure of government regulatory oversight as well as the heroic efforts of public health officials to respond to the crisis. It is the story of catastrophic production failure at one company and the work of others to fill the void. It is a tale about the failure of national leadership to protect our nation’s vaccine supply at a time when many of these same leaders were taking great care to prepare for a potential pandemic influenza.

A Warning Shot: Influenza and the 2004 Flu Vaccine

Medical Books

Tim Brookes

Administration & Medicine Economics

APHA Press

Injury Prevention for Children and Adolescents offers a comprehensive resource for academicians and practioners alike, putting "faces" on the injuries described. This volume presents the most up-to-date research, practice, and advocacy efforts focused on the major child and adolescent injuries, emphasizing the need for researchers and practitioners to work together in their comprehensive efforts that include education, engineering, and legislative/enforcement strategies. Highlights include chapters on: hazards associated with nursery products; youth suicide and prevention efforts; the newest findings related to costs; firearm injuries; motor vehicle crash injuries; .and more...

Injury Prevention for Children and Adolescents: Research, Practice and Advocacy

Health, Fitness & Dieting

PHD.

Karen DeSafey Liller

Exercise & Fitness

Local public health authorities have the primary responsibility for the health of a community following a disaster, and work as part of a multi-agency team to coordinate the continued delivery of health care services and to implement plans for the use or distribution of assets. In the event of a major disaster of any sort, the Internetand other electronic resources may not readily available. This pocket guide, based on the best selling Public Health Management of Disasters: The Practice Guide, 2nd Edition, will provide a quick field resource for public health interventions in the days immediately following emergencies. It was developed for public health professionals at the local, State, and Federal levels to provide quick, concise access to needed information.

Public Health Management of Disasters: The Pocket Guide

Linda Young Landesman

This new 2nd edition has been developed as a text for practitioners, students, and individuals in both the podiatric and public health professions. It is intended to serve as a model for the future, so that the public can be assured of their foot health and that as society ages, patients can retain their mobility, minimize complications related to chronic diseases, and live their lives to the end of life.This presentation has been authored by a group of professionals with a long history of involvement in the professions of podiatric medicine and in public health, It blends maturity, experience, vitality, and seasoning to reflect the best of podiatric public health. The health care delivery system is ever changing. There is a need to focus concern in the future quality of podiatric medical care, the delivery of care, and availability of podiatric care for generations to come.

Public Health and Podiatric Medicine (2nd Edition)

Arthur E. Helfand

"This book aims to be a practical field guide to the unwritten rules, lessons, and insights needed to be a successful public health policymaker"--

Strategic Skills for Public Health Practice: Policy Engagement

Shelley Hearne

Keshia M. Pollack Porter

Katrina S. Forrest

"This manual serves as an analytical reference for the sampling and testing of dairy products in the United States. The publication has had a long use by those involved in dairy product analysis-government, industry and commercial laboratories"--

Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy Products, 18th edition

Science & Math

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