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The Future of Public Health
Language: en
Pages: 240
Authors: Committee for the Study of the Future of Public Health
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 1988-01-15 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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"The Nation has lost sight of its public health goals and has allowed the system of public health to fall into 'disarray'," from The Future of Public Health. Th
U.S. Health in International Perspective
Language: en
Pages: 421
Authors: National Research Council
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-04-12 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United Sta
In the Nation's Compelling Interest
Language: en
Pages: 429
Authors: Institute of Medicine
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-06-29 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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The United States is rapidly transforming into one of the most racially and ethnically diverse nations in the world. Groups commonly referred to as minorities-i
The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century
Language: en
Pages: 536
Authors: Institute of Medicine
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-02-01 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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The anthrax incidents following the 9/11 terrorist attacks put the spotlight on the nation's public health agencies, placing it under an unprecedented scrutiny
Schools and Health
Language: en
Pages: 513
Authors: Committee on Comprehensive School Health Programs in Grades K-12
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997-12-09 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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Schools and Health is a readable and well-organized book on comprehensive school health programs (CSHPs) for children in grades K-12. The book explores the need