Primary Prevention Works

Author : Thomas P. Gullotta
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761904687
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Primary Prevention Works written by Thomas P. Gullotta and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1997 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part 4 examines school-age programs ranging from interventions in school settings to developing social competency and job readiness. And, Part 5 focuses on prevention interventions in adulthood, specifically unemployment and depression.

Author : Thomas P. Gullotta
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 0761904689
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Primary Prevention Works written by Thomas P. Gullotta and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1997 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part 4 examines school-age programs ranging from interventions in school settings to developing social competency and job readiness. And, Part 5 focuses on prevention interventions in adulthood, specifically unemployment and depression.

Author : Thomas P. Gullotta
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780306472961
Total Pages : 1204 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion written by Thomas P. Gullotta and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2003-01-31 with total page 1204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foundational topics such as history, ethics, and principles of primary prevention, as well as specific issues such as consultation, political issues, and financing. The second section addresses such topics as abuse, depression, eating disorders, HIV/AIDS, injuries, and religion and spirituality often dividing such topics into separate entries addressing childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.

Author : George W. Albee
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780761904670
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Primary Prevention Works written by George W. Albee and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1996-12-19 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mental disorders cost the United States over $72 billion for treatment, related support and lost productivity each year - yet funding for prevention of such disorders has been inconsistent due, partly, to lack of confidence in the effectiveness of specific prevention programmes. This book highlights some of the most effective prevention programmes and offers a common set of principles to reduce maladaptive behaviour. Following an overview of United States prevention history and a description of how to operationalize George Albee's incidence formula, contributors then focus on: programmes that increase parent-child interaction and parenting ability; preschool programmes, such as those which use parents as teachers, others wh

Author : Larry Cohen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470873361
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prevention Is Primary written by Larry Cohen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-08-20 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of Prevention Is Primary provides models, methods, and approaches for building health and equity in communities. This comprehensive book includes the theory, concepts, and models needed to harness social justice and practice primary prevention of unnecessary illness and injury. Ideal for students as well as practitioners, this thoroughly revised and updated second edition combines an overview of advances in the field with effective approaches in the current economic and health care climate. With contributions from noted experts, Prevention Is Primary shows practical applications of intervention science to social and health problems and issues facing at-risk and vulnerable groups. The book describes the overarching framework and principles guiding prevention efforts, including a focus on social justice and health equity, and community resilience. It explores the transition from prevention theory to implementation and practice and from interdisciplinary collaboration to evaluation. Highlighting the book's usefulness as a teaching and learning tool, Prevention Is Primary has real world examples, learning objectives, and review questions for each chapter.

Author : Larry Cohen
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
ISBN 13 : 0787995630
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prevention is Primary written by Larry Cohen and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2007-05-04 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time of unprecedented challenges and opportunities for public health, Prevention is Primary provides models, methods, and approaches for building health and equity in communities. Written in accessible and understandable language, this comprehensive book includes the theory, concepts, and models needed to harness social justice and practice primary prevention of unnecessary illness and injury in the first place. Prevention is Primary, written by associates of the nationally renowned Prevention Institute, is a theory-to-practice book for students, faculty practitioners, and community leaders who want to take a proactive stance against the most pressing health problems in the community including asthma, tobacco, violence, HIV, poor nutrition and physical inactivity, health disparities, and environmental injustice. The volume provides a comprehensive and practical understanding of prevention on a community level. The authors define the elements of comprehensive, quality prevention efforts—from the necessary partnerships that need to be developed to the training, vision, and policies that go into successful efforts.

Author : Lynne A. Bond
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Families in Transition written by Lynne A. Bond and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ross Coomber
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446291367
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Key Concepts in Drugs and Society written by Ross Coomber and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2013-04-29 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ′This is a great resource that reflects the huge expertise of the authors. It will be welcomed by students, researchers and indeed anyone wanting critical but comprehensive coverage of key issues and trends concerning drugs and society - locally and globally, historically and today.′ - Nigel South, Professor of Sociology, University of Essex ′Provides informative, balanced and contextualized insights into the relationships between people and drugs. Whatever your background and however knowledgeable you feel you are about contemporary drug issues, I guarantee that you will learn something unexpected and new from this valuable text.′ - Joanne Neale, Professor of Public Health, Oxford Brookes University Why do people take drugs? How do we understand moral panics? What is the relationship between drugs and violence? How do people′s social positions influence their involvement in drug use? Insightful and illuminating, this book discusses drugs in social contexts. The authors bring together their different theoretical and practical backgrounds, offering a comprehensive and interdisciplinary introduction that opens up a wide scientific understanding moving beyond cultural myths and presuppositions. This is an invaluable reference source for students on criminology, sociology and social sciences programmes, as well as drug service practitioners such as drug workers, social workers and specialist nurses.

Author : Thomas P. Gullotta
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9780306472961
Total Pages : 1178 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion written by Thomas P. Gullotta and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-01-31 with total page 1178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public Health is one of the fastest growing university programs in the United States today. At the same time, the challenges that face the practitioner continue to grow and become more complex. This Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion covers over 100 topics within Public Health, with many subjects ranging from Early Childhood, Childhood, Adolescence, Adulthood and Older Adulthood in their scope. An international group of contributors synthesize the up-to-date information focusing on improving the physical and mental health of the community as a whole. Each entry is broken down into Introduction, Definition of Terms, Scope, Theories, Empirical Studies, and Strategies. Each entry also looks ahead to the coming decades of Public Health - what are the next steps to primary prevention and health promotion. This must-have reference work is designed for practitioners, students, theorists, and researchers working in psychology, sociology, social work, nursing and medicine within the realm of Public Health.

Author : Thomas W. Miller
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031131347
Total Pages : 734 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book School Violence and Primary Prevention written by Thomas W. Miller and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-01-01 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important new work covers clinical issues in treating victims of school violence and assessing children with the potential for violence. The editor also examines the effectiveness of prevention intervention programs and offers larger policy recommendations. The book looks at environmental factors such as cultural issues on behaviors from bullying to mass school shootings. And uniquely, the book delves into topics such as sexual boundaries and body image. In all, this book aims for a theoretical and applied picture of the current state of school violence and prevention.