The Secret Epidemic

Author : Jacob Levenson
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0385722346
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secret Epidemic written by Jacob Levenson and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2005-02-08 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Half the people in the United States who are diagnosed with HIV are now African American. Through the eyes of those on the front lines of the crisis, journalist Jacob Levenson tells a story of race and public health that spans fifty years and reveals how AIDS has become one of the leading killers of young black men and women. Medical researcher Mindy Fullilove investigates the epidemic’s links to crack cocaine, the Bronx fires, and national health policy. Desiree Rushing must reconcile her crack addiction and HIV infection with the fate of her city, family, and the black church. David deShazo, a white AIDS worker in Alabama, fights to prevent the American South from becoming the epidemic’s new epicenter. And Mario Cooper, a gay, infected son of the black elite confronts the boundaries of American race politics in Washington, D.C. Seamlessly interweaving personal stories with national policy, Levenson indelibly captures this devastating epidemic and illuminates its potential to expand our understanding of race in America.

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030917547X
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hidden Epidemic written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-03-28 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States has the dubious distinction of leading the industrialized world in overall rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), with 12 million new cases annually. About 3 million teenagers contract an STD each year, and many will have long-term health problems as a result. Women and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to these diseases and their health consequences. In addition, STDs increase the risk of HIV transmission. The Hidden Epidemic examines the scope of sexually transmitted infections in the United States and provides a critical assessment of the nation's response to this public health crisis. The book identifies the components of an effective national STD prevention and control strategy and provides direction for an appropriate response to the epidemic. Recommendations for improving public awareness and education, reaching women and adolescents, integrating public health programs, training health care professionals, modifying messages from the mass media, and supporting future research are included. The book documents the epidemiological dimensions and the economic and social costs of STDs, describing them as "a secret epidemic" with tremendous consequences. The committee frankly discusses the confusing and often hypocritical nature of how Americans deal with issues regarding sexualityâ€"the conflicting messages conveyed in the mass media, the reluctance to promote condom use, the controversy over sex education for teenagers, and the issue of personal blame. The Hidden Epidemic identifies key elements of effective, culturally appropriate programs to promote healthy behavior by adolescents and adults. It examines the problem of fragmentation in STD services and provides examples of communities that have formed partnerships between stakeholders to develop integrated approaches. The committee's recommendations provide a practical foundation on which to build an integrated national program to help young people and adults develop habits of healthy sexuality. The Hidden Epidemic was written for both health care professionals and people without a medical background and will be indispensable to anyone concerned about preventing and controlling STDs.

Author : Sandra Kahn
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1503606465
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jaws written by Sandra Kahn and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's a silent epidemic in western civilization, and it is right under our noses. Our jaws are getting smaller and our teeth crooked and crowded, creating not only aesthetic challenges but also difficulties with breathing. Modern orthodontics has persuaded us that braces and oral devices can correct these problems. While teeth can certainly be straightened, what about the underlying causes of this rapid shift in oral evolution and the health risks posed by obstructed airways? Sandra Kahn and Paul R. Ehrlich, a pioneering orthodontist and a world-renowned evolutionist, respectively, present the biological, dietary, and cultural changes that have driven us toward this major health challenge. They propose simple adjustments that can alleviate this developing crisis, as well as a major alternative to orthodontics that promises more significant long-term relief. Jaws will change your life. Every parent should read this book.

Author : Alan H. Lockwood
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 026201789X
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Silent Epidemic written by Alan H. Lockwood and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Silent Epidemic: Coal and the Hidden Threat to Health.

Author : Alex Roslin
Publisher : Sugar Hill Books
ISBN 13 : 9780994861764
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Police Wife written by Alex Roslin and published by Sugar Hill Books. This book was released on 2016-11 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the American Society of Journalists and Authors' prestigious Arlene Book Award. In "Police Wife," award-winning investigative journalist Alex Roslin takes readers inside the tightly closed police world and one of its most explosive secrets: domestic violence in up to 40% of police homes, which departments mostly ignore or let slide.

Author : Marc Siegel
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0470358572
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book False Alarm written by Marc Siegel and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-05-02 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More relevant than ever as the Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the globe, False Alarm (Originally released in 2008) reminds readers to look closely at the facts as the media covers the national pandemic news and spread of the virus, as well as reinforces the notion that we must arm ourselves against fear tactics that inhibit our abilities to properly make decisions in a world of uncertainty. Life today for citizens of the developed world is safer, easier, and healthier than for any other people in history thanks to modern medicine, science, technology, and intelligence. So why is an epidemic of fear sweeping America? The answer, according to nationally renowned health commentator Dr. Marc Siegel, is that we live in an artificially created culture of fear. In False Alarm, Siegel identifies three major catalysts of the culture of fear—government, the media, and big pharma. With fascinating, blow-by-blow analyses of the most sensational false alarms of the past few years, he shows how these fearmongers manipulate our most primitive instincts—often without our even realizing it. False Alarm shows us how to look behind the hype and hysteria, inoculate ourselves against fear tactics, and develop the emotional and intellectual skills needed to take back our lives.

Author : United States House of Representatives
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781698370675
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Viral Hepatitis written by United States House of Representatives and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-09 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Viral hepatitis: the secret epidemic: hearing before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 17, 2010.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781981895458
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Viral Hepatitis written by United States. Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-23 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Viral hepatitis : the secret epidemic : hearing before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, June 17, 2010.

Author : Veda Boyd Jones
Publisher : Barbour Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1628362006
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Emma's Secret written by Veda Boyd Jones and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time Period: 1832 Twelve-year-old Emma Farley has a secret hope-but in 1832, in the rough frontier city of Cincinnati, will she ever be able to live her dream? The odds are against her, considering society's views of "women's work," as well as the more immediate and frightening problems she face-a massive flood of the Ohio River and an epidemic of cholera. Using actual historical events to tell a compelling coming-of-age story, Emma's Secret shows young readers that God-given dreams are meant to be followed. Combining fiction with real events is an ideal way to teach history and faith-especially at this price!

Author : Alex Roslin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780994861788
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Police Wife written by Alex Roslin and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: