Public Health Law and Ethics: A Reader, 3rd Editionprobes the legal and ethical issues at the heart of public health through an incisive selection of judicial opinions, scholarly articles, and government reports.
Whether, and in what circumstances, public authorities should be held liable for negligence in the performance of their public functions is a highly complex area of the law.
"e;With misinformation and disinformation everywhere, a book that provides facts without an agenda is a welcome resource for public, academic, and consumer health collections.
Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic TitleThe 1984 lethal gas leak at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, may be the most extensively studied industrial disaster in history.
Following the passage and implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), librarians are more frequently called upon to provide assistance with navigating the Health Insurance Marketplace and understanding health insurance terminology and forms.
Statutory Nuisance and Residential Property: Environmental Health Problems in Housing examines the statutory nuisance provisions in the Environmental Protection Act 1990 pertaining to the condition of premises and related problems in housing and compares these with the provisions of the Housing Act 2004.
Leitfaden und Kommentar in einem BandIn diesem Buch finden Sie für Nordrhein-Westfalenalle Arten der Unterbringung in den Grundzügen erläutert sowieumfassende Kommentierungen zu allen Paragrafen des PsychKG NRW.
After heart disease and cancer, the third leading cause of death in the United States is iatrogenic injury (avoidable injury or infection caused by a healer).
Explores the shaping of China and India''s energy and climate policies by two-level pressures characterized as wealth, status and asymmetrical interdependence.
America may be one of the wealthiest countries in the world, yet its citizens have lower life expectancy, more infant mortalities, and higher adolescent death rates than those in most other advanced industrial nations--and even some developing countries.
BayPsychKHG verständlich erklärtDas Buch erläutert die Vorschriften und Ausführungsbestimmungen des Bayerische Psychisch-Kranken-Hilfe-Gesetzes (BayPsychKHG) kompakt und gut verständlich.
The conventional interpretation of safety, known as Safety-I, denotes a condition where as little as possible goes wrong, and the focus of practical efforts in management or analysis is on the occurrence of unacceptable outcomes and on how to reduce their number to an acceptable level, ideally zero.
Electrical Safety and the Law describes the hazards and risks from the use of electricity, explaining with the help of case studies and accident statistics the types of accidents that occur and how they can be prevented by the use of safe installations, equipment and working practices.
"e;With misinformation and disinformation everywhere, a book that provides facts without an agenda is a welcome resource for public, academic, and consumer health collections.
An inside look at the culture of surveillance that pits healthcare providers against their patientsDoctors and pharmacists make critical decisions every day about whether to dispense opioids that alleviate pain but fuel addiction.
An inside look at the culture of surveillance that pits healthcare providers against their patientsDoctors and pharmacists make critical decisions every day about whether to dispense opioids that alleviate pain but fuel addiction.
En situaciones extraordinarias como en los casos de inundaciones, terremotos o pandemias, como el caso del Covid-19, que asola al mundo y en particular a España, se hace más necesario aún contar con un sistema sanitario fuerte y preparado, con todos los medios humanos y técnicos posibles, para atender a la población víctima de estos avatares.
Methamphetamine: A Love Storypresents an insider's view of the world of methamphetamine based on the life stories of thirty-three adults formerly immersed in using, dealing, and manufacturing meth in rural Oklahoma.
