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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Larry Cohen (Founder and Executive Director, Founder and Executive Director, Prevention Institute)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 21.10cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 14.50cm Weight: 0.431kg ISBN: 9780190623821ISBN 10: 0190623829 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 05 January 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Prelude to Prevention Chapter 2: Upstream Chapter 3: Beyond Brochures-It's the Environment Chapter 4: We Build Our Environment and Then it Builds Us Chapter 5: The Burden of Unfairness Chapter 6: Food For Thought Chapter 7: Injuries Are Not Accidents Chapter 8: Stay Safe Chapter 9: When People Thrive Business Thrives Chapter 10: Health Care-A Wide-Angle Lens As Well As a Microscope Chapter 11: Government Should be for All Chapter 12: It Takes a Flock to Make a Bird SoarReviewsAn engaging and well-documented exploration of America's gradual, and in some cases grudging, recognition that adopting individual and community prevention-oriented policies and practices is key to promoting health and health equity, reducing injuries, and preventing violence. -Health Affairs An engaging and well-documented exploration of America's gradual, and in some cases grudging, recognition that adopting individual and community prevention-oriented policies and practices is key to promoting health and health equity, reducing injuries, and preventing violence. -<em>Health Affairs</em> [An] engaging and well-documented exploration of America's gradual, and in some cases grudging, recognition that adopting individual and community prevention-oriented policies and practices is key to promoting health and health equity, reducing injuries, and preventing violence. Health Affairs, Rachel Dolan iPrevention Diariesr is Larry Cohen's intensely personal and introspective account of why stopping health problems before they start makes sense for individuals and for societies - and is possible. His stories of how advocates have successfully intervened to prevent problems caused by unhealthy eating, cigarettes, automobiles, guns, violence, and system inequalities should inspire everyone interested in public health to get involved in prevention programs that will make a real difference in peoples lives. s Cohen understands that change comes from the bottom up, and in iPrevention Diariesr he chronicles many wonderful success stories of people making a difference: communities coming together to get junk food out of schools; to make healthy food more affordable; to pass more taxes on sugary sodas; to build safer streets, more bike lanes and more play areas; and to lead a very significant shift toward community-centered health. Energy Express, Marilynn Preston d iPrevention Diariesr should be required reading for every legislator who will vote on what comes next in health care. Energy Express d iPrevention Diariesr by Larry Cohen is indispensable with its wise observations and simple approach to shaping policy with a personal flare. s [An] engaging and well-documented exploration of America's gradual, and in some cases grudging, recognition that adopting individual and community prevention-oriented policies and practices is key to promoting health and health equity, reducing injuries, and preventing violence. Health Affairs, Rachel Dolan Prevention Diaries is Larry Cohen's intensely personal and introspective account of why stopping health problems before they start makes sense for individuals and for societies - and is possible. His stories of how advocates have successfully intervened to prevent problems caused by unhealthy eating, cigarettes, automobiles, guns, violence, and system inequalities should inspire everyone interested in public health to get involved in prevention programs that will make a real difference in peoples lives. Food Politics, Marion Nestle Cohen understands that change comes from the bottom up, and in Prevention Diaries he chronicles many wonderful success stories of people making a difference: communities coming together to get junk food out of schools; to make healthy food more affordable; to pass more taxes on sugary sodas; to build safer streets, more bike lanes and more play areas; and to lead a very significant shift toward community-centered health. Energy Express, Marilynn Preston Prevention Diaries should be required reading for every legislator who will vote on what comes next in health care. Energy Express Prevention Diaries by Larry Cohen is indispensable with its wise observations and simple approach to shaping policy with a personal flare. Health News Digest Author InformationLarry Cohen is founder and Executive Director of the Prevention Institute. A leading authority in developing practical prevention strategies for communities, Cohen's accomplishments include catalyzing the nation's first multi-city no-smoking laws; helping define violence as a preventable health issue; advancing chronic disease prevention through physical activity and healthy eating; and promoting better understanding of the underlying causes of illness, injury, and health inequities. His work has been recognized by the US Department of Health and Human Services, American Cancer Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Public Health Association, and Society for Public Health Education. He lives in Oakland, California. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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