Poh C. Lai • Ann S.H. Mak (Eds.) 2007 Development in the Asia-Pacific Region The global cost of communicable diseases is expected to rise. SARS has put the world on alert. We have now Avian Flu on the watch. Recognizing the global nature of threats posed by new and re-emerging infectious diseases and the fact that many recent occurrences […]
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Sana Loue Earl C. Pike 2007 This book represents the compilation of efforts by researchers across the country, each of whom is dedicated not only to the prevention and elimination of HIV infection, but also to the conduct of research according to the highest ethical principles. The authors of the case studies have graciously agreed to share their […]
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Stephen J. Morewitz, Mark L. Goldstein 2007 Five of the six leading causes of death among older Americans in 2004 were chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, cerebrovascular disease (stroke), chronic pulmonary disease, and diabetes mellitus. All of these diseases negatively affect quality of life, contributing to reduced functioning and the increased eventuality of having to move to a […]
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Amelie G. Ramirez • Ian M. Thompson Leonel Vela Editors 2013 A Health Disparities Roadmap Yet South Texas residents, who are predominantly Hispanic/Latino, struggle with lower educational levels, less income, and less access to health care. This puts them in greater danger of facing dire health problems such as obesity or cancer.
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Sana Loue Editor 2013 Epidemiologists are often thought of as the Sherlock Holmes of public health. They are the sleuths who seek to understand why disease or a specific health-related condition might occur in one population and not another, or why it occurs at differential rates across populations.
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