This book is raw and dramatic in ways only public safety employees and military members may understand. Real and tragic events are told by Dr. Poloka and other specialists highlighted in sections called "Spotlight on Experts." Additionally, relationships developed over thirty-plus years with people from all walks of life, civilian as well as public safety and military, are the source of many stories that you will see throughout the book. This book...

This collection documents diverse approaches in creative arts engagement, building metaphoric bridges across the field with an emphasis on creativity and well-being in education and community development. Focussing on applied arts and health practice, research, scholarship, expressive arts therapy, community and education, the book advances integrative and multimodal art-based processes. This book aims to give prominence to art-based research and...

Corruption within the Nixon administration was not limited to Watergate; his Committee on Health Education ignored and suppressed the opinions of professional health educators. In this history, two education insiders explain why and how the committee was a sham from the beginning. One of the authorsJoy Garrison Cauffmanparticipated on the committee and was threatened by President Nixons representatives for expressing her opinions. Now Cauffman and...

A hard-hitting expose that blows the lid off of suspicious and disreputable practices in the big food and big pharmaceutical industries. The author argues that pharmaceutical and agricultural industries are tainting public health through marketing disguised as medical education and research, aggressive lobbying, and high-level conflicts of interest.

A guide to help preteen girls navigate the changes and challenges of puberty and growing up. A guide to help preteen girls navigate the changes and challenges of puberty and growing up. From periods to peer pressure, puberty is hard! This newly updated fifth edition helps prepare young girls and their parents for the ups and downs of puberty, middle school, and everything in between. This guide for pre-teen girls addresses issues like changing...

"Inspired by his viral New York Times article, prize-winning investigative journalist Frank Lalli details how he mastered the ins and outs of health care--and how you, too, can get the best care for your money. Frank Lalli, the former editor of Money and George magazines, has devoted his career to getting to the bottom of a good story. When he was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, a rare but potentially deadly blood cancer, he put his reporter's instincts...

Abigail Nightingale has an important recital coming up, but she's feeling sick! The TreeSchoolers set out to learn why we sometimes get sick and what we can do to keep our bodies strong and healthy. Topics include diet, safety, colors of the rainbow, and nutrients. Includes 50 ASL signs.

Fixing a $150 billion healthcare crisis Since 1999, we have reduced deaths from heart disease 15%. Deaths caused by auto accidents are down 12%. But, deaths from falls have increased over 150%. Both injuries and deaths caused by falls are at record highs and the problem continues to grow. We've learned how, to fix the human heart and we have, made driving safer. Now is the time to focus on preventing fall injuries. Falls are the leading cause of emergency...