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Supporting Global Ecological Integrity in Public Health

by Valerie A. Brown, John Grootjans, Jan Ritchie, Mardie Townsend, Glenda Verrinder ...

Radical changes in the biosphere and human interaction with the environment are increasingly impacting on the health of populations across the world. Diseases are crossing the species barrier, and spreading rapidly through globalised transport systems. From new patterns of cancer to the threat of global pandemics, it is imperative that public health practitioners acknowledge the interdependence ... Read more

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The Sustainable Self

A Personal Approach to Sustainability Education

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Achieving a sustainable society is the biggest issue of our time. It is not an issue confined to a particular subject area or to certain jobs. It is a way of thinking and behaving that will need to be embedded in all aspects of all of our lives. The Sustainable Self is the perfect resource for lecturers, trainers, students and professionals of any discipline who need to teach or learn about ... Read more

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There is growing interest and concern about the unacceptable differentials in health between and within countries. This comes out of the realization that poor people will only be able to prosper, and emerge from poverty, if they enjoy better health. Healthy populations are a precondition for sustainable development.Using a novel combination of the personal studies of patients and description of ... Read more

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AIDS in Pakistan

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Strategic Planning for Advanced Nursing Practice

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Recent disease events such as SARS, H1N1 and avian influenza, and haemorrhagic fevers have focussed policy and public concern as never before on epidemics and so-called 'emerging infectious diseases'. Understanding and responding to these often unpredictable events have become major challenges for local, national and international bodies. All too often, responses can become restricted by implicit
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Agricultural Development and Food Security in Africa

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