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Examining how policy affects the human rights of people with
disabilities, this topical Handbook presents diverse empirical
experiences of disability policy and identifies the changes that
are necessary to achieve social justice. Expansive in scope, the
Handbook illustrates how language, law and concepts about human
rights impact the way that disability policy is framed and
implemented. Chapters use the lenses of human rights, welfare,
health and economic inclusion to address contemporary policy
questions such as globalisation and technology. Grounded in lived
experiences, the Handbook interweaves personal narratives from
people with disabilities which provide important insights into how
policy impacts opportunity and point to future possibilities for
the influence of human rights on policy change. As narrative author
Karla Garcia Luiz reflects, ‘We often share situations that make
us feel lonely, exhausted, insecure, questioning ourselves.... When
we share, we realize that these feelings are collective and,
[in]naming them we re-signify them and, thus, we strengthen
ourselves for political action’. Informed by international,
comparative experiences, this Handbook will be an engaging and
perceptive resource for students and scholars of sociology and
social policy, health and welfare studies and disability policy.
With diverse examples from across the global north and south, it
will also appeal to people working in social policy who are looking
to develop and reform policies to be more inclusive, accessible and
progressive towards people with disabilities.
Principles and Practice of Health Promotion and Public Health
brings together the disciplines and fields of study that inform the
work of promoting health into one book and provides many examples
of practice. It starts with understanding ourselves and our health
and continues with chapters on working in health promotion and
public health; epidemiology; research methods and evidence-based
practice; health psychology; communicating health; health
education; health promotion; public health; health protection; arts
and health; tackling tobacco, alcohol and drugs; tackling
overweight; promoting health in workplaces and promoting health
within the National Health Service. Together these communicate the
core principles of how to prevent disease and promote health when
working with individuals, communities and populations in any
country across the world. The book focusses on adults' health and
includes international and UK examples. Principles and Practice of
Health Promotion and Public Health complements Priorities for
Health Promotion and Public Health, published in 2021. Both are
core texts for those studying health promotion or public health and
supplementary texts for students of healthcare and social care.
They are ideal for public health practitioners and members of the
wider public health workforce.
Educating Children with Life-Limiting Conditions supports teachers
who are working with children with life-limiting or
life-threatening conditions in mainstream schools by providing them
with the core knowledge and skills that underpin effective practice
within a whole-school and cross-agency approach. Mainstream schools
now include increasing numbers of children with life-limiting or
life-threatening conditions, and this accessible book is written by
a team comprised of both education and health professionals,
helping to bridge the gap between different services. Recognising
the complexity of individual cases, the authors communicate key
principles relating to the importance of communication,
multi-professional understanding and working and proactive planning
for meeting the needs of any child with a life-limiting or
life-threatening condition that can be applied to a range of
situations. Reflective activities and practical resources are
provided and are also available to download. This book will be of
interest to teachers in mainstream schools, as well as teachers,
SENCOs and senior leaders in all school settings, school nurses,
children's nurses and allied health professionals.
Principles and Practice of Health Promotion and Public Health
brings together the disciplines and fields of study that inform the
work of promoting health into one book and provides many examples
of practice. It starts with understanding ourselves and our health
and continues with chapters on working in health promotion and
public health; epidemiology; research methods and evidence-based
practice; health psychology; communicating health; health
education; health promotion; public health; health protection; arts
and health; tackling tobacco, alcohol and drugs; tackling
overweight; promoting health in workplaces and promoting health
within the National Health Service. Together these communicate the
core principles of how to prevent disease and promote health when
working with individuals, communities and populations in any
country across the world. The book focusses on adults' health and
includes international and UK examples. Principles and Practice of
Health Promotion and Public Health complements Priorities for
Health Promotion and Public Health, published in 2021. Both are
core texts for those studying health promotion or public health and
supplementary texts for students of healthcare and social care.
They are ideal for public health practitioners and members of the
wider public health workforce.
Priorities for Health Promotion and Public Health brings together
the evidence behind the UK's public health priorities into one
comprehensible textbook. Taking one theme per chapter, the book
examines the social and environmental influences that shape
people's health; health inequalities; poverty and health; mental,
emotional and spiritual health; sexual health; physical inactivity;
diet; tobacco; alcohol; drugs; weight; cardiovascular disease;
cancer; diabetes and dementia. The book takes a holistic approach,
combining scientific and epidemiological evidence with the
subjective experiences of those who undergo these health journeys.
Each chapter explains the causes of poor health and the evidence
behind the recommendations for good health and ends by
demonstrating the health benefits of positive action. This is a
core text for those studying health promotion or public health, and
a supplementary text for students of healthcare and social care.
The book focusses on adults' health in the UK, with examples from
the four nations, and provides some contextual international
information where relevant. Priorities for Health Promotion and
Public Health is an ideal companion for busy practitioners who work
across the wider sectors that support people's health and
wellbeing. It is also an essential textbook for students new to
health promotion and public health.
Priorities for Health Promotion and Public Health brings together
the evidence behind the UK's public health priorities into one
comprehensible textbook. Taking one theme per chapter, the book
examines the social and environmental influences that shape
people's health; health inequalities; poverty and health; mental,
emotional and spiritual health; sexual health; physical inactivity;
diet; tobacco; alcohol; drugs; weight; cardiovascular disease;
cancer; diabetes and dementia. The book takes a holistic approach,
combining scientific and epidemiological evidence with the
subjective experiences of those who undergo these health journeys.
Each chapter explains the causes of poor health and the evidence
behind the recommendations for good health and ends by
demonstrating the health benefits of positive action. This is a
core text for those studying health promotion or public health, and
a supplementary text for students of healthcare and social care.
The book focusses on adults' health in the UK, with examples from
the four nations, and provides some contextual international
information where relevant. Priorities for Health Promotion and
Public Health is an ideal companion for busy practitioners who work
across the wider sectors that support people's health and
wellbeing. It is also an essential textbook for students new to
health promotion and public health.
Educating Children with Life-Limiting Conditions supports teachers
who are working with children with life-limiting or
life-threatening conditions in mainstream schools by providing them
with the core knowledge and skills that underpin effective practice
within a whole-school and cross-agency approach. Mainstream schools
now include increasing numbers of children with life-limiting or
life-threatening conditions, and this accessible book is written by
a team comprised of both education and health professionals,
helping to bridge the gap between different services. Recognising
the complexity of individual cases, the authors communicate key
principles relating to the importance of communication,
multi-professional understanding and working and proactive planning
for meeting the needs of any child with a life-limiting or
life-threatening condition that can be applied to a range of
situations. Reflective activities and practical resources are
provided and are also available to download. This book will be of
interest to teachers in mainstream schools, as well as teachers,
SENCOs and senior leaders in all school settings, school nurses,
children's nurses and allied health professionals.
There's so many different types of abuse, and it all comes down to
the same thing. It's making people nothing. And Fran was nothing.
There was never anything nice said about her, everything was
negative. And she had to put up with that, and we had to put up
with that, until we all sort of believed it, almost.' Preventing
the Emotional Abuse and Neglect of People with Intellectual
Disability throws light onto the traumatic experiences faced by
people with intellectual disability living in disability
accommodation services. Through the narratives of nine people with
intellectual disability and their family members, it reveals: the
problem of systematic abuse; the cumulative impact of emotional and
psychological abuse and neglect over time; recognition of the abuse
by people with intellectual disability; and the lack of moral
authority afforded to them in abuse acknowledgement and reporting.
The author suggests a number of positive approaches and methods to
help all those working with people with intellectual disability to
prevent emotional abuse, respond appropriately and effectively
support the recovery of victims. This book will prove to be
indispensable for social care workers, care home managers, social
workers, researchers and academics in the disability field, social
sciences students, human rights workers and abuse practitioners.
White men still hold most of the political and economic cards in
the United States; yet stories about wounded and traumatized men
dominate popular culture. Why are white men jumping on the victim
bandwagon? Examining novels by Philip Roth, John Updike, James
Dickey, John Irving, and Pat Conroy and such films as "Deliverance,
Misery, " and "Dead Poets Society" -- as well as other writings,
including "The Closing of the American Mind" -- Sally Robinson
argues that white men are tempted by the possibilities of pain and
the surprisingly pleasurable tensions that come from living in
crisis.
Americans love to hate consumerism. Scholars, intellectuals,
musicians, and writers of all kinds take pleasure in complaining
that consumer culture endangers the ""real"" things in life,
including self-determination and individualism. In Authenticity
Guaranteed, Sally Robinson brings to light the unacknowledged
gender and class assumptions of anti-consumerist critique in the
second half of the twentieth century. American anti-consumerism,
despite its apparent complexity, takes a remarkably consistent and
predictable narrative form. From the mid-century Organization Man
to the millennial No Logo, anti-consumerist critique reinforces the
gender order by insisting that authenticity is threatened, and
masculine agency curtailed, by the feminizing forces of consumer
culture. Robinson identifies a tradition of masculine protest and
rebellion against feminization in iconic texts such as The Catcher
in the Rye and Fight Club, as well as in critiques of
postmodernism, academic denunciations of shopping, and a variety of
other discourses that aim to diagnose what ails American consumer
culture. This fresh and timely argument enters into conversation
with a wide range of existing scholarship and opens up new
questions for scholarly and political discussion.
Americans love to hate consumerism. Scholars, intellectuals,
musicians, and writers of all kinds take pleasure in complaining
that consumer culture endangers the ""real"" things in life,
including self-determination and individualism. In Authenticity
Guaranteed, Sally Robinson brings to light the unacknowledged
gender and class assumptions of anti-consumerist critique in the
second half of the twentieth century. American anti-consumerism,
despite its apparent complexity, takes a remarkably consistent and
predictable narrative form. From the mid-century Organization Man
to the millennial No Logo, anti-consumerist critique reinforces the
gender order by insisting that authenticity is threatened, and
masculine agency curtailed, by the feminizing forces of consumer
culture. Robinson identifies a tradition of masculine protest and
rebellion against feminization in iconic texts such as The Catcher
in the Rye and Fight Club, as well as in critiques of
postmodernism, academic denunciations of shopping, and a variety of
other discourses that aim to diagnose what ails American consumer
culture. This fresh and timely argument enters into conversation
with a wide range of existing scholarship and opens up new
questions for scholarly and political discussion.
Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of death in the world
today, with 4,500 people dying from the disease every day. Many
cases of TB can be cured by available antibiotics, but some TB is
resistant to multiple drugs-a major and growing threat worldwide.
The Institute of Medicine's Forum on Drug Discovery, Development,
and Translation hosted a workshop on November 5, 2008, to address
the mounting concern of drug-resistant TB. The session brought
together a wide range of international experts to discuss what is
known and not known about this growing threat, and to explore
possible solutions. Table of Contents Front Matter Summary 1
Introduction 2 The Global Spread of Multidrug-Resistant and
Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis 3 MDR TB Transmission, HIV
Coinfection, and Transmission Control 4 Diagnosis 5 Infrastructure
and Health Care Delivery Systems 6 Global Systems for the Purchase
and Delivery of TB Drugs 7 Research on the Global Control of TB:
Understanding the Role of Drugs, Vaccines, and Funding 8 Strategies
for Confronting the Global MDR and XDR TB Crisis References
Appendix A: Agenda Appendix B: Participant Biographies Appendix C:
Partners In Health White Paper - Stemming the Tide of
Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Major Barriers to Addressing the
Growing Epidemic
Biomarkers can be defined as indicators of any biologic state, and
they are central to the future of medicine. As the cost of
developing drugs has risen in recent years, reducing the number of
new drugs approved for use, biomarker development may be a way to
cut costs, enhance safety, and provide a more focused and rational
pathway to drug development.
On October 24, 2008, the IOM's Forum on Drug Discovery,
Development, and Translation held "Assessing and Accelerating
Development of Biomarkers for Drug Safety," a one-day workshop,
summarized in this volume, on the value of biomarkers in helping to
determine drug safety during development.
The process for developing new drug and biologic products is
extraordinarily expensive and time-consuming. Although large
pharmaceutical companies may be able to afford the cost of
development because they can expect a large return on investment,
organizations developing drugs to treat rare and neglected diseases
are unable to rely on such returns. On June 23, 2008, the Institute
of Medicine's Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation
held a public workshop, "Breakthrough Business Models: Drug
Development for Rare and Neglected Diseases and Individualized
Therapies," which sought to explore new and innovative strategies
for developing drugs for rare and neglected diseases. Table of
Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction and Overview 2 Current Model
for Financing Drug Development: From Concept Through Approval 3 The
Food and Drug Administration's Orphan Drug Program 4 Diverse
Funding Models 5 Strategies for Facilitating Sharing of Research
Materials and Data 6 Strategies for Navigating Intellectual
Property 7 Strategies for Facilitating Clinical Trials 8 Summary
References Appendix A: Agenda Appendix B: Speaker Biographies
Appendix C: Resources
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