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This book focuses on the modelling of contemporary health and
social problems, especially those considered a major burden to
communities, governments and taxpayers, such as smoking,
alcoholism, drug use, and heart disease. Based on a series of
papers presented at a recent conference hosted by the
Leverhulme-funded Tipping Points project at the University of
Durham, this book illustrates a broad range of modelling
approaches. Such a diverse collection demonstrates that an
interdisciplinary approach is essential to modelling tipping points
in health and social problems, and the assessment of associated
risk and resilience.
There is a strong case today for a specific focus on mental public
health and its relation to social and physical environments. From a
public health perspective, we now appreciate the enormous
significance of mental distress and illness as causes of disability
and impairment. Stress and anxiety, and other mental illnesses are
linked to risks in the environment. This book questions how and why
the social and physical environment matters for mental health and
psychological wellbeing in human populations. While putting forward
a number of different points of view, there is a particular
emphasis on ideas and research from health geography, which
conceptualises space and place in ways that provide a distinctive
focus on the interactions between people and their social and
physical environment. The book begins with an overview of a rich
body of theory and research from sociology, psychology, social
epidemiology, social psychiatry and neuroscience, considering
arguments concerning 'mind-body dualism', and presenting a
conceptual framework for studying how attributes of 'space' and
'place' are associated with human mental wellbeing. It goes on to
look in detail at how our mental health is associated with
material, or physical, aspects of our environment (such as
'natural' and built landscapes), with social environments
(involving social relationships in communities), and with symbolic
and imagined spaces (representing the personal, cultural and
spiritual meanings of places). These relationships are shown to be
complex, with potential to be beneficial or hazardous for mental
health. The final chapters of the book consider spaces of care and
the implications of space and place for public mental health
policy, offering a broader view of how mental health might be
improved at the population level. With boxed case studies of
specific research ideas and methods, chapter summaries and
suggestions for introductory reading, this book offers a
comprehensive introduction which will be valuable for students of
health geography, public health, sociology and anthropology of
health and illness. It also provides an interdisciplinary review of
the literature, by the author and by other writers, to frame a
discussion of issues that challenge more advanced researchers in
these fields.
There is a strong case today for a specific focus on mental public
health and its relation to social and physical environments. From a
public health perspective, we now appreciate the enormous
significance of mental distress and illness as causes of disability
and impairment. Stress and anxiety, and other mental illnesses are
linked to risks in the environment. This book questions how and why
the social and physical environment matters for mental health and
psychological wellbeing in human populations. While putting forward
a number of different points of view, there is a particular
emphasis on ideas and research from health geography, which
conceptualises space and place in ways that provide a distinctive
focus on the interactions between people and their social and
physical environment. The book begins with an overview of a rich
body of theory and research from sociology, psychology, social
epidemiology, social psychiatry and neuroscience, considering
arguments concerning 'mind-body dualism', and presenting a
conceptual framework for studying how attributes of 'space' and
'place' are associated with human mental wellbeing. It goes on to
look in detail at how our mental health is associated with
material, or physical, aspects of our environment (such as
'natural' and built landscapes), with social environments
(involving social relationships in communities), and with symbolic
and imagined spaces (representing the personal, cultural and
spiritual meanings of places). These relationships are shown to be
complex, with potential to be beneficial or hazardous for mental
health. The final chapters of the book consider spaces of care and
the implications of space and place for public mental health
policy, offering a broader view of how mental health might be
improved at the population level. With boxed case studies of
specific research ideas and methods, chapter summaries and
suggestions for introductory reading, this book offers a
comprehensive introduction which will be valuable for students of
health geography, public health, sociology and anthropology of
health and illness. It also provides an interdisciplinary review of
the literature, by the author and by other writers, to frame a
discussion of issues that challenge more advanced researchers in
these fields.
The Live Beat Students' Book contains 10 units that build and
consolidate students' knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, functional
language and systematic development of the four language skills:
listening, speaking, reading and writing. Language Revision helps
students monitor their own progress through self-assessment while
Skills Revision gives students practice question types from the
Trinity, KET and PET exams.
A slightly different slant on the 'slacker' comedy genre directed
by 'Friends' star David Schwimmer. Five years ago Dennis (Simon
Pegg) was at the altar about to marry Libby (Thandie Newton), his
pregnant fiancee. He got cold feet and headed for the hills, and
he's been going in circles ever since. When Dennis discovers
Libby's now hooked up with high-flying go-getter Whit (Hank
Azaria), he realises it's now or never. Assisted by his friend
Gordon (Dylan Moran), he decides to enter a marathon to show he's
not a quitter but then finds out just how much sweat, strain and
pain it takes to run for 26 miles. No one rates his chances, but
Dennis knows this is the only way to stop being a running joke.
Examining meningitis mainly from a bacterial perspective, but also
including an overview of viral, fungal and chronic meningitis, this
book describes the anatomy of the meninges and clinical signs and
symptoms of this disease. Individual organisms that cause
meningitis worldwide are dealt with in specific chapters,
describing in detail how these pathogens interact with the human
host at both a molecular and cellular level. The book provides a
thorough understanding of bacterial virulence factors, adhesion and
invasion mechanisms, the nature of known host cell receptors and
the host cell response.
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Fire (Paperback)
Sarah Curtis
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R493
Discovery Miles 4 930
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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At last! A "tour de force" on cities and health by someone who
knows that geography matters. This is a groundbreaking text,
preoccupied as much with health and well-being as with death,
disease and despair. It is concerned with who wins and who loses
from the social and spatial patterning of risk... Combining breadth
of coverage with depth of analysis, Health and Inequality provides
an intricate map of harmful spaces and healing places, together
with some guidelines on how to get from one to the other' -
"Professor Susan Smith, Ogilvie Professor of Geography, University
of Edinburgh
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'Too often as health professionals we remain embedded in nursing
and medical literature neglecting the opportunities offered through
engaging with other bodies of knowledge. Such an opportunity
presents itself in this book which draws on work undertaken by
geographers that can help us in our thinking about health
inequalities. The strength of this work lies in its aim to ensure
that place and space are recognised as significant factors in
health inequalities'" - Community Practitioner
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Health and Inequality presents a comprehensive analysis of how
geographical perspectives can be used to understand the problems of
health inequalities. The text has three principal themes: to
discuss the geography of health inequality and to examine
strategies for reducing disadvantage; to review and develop the
theoretical basis for a geographical analysis of these problems -
the discussion will illustrate how theoretical developments can
help in the design and evaluation of intervention; and to explain
how different methodologies in the geography of health, both
quantitative and qualitative, can be appliedin research -
demonstrating the complementarity between them. By relating
theoretical arguments to specific landscapes, Health and Inequality
will be a key resource for understanding the articulation between
theory and empirical methods for understanding health variation in
urban areas.
Focusing on Catholic primary schooling in France from 1830
through World War I, Curtis shows how religious education played a
key role in transforming France into a modern nation. She finds
persuasive evidence that the French Catholic teaching orders
created the culture needed for the development of a modern
educational system.
Curtis focuses her extensive research on the province of Lyon,
though many of her findings can be applied more generally. Her
argument that decisions about schooling were driven by pragmatic as
well as ideological considerations, for example, is a model for
further investigation. "Educating the Faithful" is the first major
study in English of religious education in modern France.
Native English-speaking teenagers in video blogs cover topics that
appeal to students' interests. Functional videos, grammar and
pronunciation animations make learning effective and fun.
Interactive activities in the eTexts and MyEnglishLab keep students
focused. Realistic communicative activities help students to start
using their English immediately. Carefully structured lessons focus
on both written and verbal communication skills. Interactive
functional videos activate language quickly. Regular revision
sections consolidate students' knowledge and build awareness of
what they already know. A comprehensive testing and assessment
package allows teachers and students to track how well they are
doing. MyEnglishLab improves student results and allows teachers to
monitor performance.
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