Wellness by the Numbers
Greenwood Press (Verlag)
978-1-61069-963-1 (ISBN)
Wellness by the Numbers: Understanding and Interpreting American Health Statistics presents the factual data that underlies health summaries—information that is not often readily available to readers. The statistical data regarding a variety of health indicators, accompanied by contextual information and analyses, serves to inform high school and lower undergraduate readers about the state of health in America today. Just as importantly, this book will document how scholars and health professionals analyze data to draw conclusions and sharpen readers' critical thinking skills.
The book begins with an introductory essay that provides a conceptual framework for readers and a general overview of the topic of analyzing health across the nation. The "Locating Accurate and Current Data on Health-Related Information" section clearly explains the process of analyzing and interpreting statistical information, describes how to find authoritative sources of data, and defines the steps to reading and interpreting data and how to draw conclusions from the information. Each of the more than 40 key health topics includes an introduction of the particular health indicator being discussed, presents the data in tables, charts, or figures with concise analysis and interpretation, and concludes with discussion questions that challenge the reader to find additional meaning or patterns in the data.
Jacqueline Klosek is an attorney with the firm of Goodwin Procter LLP. Her published works include Praeger's Protecting Your Health Privacy: A Citizen's Guide to Safeguarding the Security of Your Medical Information.
Introduction
Locating Accurate and Current Data on Health-Related Information Online
Health Topics
1. ADHD
2. Alcohol Consumption
3. Allergies
4. Alzheimer's Disease
5. Anemia
6. Arthritis
7. Asthma
8. Autism
9. Autoimmune Diseases
10. Breast Cancer
11. Breastfeeding
12. Calorie Consumption
13. Cardiovascular Disease
14. Cervical Cancer
15. Cesarean Births
16. Childhood Obesity
17. Cholesterol Levels
18. Colon/Rectal Cancer
19. Congenital Defects
20. Contraceptive Use
21. Depression
22. Diabetes
23. Digestive Diseases
24. Disabilities
25. Drug Addiction
26. Eating Disorders
27. Exercise/Physical Activity
28. Food-borne Illnesses
29. HIV/AIDS
30. Hypertension
31. Infant Mortality
32. Life Expectancy
33. Lung Cancer
34. Mammograms
35. Mental Health
36. Obesity
37. Pancreatic Cancer
38. Prescription Drug Use
39. Prostate Cancer
40. Skin Cancer
41. Smoking and Tobacco Use
42. STDs
43. Stress
44. Stroke
45. Suicide
46. Teenage Pregnancy
47. Thyroid Cancer
48. Vaccines and Immunizations
49. Vegetarian and Vegan Diets
50. Vitamin Consumption and Supplementation
Resources for Further Research
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.3.2015 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 765 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61069-963-7 / 1610699637 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61069-963-1 / 9781610699631 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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