Breast and Cervical Cancer Programs in Your Community
Author: National Cancer Institute (U.S.). Health Promotion Branch
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 236
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: National Cancer Institute (U.S.). Health Promotion Branch
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 236
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2003-05-07
Total Pages: 564
ISBN-13: 0309170133
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Cancer ranks second only to heart disease as a leading cause of death in the United States, making it a tremendous burden in years of life lost, patient suffering, and economic costs. Fulfilling the Potential for Cancer Prevention and Early Detection reviews the proof that we can dramatically reduce cancer rates. The National Cancer Policy Board, part of the Institute of Medicine, outlines a national strategy to realize the promise of cancer prevention and early detection, including specific and wide-ranging recommendations. Offering a wealth of information and directly addressing major controversies, the book includes: A detailed look at how significantly cancer could be reduced through lifestyle changes, evaluating approaches used to alter eating, smoking, and exercise habits. An analysis of the intuitive notion that screening for cancer leads to improved health outcomes, including a discussion of screening methods, potential risks, and current recommendations. An examination of cancer prevention and control opportunities in primary health care delivery settings, including a review of interventions aimed at improving provider performance. Reviews of professional education and training programs, research trends and opportunities, and federal programs that support cancer prevention and early detection. This in-depth volume will be of interest to policy analysts, cancer and public health specialists, health care administrators and providers, researchers, insurers, medical journalists, and patient advocates.
Author: National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 18
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1997-05-21
Total Pages: 497
ISBN-13: 0309055342
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →How do communities protect and improve the health of their populations? Health care is part of the answer but so are environmental protections, social and educational services, adequate nutrition, and a host of other activities. With concern over funding constraints, making sure such activities are efficient and effective is becoming a high priority. Improving Health in the Community explains how population-based performance monitoring programs can help communities point their efforts in the right direction. Within a broad definition of community health, the committee addresses factors surrounding the implementation of performance monitoring and explores the "why" and "how to" of establishing mechanisms to monitor the performance of those who can influence community health. The book offers a policy framework, applies a multidimensional model of the determinants of health, and provides sets of prototype performance indicators for specific health issues. Improving Health in the Community presents an attainable vision of a process that can achieve community-wide health benefits.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 124
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
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Published: 1999
Total Pages: 80
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