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Urban Health
Nicholas Freudenberg
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2011-02-23
Urban Health Introduction In the early 21st century, city living is the norm for an ever-growing proportion of the world’s population. By 2...
Vaccination, Mandatory
Katie Attwell
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2021-08-25
Mandatory VaccinationIntroductionAcross the world, mass vaccination programs run by governments or third-sector organizations have saved countless liv...
Vaccine Hesitancy
Eve Dubé, Noni MacDonald
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2017-08-23
Vaccine HesitancyIntroductionVaccines are one of the greatest public health achievements. It is estimated that vaccination programs prevents 2–3 milli...
Vermiculite
Brad Black
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2021-07-28
VermiculiteIntroductionThis series of articles should provide ample background to the story of vermiculite. It has served as a valuable commercial pro...
Violence Prevention
Andrés Villaveces
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Violence Prevention Introduction Violence as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) is the intentional use of physical force or power,...
War
Neil Arya, Matthew R. Anderson, Victor W. Sidel
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2014-11-25
War Introduction War has enormous and tragic impacts, both direct and indirect, on public health, with long-lasting economic, social, and heal...
Water Quality
Mark Robson
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2011-02-23
Water Quality Introduction According to the United Nations, almost one billion or more people lack access to safe drinking water, and 40 percent ...
Water Quality and Water-Related Disease
Patricia L. Meinhardt
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Water Quality and Water-Related DiseaseIntroductionContamination of water reserves by biological, chemical, and radiologic agents affects the health o...
Weight Management in US Occupational Settings
Mark Wilson, Heather Padilla
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2013-06-25
Weight Management in US Occupational SettingsIntroductionWorkplaces offer a unique opportunity to promote health behavior change and the adoption of h...
Welfare States, Public Health and Health Inequalities
Toba Bryant, Dennis Raphael
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2018-03-28
Welfare States, Public Health and Health InequalitiesIntroductionHealth inequalities are observable differences in health outcomes between socioeconom...
Workforce
Jean Moore
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2013-05-28
Workforce Introduction The public health system is a complex network of organizations that works to promote, protect, and preserve the health ...
Worksite Health Promotion
Nell H. Gottlieb
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2012-07-24
Worksite Health Promotion Introduction Worksite health promotion is a relatively young field, with employee fitness programs in the United Sta...
World Health Organization (WHO)
Kelley Lee, Jennifer Fang
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2018-02-22
World Health Organization (WHO)IntroductionThe World Health Organization (WHO) was established in 1948 as the United Nations (UN) specialized agency f...
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