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John E. Wennberg

The author has spent his career illustrating how geography is destiny when it comes to health care. Local medical opinion and the supply of medical resources are as important to the level of medical care provided as are levels of actual illness, or patient preference. In this book, using evidence distilled from his own experience at the forefront of practice variation research, he makes the case for delivery science as a laying foundation in the rebuilding of our health care system. This book is an introduction to the science of health care delivery, as well as a powerful argument for its relevance in shaping the future of our country. A resource for those involved in public health and health policy, this book uses the author's pioneering research to provide a framework for understanding the health care crisis; and outlines a roadmap for real change in the future. It is also a useful tool for anyone interested in understanding and forming their own opinion on the current debate. Written by a pioneer in the study of regional variations in health care delivery, it contains real-world examples of health care systems that get it right, to be used as models for future reform.

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Charles Bamforth

Foreword, Doug MuhlemanIntroduction1. From Babylon to Busch: The World of Beer and Breweries2. Grain to Glass: The Basics of Malting and Brewing3. Eyes, Nose, and Throat: The Quality of Beer4. The Soul of Beer: Malt5. The Wicked and Pernicious Weed: Hops6. Cooking and Chilling: The Brewhouse7. Goddisgoode: Yeast and Fermentation8. Refining Matters: Downstream Processing9. Measure for Measure: How Beer is Analyzed10. To the Future: Malting and Brewing in Years to ComeAppendix: Some Scientific PrinciplesGlossaryNotesFurther ReadingIndex

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Gail E. Thomas

Employing a structural and holistic framework, this volume highlights critical issues in education, health, and employment for the four major U.S. racial and ethnic minorities - African, Hispanic, Asian, and Native Americans - and the challenges they pose to an increasingly racially and culturally diverse society in the 21st century. A second major objective is to describe the implications of minority group status regarding education, health, and employment for U.S. race relations and for the general health, well-being, and productivity of Americans in the coming century. Twenty-six topics on a broad range of subjects within each of the three primary areas are covered. In all areas, the essential roles of social class and gender are acknowledged. The contributors to this book include minority and women scholars with varied backgrounds, giving the book a strong multi-disciplinary perspective. It is appropriate for educators, researchers, sociologists, and students of racial and ethnic diversity and stratification, U.S. race relations, as well as practitioners and policymakers.

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Debasis Bagchi

Understanding the complex factors contributing to the growing childhood obesity epidemic is vital not only for the improved health of the world's future generations, but for the healthcare system. The impact of childhood obesity reaches beyond the individual family and into the public arenas of social systems and government policy and programs. Global Perspectives on Childhood Obesity explores these with an approach that considers the current state of childhood obesity around the world as well as future projections, the most highly cited factors contributing to childhood obesity, what it means for the future both for children and society, and suggestions for steps to address and potentially prevent childhood obesity. Features: 1. This book will cover the multi-faceted factors contributing to the rapidly growing childhood obesity epidemic. 2. The underlying causes and current status of rapidly growing obesity epidemic in children in the global scenario will be discussed. 3. The strategies for childhood obesity prevention and treatment such as physical activity and exercise, personalized nutrition plans and school and community involvement will be presented. Benefits: 1. A comprehensive and concise book addressing the global epidemic of childhood obesity targeted for nutritionists, dieticians, medical and health professionals, educators and scientists. 2. The strategies for childhood obesity prevention and treatment such as physical activity and exercise, personalized nutrition plans and school and community involvement will be presented. 3. The impact and its consequences of this ongoing epidemic on individual family and community as a whole will be addressed.