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Zusatztext Prevention Diaries by Larry Cohen is indispensable with its wise observations and simple approach to shaping policy with a personal flare. Informationen zum Autor Larry Cohen is founder and Executive Director of the Prevention Institute. A leading authority in developing practical prevention strategies for communities, Cohen's accomplishments include catalyzing the nation's first multi-city no-smoking laws; helping define violence as a preventable health issue; advancing chronic disease prevention through physical activity and healthy eating; and promoting better understanding of the underlying causes of illness, injury, and health inequities. His work has been recognized by the US Department of Health and Human Services, American Cancer Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Public Health Association, and Society for Public Health Education. He lives in Oakland, California. Klappentext Prevention Diaries offers a reintroduction to the simple principles of prevention and an illustration of how its applications can benefit health and welfare in individuals and populations. Zusammenfassung Prevention Diaries offers a reintroduction to the simple principles of prevention and an illustration of how its applications can benefit health and welfare in individuals and populations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Prelude to Prevention Chapter 2: Upstream Chapter 3: Beyond Brochures-It's the Environment Chapter 4: We Build Our Environment and Then it Builds Us Chapter 5: The Burden of Unfairness Chapter 6: Food For Thought Chapter 7: Injuries Are Not Accidents Chapter 8: Stay Safe Chapter 9: When People Thrive Business Thrives Chapter 10: Health Care-A Wide-Angle Lens As Well As a Microscope Chapter 11: Government Should be for All Chapter 12: It Takes a Flock to Make a Bird Soar
