While We Were Sleeping Success Stories in Injury and Violence Prevention

Name: While We Were Sleeping Success Stories in Injury and Violence Prevention
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ISBN: 9780520258464

ISBN-10: 0520258460

ISBN-13: 9780520258464

Edition: 2009

Authors: David Hemenway

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Public health has made our lives safer--but it often works behind the scenes, without our knowledge, that is, "while we are sleeping." This book powerfully illuminates how public health works with more than sixty success stories drawn from the area of injury and violence prevention. It also profiles dozens of individuals who have made important contributions to safety and health in a range of social arenas. Highlighting examples from the United States as well as from other countries, While You Were Sleeping will inform a wide audience of readers about what public health actually does and at the same time inspire a new generation to make the world a safer place. David Hemenway tells of…

Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 5/4/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



List of Tables


Preface


Introduction Poem: The Ambulance in the Valley




Car



Home



Work



Play



Nature



Violence



Medical Treatment



Models of Injury Prevention



Future Successes



Summary


Appendix: Scientific Injury Studies


References


Index