Evidence for Health: From Patient Choice to Global Policy by Anne Andermann (Eng

Description: Evidence for Health by Anne Andermann Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description This practical guide to evidence-informed decision-making provides health practitioners and policy-makers with an overview of how to improve health and reduce health inequities, as well as the tools needed to make better informed decisions from the individual clinical level to global policy decisions. Publisher Description Evidence for Health: From Patient Choice to Global Policy is a practical guide to evidence-informed decision-making. It provides health practitioners and policy-makers with a broad overview of how to improve health and reduce health inequities, as well as the tools needed to make informed decisions that will have a positive influence on health. Chapters address questions such as: What are the major threats to health? What are the causes of poor health? What works to improve health? How do we know that it works? What are the barriers to implementation? What are the measures of success? The book provides an algorithm for arriving at evidence-informed decisions that take into consideration the multiple contextual factors and value judgements involved. Written by a specialist in public health with a wealth of international experience, this user-friendly guide demystifies the decision-making process, from personal decisions made by individual patients to global policy decisions. Author Biography Anne Andermann is the Medical Specialist in Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Health Canadas Quebec Regional Office, a Public Health Physician at the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay Northern Quebec, Chair of the Community Oriented Primary Care Committee at St Marys Hospital, Chair of Public Health for the new undergraduate medical curriculum at McGill Medical School, and Founding Director of the CLEAR Collaboration which is developing practical and evidence-based tools to help frontline health workers address the underlying social causes of poor health. Dr Andermann has previously worked on research capacity strengthening for low- and middle-income countries at the World Health Organization in Geneva where she was also a member of the WHO Research Ethics Review Committee and a main contributing author of the World Health Report 2008 on increasing universal access to primary health care. Dr Andermann has taught undergraduate and graduate level courses on using evidence to improve the health of populations in the USA (Woodrow Wilson School for Public and International Affairs, Princeton University), Brazil (Instituto de SaÚde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia) and Germany (Berlin School of Public Health, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin). Dr Andermann was recently awarded the Canadian Rising Stars in Global Health award from Grand Challenges Canada. Her main areas of interest are public health, primary health care, global health, aboriginal health, immigrant and refugee health, social determinants of health, health equity, health promotion, screening, research capacity strengthening, evidence-informed decision-making, health policy, knowledge translation and public health ethics. Details ISBN 1107648653 ISBN-13 9781107648654 Title Evidence for Health Author Anne Andermann Format Paperback Year 2012 Pages 220 Publisher Cambridge University Press GE_Item_ID:161284909; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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