Community Health Books

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After hearing several positive things about Blueprints Psychiatry, I decided to go to the store and buy it. Didn't want to work too hard, didn't want to look like a total moron. Then I picked it up, and I think I've seen bulkier books written by another doctor (Seuss, that is). But brevity isn't necessarily bad, so I checked it out at the library instead and read it in 3 days of semi-hard studying. Yeah... I think should've gone with the other book, Green Eggs and Ham.

The problem with Blueprints is that it largely rehashes DSM-IV guidelines. That's OK, and it's a big part of psych, but you can get that with the Current Clinical guidelines pocketbook. What I was really expecting/wanting was something that (1) had bits of annoying trivia pertinent to the exam (2) more information on psychoactive drugs (3) described in more detail patient presentations and (4) discussed how other medical diseases could present like psych disorders. Blueprints skims these issues.

I would buy First Aid for the Psych Clerkship instead. It's a quick read as well but provides more info. I had a good score on the psych shelf, and I think switching primary sources had a great deal to do with it. If you like the Blueprints series, just check it out or borrow it from a friend. Blueprints Q&A, though, is an excellent question resource.

not enough info for the shelf- very basic- some good charts- i mainly used pretest and platinum psychiatry vignettes to study- good for quick review

after 2 editions, i still think this is the best book to carry around on rotations. concise, compact, and complete enough for the students

I am glad this book was not too long, could you really stand to read much more about this topic. Anyways, I found this book to be ok. It covered most topics and hit the highlights. There were definitely details that showed up on the shelf exam however that were not included in this book. For some reason, the psychiatry shelf exam is one of the tougher ones. I used this book in combination with a little pocket book called "Psychiatry: Current Clinical Strategies." That little book filled in details that this blueprints book skipped. Using the combination of the two books was adequate for the rotation and to do well on the shelf exam.

This book is sufficient for USMLE step 2, but I used other sources for to study for the boards, such as First Aid, Boards and Wards, and Prescription for the Boards.

The book arrived in a decent amount of time and was in perfect shape (as described).

Known at our school as the "purple book," Glanz/Rimer 3e remains the go-to introduction to theories and models in health behavior and health education. Many of the entries are by leading practitioners, researchers, and theorists in the field. Unless you have read through and studied this book, you simply are not educated in this topic.

This was a good deal and I saved $30. it was new and exactly as described. thanks.

Good book for a class on Health Behavior and Health Education Theories. Good for graduate level work. Theories broken into chapters. Each chapter has the theory history, significant time line for the theory, chart and descriptions of the constructs, and examples where research has used the theory effectively. Examples in book make use of the theory more understandable.

I purchased this book to use as a reference for a Graduate Project on Health Promotion. I was particularly interested in Planning Models so most of my research focused on Part 5 in the book
Excellent Book-I highly recommend it
Judy W.

This book was interesting to read as I am a new hospice volunteer, but I really didn't get any real direction from it. It simply revealed the author's experience with some dying patients. I was hoping for some enlightenment as to how to talk to patients under hospice care and how to initiate a meaningful relationship.

I have read many excellent books on the subjects of death, dying and hospice. This was not among them. The beginning was interesting and compassionate (Bivie), however I felt the long pages documenting the dying process of one patient in particular (Amber) were needlessly judgmental and unkind. The author obviously was not able to make a human connection with her patient. Perhaps the facts were accurate, but I would not appreciate having the author as my hospice volunteer. A real downer.

I got mislead by all those great reviews about this book and bought it. Big mistake!!!! This book is painstakingly boring to read, didn't really contribute to my knowledge and has very little to offer from the scientific point of view. I do agree with those who rate the book as being compassionate, heart-felt and inspiring, but they didn't mention how incredibly boring it is to read. I've read several books on death, dying and hospice care, and Mrs. Andreae's title is absolutely the worst, bar none. I recommend reading The private worlds of dying children, Facing death finding hope, The needs of the dying, any book by E. Kubler Ross (Life lessons in particular), Healing the dying and Final gifts.

Sooner or later, we all lose someone very important to us. Reading this book won't make that process easier, but it will help you develop a deeper understand of the process of dying--and how it affects all those who know the dying person differently.

This book provides an extremely personal insight of how, even as a stranger, one can be supportive of someone who is dying. It's a sad story, of course, but one that is rich in uncovering the meaning of life.

It really makes you stop and recognize what's important--and what isn't and remember just how precious and short life really is.

This is an excellent book for anyone interested in hospice work. But beyond that, I would recommend it to anyone who is facing the death of someone close to them, or ever will, or anyone who just wants to understand better before facing their own end of life. Christine Andreae, writing about her own experiences as a hospice volunteer, shows us that there are no hard and fast rules about what you should or shouldn't do when helping people face the end of a life. Tears are okay, but so is laughter. Questions are okay, even if no one knows the answer.

I loved this book for its ordinariness with a subject that can be extraordinary and difficult to grasp at times. The writings of Clare Cooper Marcus helped define and hone many inner qualities in a very immediate manner. This book is like having a compassionate friend sitting with me.

Have you every just fallen in love with a house, knowing that you were meant to live there? Have you ever had an apartment that seemed to suck the energy right from your body after a long hard day at work? Are there certain places in your home that are "yours" or "your spouse's"?

Unconsciously we are all seeking to become our genuine selves. In this quest, we tend to surround ourselves with ideals, examples of what we feel matches our deepest parts of ourselves. These examples come primarily from past experience. For instance, we may have had a special place in a childhood home where we felt safe, loved, and free. Alternately, we may subconsciously associate a large dining room with sadness after the loss of a parent or unvoiced hostility in a dysfunctional family setting.

House As A Mirror of Self brought to light many of the things that I had forgotten in my childhood and many of the situations that I hadn't really thought about. It is truly interesting what you gravitate towards because of your previous experiences and how those decisions get combined and complicated with that of your spouse. I even figured out why I was feeling that there was something not quite right about my home office.

I found this book when I was undergoing my own deep personal transformation ten years ago. It helped me understand my own relationship to the homes I had created for clients and my self. As an interior designer and a contractor it is important to understand the calling of the client's psyche and meet those needs. There is so much focus now on the spiritual aspects of one's home, and feng shui does offer up its own insights, but using this book as a primer for understanding what is calling to you will lead you to a different more integrated understanding. A carpenter builds a house, the family makes it a home. Clare gives the reader a path to understanding this complex yet simple process. The book is easy to read and offers many good exercises to dialog with the inner self. I highly recommend it to designers and psychologist alike.

This reads more like a textbook for an interior design course. It has little to do with the psychology of your own choice of home/setting. Like another reviewer said, the idea seemed fascinating, but the book disappoints right away, if not for the setup alone; the author overuses the same phrases and form to setup her next example. It is as though this were her thesis for design school. It could also pass for a really good new age book, that's how problem-centered it is. If you have watched "Designing for the Sexes" on HGTV, you have read this book. This book is only interesting and appropriate for interior designers, not for anyone seeking insight into our needs and choices when it comes to home.

I have an advanced degree in psychology and I have renovated several houses. The concept behind this book seemed fascinating to me. However, I have been very disappointed. The focus is on psychology written by an architect. She is an amateur psychologist--it would have been better if she had focused on her own area of expertise. It was a waste of money.

Buy the Rice Diet Cookbook, not the original Rice Diet book. The cookbook is more to the point and includes more recipes. I have to agree with other reviews that state that the Rice Diet book was not well written, very hard to follow. This has it all. And it is a good plan.

I am thoroughly enjoying my new Cookbook. This is a way of Life I can hold on to because not only will I be eating wholesome delicious nutritious food but it helps me physically, spiritually, and mentally. Easy Read!

I was very delighted with this book. I found the recipes tasty, imaginative and easy to prepare.
I must admit I did not read the inspirational success stories since one look in the mirror was my inspiration to lose weight and eat healthier.
Regards,
Kay Belk

The Rice Diet Cookbook: 150 Easy, Everyday Recipes and Inspirational Success Stories from the Rice Diet Program Community The rice diet is based on diets that were popular at the begining of the 20th century. Your food intake is limited to rice and fruit, if you follow the basic diet. Fish is allowed on one day a week. The daily calorie intake is about 1000 calories. I am sure you will loose weight. But the diet is very hard to follow if you live in a normal house with normal people. Maybe that is why the "Rice Diet" is a live in plan under medical supervision in Durham, NC.The Rice Diet Cookbook: 150 Easy, Everyday Recipes and Inspirational Success Stories from the Rice Diet Program Community

I bought the Cookbook after a couple of months of already doing the Rice Diet. There are not a lot of recipes in it that I use (I'm a "fussy eater") but it gives me great ideas for making my own creations. I lost 42 lbs in less than 4 months on the Rice Diet, and I'm still going. If you're looking to lose weight, or just want to eat healthier, and you like an array of foods, this will be a fantastic book for you!

'Typhoid Mary' has become a catchphrase for disease, pestilence, and death. Most people have heard the nickname, but few know the particulars. Judith Walzer Leavitt takes a dreaded and legendary figure in the history of public health protection, and, in a factual but entertaining style, gives us the who, what, where, when, and why. In so doing, the author also examines the age-old dilemma of individual liberty vs public safety.

Typhoid Mary was an Irish immigrant cook named Mary Mallon, who spent decades as a prisoner / guest of the New York Public Health Department. As a healthy carrier, she did not exhibit typhoid symptoms herself, but the disease was transmitted via the food she prepared. Her refusal to seek a different livelihood, and aggressive deameanor toward health officials, resulted in her confinement on North Brother Island, a quarantine location, where she died in 1938.

"Typhoid Mary: Captive to the Public Health" is not just a work of medical history or biography of a feisty woman who fought the system and lost. Mary Mallon, as a healthy carrier of a deadly disease, has her modern equal in the millions of people who are HIV positive or suffer from drug-resistant tuberculosis. Leavitt raises uncomfortable questions about quarantine practices and examines how past treatment of the afflicted has been based on gender and socio-economic status. Statistics and sociological arguments have a strong presence in each chapter, but they don't detract from the book's appeal to the lay reader.

"Typhoid Mary" is an uneasy reminder that history doesn't always repeat itself- sometimes it never goes away in the first place.

I found this book very interesting and the multiple aspects of the story are perfectly analyzed by the author. Is a good example of the social implications of a infectious disease and has strong relations with the present AIDS era we are living in. A lot of very important lessons can be learned to understand the present times. Very recomendable.

Leavitt thoroughly explores Mary Mallon's story from a number of angles - social, historical, medical, etc. and the relevance of what we can learn from her situation to modern day issues. The subject was fascinating, but the book tended to be dry and redundant in places. If you are looking to understand the issues at hand, this is for you. If you're just interested in the story of Typhoid Mary, I would recommend a slightly lighter version.

There is a significant error in the review by Publisher's Weekly. They refer to the microbe as the "typhus bacillus."
It should be the "typhoid bacillus." Typhoid and typhus are two entirely different diseases caused by different microorganisms.

Typhoid Mary: Captive to the Public's Health by Judith Walzer Leavitt could be shorter. Not much shorter, just a bit shorter. The beginning of the book is surprisingly dull and a great deal of information is repeated unnecessarily.

That said, Typhoid Mary is very well-written, even the dull bits. The research is well-documented and complete. And the subject matter is more than a little engrossing. Who was the woman behind the label "Typhoid Mary"?

Leavitt is making the link between typhoid and AIDS, in particular the problem of finding the balance between protecting individual rights and protecting the community. She spends time on this subject towards the end of the book and has some compassionate and reasonable things to say. The strongest part of the book, however, is in the history and in Leavitt's appreciation of Mary Mallon as an individual. The most interesting parts of the book (and where the writing picks up considerably) are the chapters on the public perception of Typhoid Mary throughout the 20th century.

Recommendation: Buy it if it's a subject that already interests you. Otherwise, check it out of the library.

This book is essential for anyone considering moving into a continuing care retirement community. It saved my husband and me from falling into pitfalls that would have been disastous for us. The book, which is clearly written in an engaging manner, tells everything you'll need to know before making the all-important decision that will last the rest of your life. My husband and I followed the guidelines given in the book and are the happiest we have ever been. Thank you Bernice Hunt for this fabulous book.

As the American senior population continues to grow, the proliferation of retirement communities and retirement living
options becomes more complicated, if not confusing for those
seniors seeking an alternative to living in traditional housing.
Demographics show that by 2011, baby boomers will become senior citizens and that in 2030, people over 65 years of age and older will constitute 20% of the American population. An attractive
retirement community option that appeals to relatively independent, both physically and socially, people is the Continuing Care Retirement Community. Bernice Hunt, a resident of a CCRC outside of Philadelphia, provides an insightful "insider's guide" into the pro's and con's of living in a facility that is maintenance-free, replete with social activities, health services, and all the amenities that seniors expect in their "Golden Years." Hunt's account of the multi-site/service CCRC option is a welcome addition to the growing literature on a subject that more and more Americans will be turning to in the not-to-distant future.

What this book is NOT is a guidebook to Continuing Care Retirement Communities, a comparative rating of them, or even a listing of such communities. Rather, it is the very readable story of one couple's experience with the PROCESS of selecting an appropriate community for themselves. As such, it lays out a careful, well-organized, effective approach for making this important decision. Because I am in this rather involved process myself, and because I have been a guest off and on over an eight-year stretch in my parents' CCRC apartments -- in independent, then assisted living -- Ms. Hunt's detailed description of their adventure certainly resonates with what I have observed. This book should perhaps be among the first volumes on the shelf of anyone considering entry into a Continuing Care Retirement Community; it is a virtual roadmap for the process and would have received a fifth star if the title weren't slightly misleading.

Although the author allegedly did research on a number of retirement communities, she refuses to name them nor to give the specifics of her research. Definitely not worth the money.

This informative and important guide is indispensible, not only for those who have already decided to explore continuing care retirement communities, but for every adult who, sooner rather than later must think about health care and quality of life for their aging parents and for themselves.

I, for one, was totally ignorant of CCRCs until I learned about them from Bernice Hunt, the author of this wonderful little book. Mrs. Hunt shares with us the personal journey taken by her and her husband, from their first thoughts about what would become of them when they got old and, possibly, sick, through their thought processes, research, emotional struggles and decision making.

Unlike other books of its type (and I know of no others that deal exclusively with CCRCs), this one is not only educational but is actually a "good read". It reads almost like a short story and even has a surprise ending. The writing is clear and accessible, and informative without being dry or pedantic; I felt like Mrs. Hunt was sitting in my living room telling me of her experiences and addressing all my concerns, worries and reservations. She has figured out exactly what we all worry about and want to know, and she addresses issues that we never thought of or didn't know enough to consider. She shares her good and bad experiences and points out the pros and cons of CCRCs in an honest, straightforward manner.

Bernice Hunt has thought of everything and includes, at the back of the book, an appendix full of helpful suggestions, checklists, work sheets, and resources. Her book is truly enlightening. I cannot recommend it more highly and have already passed it along to several of my friends.

This book is essential to understanding the Newman Method. Pleasant reading and very informative. Illustrations of the choice point and definitions of praxis and other key terms are included. Together with "Developing a Discipline", this is a wonderful way to understand the guts of Newman's thinking.

Margaret Newman 's theory is important to my research. To be able to access her book is important and Amazon as always had it. The book was in tip top condition and arrived safe and sound.

The book was easy to read, understand, and help to clarify Margaret Newman's Theory. Being written by Margaret Newman, i was able to use the book citing it as a primary source when writing my research paper.

Dr Newman has an insightful theory. Much to ponder over the next few months. If you are a nurse trained before 1985 this would be new theory to read.

Dr. Newman meticulously articulates her meaningful process in developing the theory health as expanding consciousness that engages the reader in a `side by side' journey of the unfolding of the theory. In the introduction she provides the significant sources that are accompanied by her perspectives of how they influenced her work- -an authentic revealing which validates for the readers that there is a beginning and a shaping in knowledge development.

The language is clear, succinct, useful, and straightforward. The first time reader does not need to concern themselves with being bogged down in the murky waters of scientific language. In fact Dr. Newman writes, "...this book is not about science in the traditional sense, but rather about meaning: The meaning of life and of health and of what those of us in the health professions can do about it " (p.xxiv).

Yet, this work follows the scholarly tradition for good science to occur of defining concepts and paradigmatic view- -facilitating another view of health as "...pattern of the whole" (p.10). Dr. Newman's focus on the process in expanding consciousness gains clarity via the definition of consciousness "...as the information of the system: ...capacity of the system to interact with the environment ....that includes nervous system, the endocrine..." (p.33)- - engaging the reader in creative and imaginative possibilities for the application of this theory across settings.

Dr. Newman's text offers substance that the first time reader may want to review and reflect on. She stimulates how we view nursing, health, person and environment; i.e. what it means to provide nursing care and participate in research that focuses on the human health experience. Health as Expanding Consciousness is about what it is to be a nurse in a paradigm of relatedness.

I just recently passed my national certification and used this book to review math problems. It helped significantly. I recommend highly for anyone who has been through the AMEDD program at Ft. Sam Houston. Especially helpful for inpatient techs.

SPC B. James

I ordered this book through amazone and they said it would ship....in time for my class.....now I get an e-mail asking me to "approve" a shipping date which might get the book to me about three quarters of the way through the course. I AM FURIOUS.

I have not taken any pharmacy tech courses. I have had three months experience as a retail pharmacy tech, then we relocated to a different state that pretty much requires you have certification. For the past 2.5 months, I have been studying on my own and this book has been SO amazingly helpful.

The author has written the book as though he were a friendly tutor with a sense of humor. It is definitely not a dry, boring math book. With every new concept, he starts you out with really easy concepts (using apples when explaining fractions or using a simple rice recipe when introducing reducing/enlarging formulas). It gives you a chance to wrap your head around what he's doing before getting into the pharmaceutical applications. Don't get me wrong, though... he definitely challenges you once you've had a chance to understand it.

One of the first chapters in the book teaches you all about units & conversions. This is probably the most important chapter in the whole book because you have to use the info in it to be able to work all the other problems. He uses helpful tables that you can refer back to. From my own personal experience, a couple chapters after the units/conversions chapter, I'd flipped back to the tables enough that I had them memorized without trying.

Rather than bogging you down with lots of formulas, he teaches how to solve most problems using simple logic and/or ration & proportion. There are a few formulas (I think I've used 3 so far), but he only uses them when necessary. I feel like the way I've learned to work problems from this book has much more real-world applicability than if I had learned a dozen formulas and panicked when I couldn't remember them on the job.

Another thing I love & appreciate about this book is that, for example, if you're working a problem in chapter 8, he'll throw in steps from chapter 2 or 5 or 7 to keep you on your toes. In other words, you'll have to solve part of the problem using concepts you learned earlier in the book in order to get to what you need to solve the current problem. It keeps you refreshed on ALL the material so that you don't finish the book & find that you've forgotten half of it.

The answers to the practice problems are also helpful. He not only gives you the answers in the back of the book, but he SHOWS how he got the answers and/or gives a brief explanation. Other books I looked at had reviews about lots of typos, but I've worked 10 of the 13 chapters in this book and have not had any problems.

I HIGHLY recommend this book, especially if you're a self-studier like me. It takes away a lot of the anxiety about not having an instructor to ask for help because the book explains everything so well and in a friendly manner. I take the PTCE in 3 days, and after having put in some quality time with this book and taking some practice tests in other books, I feel very well prepared.

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I received my PTCE score this week. Not only did I pass, but I got an 868 (the scale is 300-900; you need a 650 to pass). The majority of the test was math-related. I'm SO glad I used this book!

This book was perfect for someone new in the phamacy technician role. It started at very basic information and worked its way up to pretty difficult problem. There were lots of examples. I passed the exam and knew how to work every math problem on the test. Great buy!!

I use this book as a teaching tool in my pharmacy technician classes. The students have commented that it is a great help in familiarizing them with the type of math encountered both in class and on the certification exams. Chapter 2 has helpful conversion charts and tables for the different measurement systems, enabling students to become familiar with them even before they start the class. The practice problems with answers are very helpful.

You will hate this course and book as much as I did; promise! It's required so you will take it and in the end you will say, just another busy work class that is not going to help me on Hesi or NCLEX.

Who ever wrote this book eithor does not have a life or was paid a heck of a lot of money; probably both.

i received the book quickly it was as described. no damage whatsoever book was in excellent condtion i was very pleased with my purchase

The book I ordered was exactly what I got. The shipping took less time than I expected as well.

Shipping and all that was great. Recieved very quickly. I do not like the book. It doesn't read well and is confusing at times. It leaves you hanging. It will make a statement about something and not give any explanation.

Great! A wonderful resource.