Confronting Public Health Risks: A Decision Maker's Guide (Series in Philosophy; 2) - Softcover

Leviton, Laura C.; Needleman, Carolyn E.; Shapiro, Maurice A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803953577 ISBN 13: 9780803953574

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1998

Synopsis

The authors of Confronting Public Health Risks provide case examples and specific tools for analyzing and dealing with serious health hazards. The book includes six case studies from the areas of environmental health, occupational health and the AIDS epidemic. Each case study is followed by a discussion of a key issue involved and the links that exist with other cases covered in the book.

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About the Author

Magda has been involved with the Life History Studies group since its inception. She completed her M.A. in Holland, and her Ph.D. in Psychology at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. She has published widely on the data from the Pittsburgh Youth Study, particularly in the areas of help seeking and child abuse. Currently, she is working on positive outcomes, i.e., desistance and well-adjusted young men. She has been involved in many of the sub studies and has worked together with researchers who have used data from the Pittsburgh Youth Study.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0803953577
• ISBN 13: 9780803953574
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264