Nocera, Joseph
Summary: "From the collaborators behind the modern business classic All the Devils are Here comes a damning indictment of American capitalism--and the leaders that left us brutally unprepared for a global pandemic In 2020, the novel coronavirus pandemic made it painfully clear that the U.S. could not adequately protect its citizens. Millions of Americans suffered--and over a million died--in less than...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2023
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Summary: "A bold, expert, and actionable map for the re-invention of America's broken mental health care system As director of the National Institute of Mental Health, Dr. Thomas Insel was giving a presentation when the father of a boy with schizophrenia yelled from the back of the room, "Our house is on fire and you're telling me about the chemistry of the paint! What are you doing to put out the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.2 INSHarris, Tonya
Summary: "Creating a healthy, non-toxic home feels like a losing battle. That's where board certified holistic nutritionist Tonya Harris' motto comes in: you only have to make small adjustments to make a big impact on your health. Enter: The Slightly Greener Method-small, actionable changes that prove even being slightly healthier in our cleaning and hygiene practices, as well as diet choices, can be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 HARLombardo, Jennifer
Summary: "In the past, mental health was rarely discussed; it was seen as a private or even embarrassing issue, and anyone with a mental illness was generally expected to keep it to themselves. Today, however, many people have recognized the benefits of being open and honest about mental health. Through informative fact boxes, helpful graphic organizers, and engaging text, readers learn the basics about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: KidHaven Publishing 2021
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Summary: "Why is it that men don't go to the doctor until they are sick or something is broken? Men's health is a lot more than that--it's preventive care, cardiovascular health, sexual health, nutrition, and exercise. It's sleep medicine, relationship health, self-care, and, yes, penises. And it's about time for men to have an easy-to-follow guide of their own, especially with an increase in interest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan, a division of Workman Publishing Co., Inc. 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 MILYoon, Joe
Summary: "A nine-minute routine to improve stretching, mobility, and strength, by personal trainer, massage therapist, and instagram sensation Joe Yoon. Better Stretching teaches readers to stretch smarter to feel looser, move more easily, and peak perform. These stretches are fast and easy. Readers will learn to make areas of tightness and discomfort feel better immediately-and how to make those...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Essentials 2020
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Summary: "The first book to tell the full story of race and health in America today, showing the toll racism takes on individuals and the health of our nation, by a groundbreaking journalist at the New York Times Magazine"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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Summary: This title examines the efforts of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic such as working with an unknown pathogen, PPE and equipment shortages, having to quarantine away from family, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021
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Summary: "From renowned sleep scientist Dr. Aric Prather, a book that offers a simple yet powerful plan to improve your sleep in seven days We need to sleep to survive. If we stopped sleeping, we would die. Sure, it would take a while, but sleep is as essential as food, water, and oxygen. Eventually, without it, our bodies begin to shut down. So why on earth can something that should be so natural,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.8 PRABuettner, Dan
Summary: "This illustrated guide to the Blue Zones includes lessons, top longevity foods and behaviors, and a surprising new Blue Zone"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health BuettnerBass, Emily
Summary: "As of 2003, there were nearly 27 million men, women, and children suffering from AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Today that number has been reduced by more than half. The number of people with access to antiretroviral drugs--a treatment which renders AIDS survivable rather than fatal--has gone from around 50,000 to more than 11 million. All of this is thanks to a Bush administration program known...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2021
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Summary: "In the groundbreaking book, Erwan Le Corre, the founder of MovNat, helps you reconnect with moving as your ancestors did. "Working out" in a gym using machines would have seemed nonsensical to them. Why not just move your body in the way it was designed to move in order to accomplish the tasks required by everyday life? Having guidance and feedback form an instructor is useful, but in this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Victory Belt Publishing Inc. 2018
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Summary: "A deeply moving narrative of the coronavirus pandemic, told through portraits of eight individuals who worked tirelessly to help others. In March 2020, COVID-19 overtook the United States, and life changed for America. In a matter of weeks the virus impacted millions, with lockdown measures radically reshaping the lives of even those who did not become infected. Yet despite the fear, hardship,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2022
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Summary: "By the late 1980s, the AIDS pandemic was deeply impacting gay and lesbian communities in America, and disinformation about the disease was running rampant. Out of the activist group ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power), an art collective that called itself Gran Fury was formed, to create graphics and media that campaigned against corporate greed, government inaction, and public...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bold Type Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.19697 LOWHonigsbaum, Mark
Summary: Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease. Yet despite a century of medical progress, viral and bacterial disasters continue to take us by surprise, inciting panic and dominating news cycles. From the Spanish flu to the 1924 outbreak of pneumonic plague in Los Angeles to the 1930 "parrot fever" pandemic,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2019
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Summary: "A positive antidote to the negative narrative on caregiving, Positive Caregiving helps those who are caring for older adults connect with their care partners and enjoy life together through positive emotions and engaging activities. There are more than 40 million family caregivers in the U.S. caring for an older adult. The overwhelming narrative in the U.S. is that caregiving for older adults...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Collective Book Studio 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.8 KANMcClain, Rand
Summary: "In Cheating Death, McClain shares the best drugs and supplements, treatment methods, and devices-approaches that are backed by extensive research as well as Dr. McClain's own work with his patients"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.6 MCCNoonan, Susan J.
Summary: "Following on the success of Managing Your Depression, Susan Noonan's new book is for family members and friends of people with depression or bipolar disorder. A certified peer specialist at McLean Hospital (a comprehensive psychiatric hospital affiliated with Harvard University), Susan draws on her experiences providing support and education for those living with or caring for a person who has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Johns Hopkins University Press 2016
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Summary: "The dramatic story of the signature environmental disaster of our time and an inspiring tale of scientific resistance by a relentless physician who stood up to power. Flint was already a troubled city in 2014 when the state of Michigan--in the name of austerity--shifted the source of its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Soon after, citizens began complaining about the water...
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Publisher / Publication Date: One World 2018
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Summary: "The dramatic story of the signature environmental disaster of our time and an inspiring tale of scientific resistance by a relentless physician who stood up to power. Flint was already a troubled city in 2014 when the state of Michigan--in the name of austerity--shifted the source of its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Soon after, citizens began complaining about the water...
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Publisher / Publication Date: One World 2018
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Summary: "When the application for a new sedative called Kevadon--commonly known as thalidomide--landed on Frances Kelsey's desk at the FDA in 1960, it seemed destined to sail through the review process. The drug, billed as entirely risk-free, was already being sold in forty-six countries. But when Kelsey learned that the drug caused terrible birth defects, she and a team of dedicated doctors, parents,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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Summary: "With the rise of the Tea Party and the election of Donald Trump, many middle- and lower-income white Americans threw their support behind conservative politicians who pledged to make life great again for people like them. But as Dying of Whiteness shows, the right-wing policies that resulted from this white backlash put these voters' very health at risk--and, in the end, threaten everyone's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.1 METSummary: Since the bubonic plague killed millions in the Middle Ages, vector-borne diseases - those that rely on insects and animals to spread infection - have posed a serious threat to public health. And today, the mosquito is the most dangerous vector on earth. From malaria to yellow fever to West Nile virus, mosquito-borne diseases continue to threaten the health of millions around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: During the past century, life expectancy more than doubled in developed countries. However, in the last few decades, thirty new infectious diseases have emerged. One of them, AIDS, is perhaps the most devastating epidemic in history. This program examines the most critical threats we face today and the pressing need to strengthen global public health systems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006