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28 produkter
Examining the Health Disparities Research Plan of the National Institutes of Health
Unfinished Business
Av Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
825 kr
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In the United States, health among racial and ethnic minorities, as well as poor people, is significantly worse than the overall U.S. population. Health disparities are reflected by indices such as excess mortality and morbidity and shorter life expectancy. Examining the Health Disparities Research …
Examining the Health Disparities Research Plan of the National Institutes of Health
Unfinished Business
Av Committee on the Review and Assessment of the NIH's Strategic Research Plan and Budget to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities, Board on Health Sciences Policy m. fl.
E-bok, 2006
856 kr
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In the United States, health among racial and ethnic minorities, as well as poor people, is significantly worse than the overall U.S. population. Health disparities are reflected by indices such as excess mortality and morbidity and shorter life expectancy. Examining the Health Disparities Research …
Hispanics and the Future of America
Av Panel on Hispanics in the United States, Committee on Population m. fl.
E-bok, 2006
953 kr
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Hispanics and the Future of America presents details of the complex story of a populationthat varies in many dimensions, including national origin, immigration status,and generation. The papers in this volume draw on a wide variety of data sources todescribe the contours of this population, from …
Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies
Hispanics and the American Future
Av Panel on Hispanics in the United States, Committee on Population m. fl.
E-bok, 2006
676 kr
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Given current demographic trends, nearly one in five U.S. residents will beof Hispanic origin by 2025. This major demographic shift and its implicationsfor both the United States and the growing Hispanic population make Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies a most timely book. This report from …
Terrorism
Perspectives from the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Av and Institutional Issues Panel on Behavioral, Social, Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism m. fl.
E-bok, 2002
554 kr
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The events and aftermath of September 11, 2001, profoundly changed the course of history of the nation. They also brought the phenomenon known as terrorism to the forefront of the nation''s consciousness. As it became thus focused, the limits of scientific understanding of terrorism and the …
Discouraging Terrorism
Some Implications of 9/11
Av Panel on Understanding Terrorists in Order to Deter Terrorism, Center for Social and Economic Studies m. fl.
E-bok, 2002
416 kr
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This report addresses the question of what terrorists hold in value. This question is posed in order to assess some means and strategies for deterring, deflecting, or preventing terrorist activities. The report approaches the question on several levels, moving from the use of short-term deterrent …
Measuring Housing Discrimination in a National Study
Report of a Workshop
Av Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
E-bok, 2002
416 kr
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Federal law prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of seven protected classes including race. Despite 30 years of legal prohibition under the Fair Housing Act, however, there is evidence of continuing discrimination in American housing, as documented by several recent reports. In 1998, the …
America Becoming
Racial Trends and Their Consequences: Volume II
Av Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council m. fl.
E-bok, 2001
624 kr
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The 20th Century has been marked by enormous change in terms of how we define race. In large part, we have thrown out the antiquated notions of the 1800s, giving way to a more realistic, sociocultural view of the world. The United States is, perhaps more than any other industrialized country, …
America Becoming
Racial Trends and Their Consequences: Volume I
Av Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council m. fl.
E-bok, 2001
740 kr
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The 20th Century has been marked by enormous change in terms of how we define race. In large part, we have thrown out the antiquated notions of the 1800s, giving way to a more realistic, sociocultural view of the world. The United States is, perhaps more than any other industrialized country, …
Governance and Opportunity in Metropolitan America
Av Committee on Improving the Future of U.S. Cities Through Improved Metropolitan Area Governance, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
E-bok, 1999
1070 kr
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America''s cities have symbolized the nation''s prosperity, dynamism, and innovation. Even with the trend toward suburbanization, many central cities attract substantial new investment and employment. Within this profile of health, however, many urban areas are beset by problems of economic …
Premature Death in the New Independent States
Av Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
E-bok, 1997
981 kr
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In recent years there have been alarming reports of rapid decreases in life expectancy in the New Independent States (former members of the Soviet Union). To help assess priorities for health policy, the Committee on Population organized two workshops—the first on adult mortality and disability, …
Discouraging Terrorism
Some Implications of 9/11
Av Panel on Understanding Terrorists in Order to Deter Terrorism, Center for Social and Economic Studies m. fl.
E-bok, 2002
280 kr
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This report addresses the question of what terrorists hold in value. This question is posed in order to assess some means and strategies for deterring, deflecting, or preventing terrorist activities. The report approaches the question on several levels, moving from the use of short-term deterrent …
Terrorism
Perspectives from the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Av and Institutional Issues Panel on Behavioral, Social, Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism m. fl.
E-bok, 2002
286 kr
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The events and aftermath of September 11, 2001, profoundly changed the course of history of the nation. They also brought the phenomenon known as terrorism to the forefront of the nation''s consciousness. As it became thus focused, the limits of scientific understanding of terrorism and the …
America Becoming
Racial Trends and Their Consequences: Volume II
Av Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council m. fl.
E-bok, 2001
338 kr
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The 20th Century has been marked by enormous change in terms of how we define race. In large part, we have thrown out the antiquated notions of the 1800s, giving way to a more realistic, sociocultural view of the world. The United States is, perhaps more than any other industrialized country, …
America Becoming
Racial Trends and Their Consequences: Volume I
Av Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council m. fl.
E-bok, 2001
399 kr
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The 20th Century has been marked by enormous change in terms of how we define race. In large part, we have thrown out the antiquated notions of the 1800s, giving way to a more realistic, sociocultural view of the world. The United States is, perhaps more than any other industrialized country, …
Measuring Housing Discrimination in a National Study
Report of a Workshop
Av Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
E-bok, 2002
286 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Federal law prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of seven protected classes including race. Despite 30 years of legal prohibition under the Fair Housing Act, however, there is evidence of continuing discrimination in American housing, as documented by several recent reports. In 1998, the …
Governance and Opportunity in Metropolitan America
Av Committee on Improving the Future of U.S. Cities Through Improved Metropolitan Area Governance, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
E-bok, 1999
758 kr
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America''s cities have symbolized the nation''s prosperity, dynamism, and innovation. Even with the trend toward suburbanization, many central cities attract substantial new investment and employment. Within this profile of health, however, many urban areas are beset by problems of economic …
Premature Death in the New Independent States
Av Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
E-bok, 1997
812 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In recent years there have been alarming reports of rapid decreases in life expectancy in the New Independent States (former members of the Soviet Union). To help assess priorities for health policy, the Committee on Population organized two workshops—the first on adult mortality and disability, …
Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies
Hispanics and the American Future
Av Panel on Hispanics in the United States, Committee on Population m. fl.
E-bok, 2006
468 kr
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Given current demographic trends, nearly one in five U.S. residents will beof Hispanic origin by 2025. This major demographic shift and its implicationsfor both the United States and the growing Hispanic population make Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies a most timely book. This report from …
Hispanics and the Future of America
Av Panel on Hispanics in the United States, Committee on Population m. fl.
E-bok, 2006
650 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Hispanics and the Future of America presents details of the complex story of a populationthat varies in many dimensions, including national origin, immigration status,and generation. The papers in this volume draw on a wide variety of data sources todescribe the contours of this population, from …
Examining the Health Disparities Research Plan of the National Institutes of Health
Unfinished Business
Av Committee on the Review and Assessment of the NIH's Strategic Research Plan and Budget to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities, Board on Health Sciences Policy m. fl.
E-bok, 2006
607 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In the United States, health among racial and ethnic minorities, as well as poor people, is significantly worse than the overall U.S. population. Health disparities are reflected by indices such as excess mortality and morbidity and shorter life expectancy. Examining the Health Disparities Research …
Emma's Postcard Album
Black Lives in the Early Twentieth Century
Inbunden, 2022
481 kr
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The turn of the twentieth century was an extraordinarily difficult period for African Americans, a time of unchecked lynchings, mob attacks, and rampant Jim Crow segregation. During these bleak years, Emma Crawford, a young African American woman living in Pennsylvania, corresponded by postcard …
Governance and Opportunity in Metropolitan America
Av National Research Council, Transportation Research Board m. fl.
Inbunden, 1999
1597 kr
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America's cities have symbolized the nation's prosperity, dynamism, and innovation. Even with the trend toward suburbanization, many central cities attract substantial new investment and employment. Within this profile of health, however, many urban areas are beset by problems of economic …
America Becoming
Racial Trends and Their Consequences: Volume II
Av National Research Council, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
641 kr
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The 20th Century has been marked by enormous change in terms of how we define race. In large part, we have thrown out the antiquated notions of the 1800s, giving way to a more realistic, sociocultural view of the world. The United States is, perhaps more than any other industrialized country, …
Discouraging Terrorism
Some Implications of 9/11
Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
508 kr
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This report addresses the question of what terrorists hold in value. This question is posed in order to assess some means and strategies for deterring, deflecting, or preventing terrorist activities. The report approaches the question on several levels, moving from the use of short-term deterrent …
Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies
Hispanics and the American Future
Av National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
658 kr
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Given current demographic trends, nearly one in five U.S. residents will be of Hispanic origin by 2025. This major demographic shift and its implications for both the United States and the growing Hispanic population make Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies a most timely book. This report from …
