Jacqueline Johnson – författare

A public health crisis is gripping the UK. Improvements in life expectancy have stalled, health inequalities have widened, obesity and alcohol misuse are placing an increasing strain on health services and urban air pollution is now widely recognised as a serious health hazard. COVID-19 revealed the weaknesses of the UK's public health system, once thought to be among the best in the world. Against this background, this book examines the organisational and political barriers to an effective public health system showcased through the UK. It urges that what is needed is a new social contract, in which health policy is truly public.

Sarah, Misty and Scribbles journey to the house by the sea aims to raise awareness and a better understanding about vision impairment in younger children. The story has been written from a childs perspective. Sarah the ragdoll, Misty the rabbit, and Scribbles the teddy bear, all have a vision impairment. Sarah is missing an eye, Mistys eyes look fine in outward physical appearance, and Scribbles has scratches on his eyes. Some of the other toys make fun of them because they do not understand what it means not to be able to see properly. The conclusion of the story is that Sarah, Misty and Scribbles are able to join in the games with the other toys. They feel confident and safe to explore the new house by the sea, which has now become for them a safe and happy place to be. Sarah, Misty and Scribbles journey to the house by the sea is a story that can be read to children by both parents and educational figures.

How did a 160-mile-long, heavily fortified strip of land, completely littered with millions of active landmines and flanked by massive standing armies, accidentally become one of the most pristine and vital ecological sanctuaries in all of Asia? The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea is a breathtaking paradox of human conflict and biological resilience. Following the armistice in 1953, a two-and-a-half-mile-wide buffer zone was established, completely halting all human habitation, agriculture, and industrial development. Left entirely undisturbed for over seven decades, nature violently reclaimed the scarred landscape. Today, the DMZ is a thriving, accidental Eden. It serves as a crucial refuge for thousands of endangered species that have been entirely eradicated from the rest of the peninsula, including the elusive Amur leopard, Asiatic black bears, and the red-crowned crane, all living peacefully among the rusted tank traps and minefields. This captivating environmental history explores the incredible regenerative power of the natural world. It documents the tense cross-border conservation efforts, the unique evolution of the local flora, and the complicated debate over what to do with the sanctuary if the peninsula ever reunites. Witness the ultimate triumph of nature over war. The DMZ proves that the most effective way to protect a fragile ecosystem is to make it utterly terrifying for humans to enter.