ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health (1st Edt)

ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health (1st Edt) Review

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You know the importance of good health, but how do you achieve it? And how do you maintain it through the years as your body and lifestyle change, introducing obstacles to physical activity and optimal nutrition? In ACSM’s CompleteGuide to Fitness & Health, you will find the answers and much, much more.

The American College of Sports Medicine, the largest and most-respected sport science and medicine organization in the world, has created the ACSM’s Complete Guide to Fitness & Health to strip away common fads, myths, and misconceptions and provide you with the latest research, sound advice, and age-specific recommendations that you can trust.

You will learn these strategies:

•Optimize your weight, improve heart health, and increase aerobic fitness, strength, flexibility, and balance.

•Improve your health by managing diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, arthritis and joint pain, pregnancy, and osteoporosis through exercise and proper nutrition.

•Determine your body composition and current cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness levels.

•Monitor, evaluate, and adjust your exercise program over time for optimal results.

•Introduce exercise, increase physical activity, and improve your diet for more energy and better health (no matter what your age!).

Featuring step-by-step instructions and full-color photos for the most effective exercises, sample workouts, practical advice, age-specific physical activity guidelines, and strategies for incorporating exercise into even the busiest of lifestyles, ACSM’s Complete Guide to Fitness & Health is a resource that belongs in every family’s library.

Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health

Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health Review

A medical expert reveals risks of the most commonly prescribed drugs-and why the drug industry doesn't want consumers to know about them.

Recent scandals involving diabetes drugs, Vioxx, and many other medications reveal the serious and undisclosed risks of some of the most commonly used prescription drugs in this country. In Before You Take That Pill, Dr. J. Douglas Bremner, a researcher and clinician at Emory University whose study on Accutane and depression made headlines, offers an inside look at the pharmaceutical industry, as well as a scientifically backed assessment of the risks of more than three hundred prescribed medications, vitamins, and supplements.

While many drugs are essential to the health of consumers, as Dr. Bremner explains, for many people, the benefits may not outweigh the potential side effects. This book contains warnings that are not on the drug labels. It also exposes tricks of the trade that demonstrate how the profit-making interests of "big pharma" may not always be in line with the safety of the public - from the corruption that exists in the drug approval process to the tactics drug companies use to encourage doctors to prescribe their products. Most important, Before You Take That Pill empowers readers by giving them sound information on specific medications so they can understand and weigh the potential risk themselves. Backed by the latest studies, as well as insight from a doctor who is in the trenches, this book should be on the shelf of every drug consumer.

Food Safety: Theory And Practice

Food Safety: Theory And Practice Review

Written for graduate students or college seniors, Food Safety: Theory and Practice emphasizes a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to food safety. It covers important topics related to the prevention of foodborne illnesses and diseases with a farm-to-fork perspective. Each chapter starts with a set of learning objectives for the student and ends with a list of important references and websites for further study and research. Scientific principles that underpin food safety are introduced, and terminology is explained to facilitate comprehension by the student. In keeping with current trends, risk analysis and food safety management are stressed throughout the textbook. The writing style is concise and to the point, and the book contains hundreds of references, figures, and tables. Extremely well organized, this book can serve as the primary text for a food safety course, or it can serve as a background text for more specialized courses in food safety. Key topics include: Risk and hazard analysis of goods - covers risk assessment and hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) evaluations of food safety. Safety management of the food supply - provides a farm-to-fork overview of food safety, emphasizing the risks associated with each step in the food supply. Food safety laws, regulations, enforcement, and responsibilities - describes the major provisions, relationship, and hierarchy of laws and guidelines designed to ensure a safe food supply. The pivotal role of food sanitation/safety inspectors - including the interpretation of standards, problem solving and decision making, education of the food handling staff, and participation in foodborne illness outbreak investigations.

Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child

Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child Review

HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION FOR THE YOUNG CHILD, 8th Edition, covers the contemporary health, safety, and nutrition needs of infant through school-age children in one comprehensive volume, with extensive coverage of topics critical to the early identification of children's health conditions and the promotion of children's well-being. Concepts are backed by the latest research findings and linked to the key professional standards of the field. Collaboration with families, sensitivity to individual differences, and the critical importance of health, safety, and nutrition education continue to be stressed. Written in a clear, concise, and thought-provoking manner, this time-proven book is filled with easy-to-access checklists, guidelines, and lesson plans that no early childhood student or professional should be without!

Developing a Safety and Health Program, Second Edition

Developing a Safety and Health Program, Second Edition Review

Reflecting changes in the field during the ten years since the publication of the first edition, Developing a Safety and Health Program, Second Edition examines the elements of a safety and health program and delineates how to incorporate them into an organization’s safety efforts. It begins by defining safety policy and providing an overview of OSHA and other regulatory agencies. It covers hazard communication safety training and describes how to write material safety data sheets, how to maintain a good fire loss control program, and procedures for developing an emergency response plan.

The Second Edition includes:

• Changes all companies must make to be proactive in their security in the wake of 9/11 and the creation of the department of homeland security
• Additional coverage of labels, signs, and placards; the national incident management system; and homeland security
• Updated information on safety, hazardous materials management, and accident investigation
• New information on fire loss control programs, emergency response plans, and personal protective equipment
• Changes in regulations and standards within the safety, health, and environmental management industry
• Discussion of how advanced management concepts such as participated management can improve preventative programs and decrease the risk of cumulative trauma disorders

The book discusses how to reduce equipment-related injuries through more advanced lockout/tagout procedures and safety checklists to ensure that everything is covered. The author addresses the special considerations important in planning for disasters and terrorist attacks. He provides the basic knowledge of OSHA, NFPA, and other regulations needed to assist and define what an enterprise must have when developing a program with the different elements of safety. Each chapter contains questions to test comprehension of the material.

An ongoing safety and health program can assist a plant in preventing huge losses, including physical damage and loss of productivity. The pressure to effect these changes has increased in light of the current emphasis on risk management and OHSA’s willingness to penalize various enterprises for safety violations. Unlike other books on this topic, this one goes into the nitty gritty details, with thorough explanations of how to implement a program and the key components needed whether updating an existing program or constructing a new one.

A Young Adult's Guide to Safety in the Digital Age

A Young Adult's Guide to Safety in the Digital Age Review

Author Jeff Sechler provides a detailed guide for young people (14 to 22) and their parents about the risks of participating in the digital world that surrounds us. Each topic is covered thoroughly, in plain easy-to-understand language. Topics covered in the book include:

Part I - Personal Safety Risks
Chapter 1: Sexual and Online Predators
Chapter 2: Cyber-bullying and Cyber-harassment
Chapter 3: Cell Phone Texting and Sexting
Chapter 4: Internet Addictions

Part II - Personal Property Risks
Chapter 5: Identity Theft
Chapter 6: Online Scams
Chapter 7: Viruses and Spyware

Part III - Professional Risks
Chapter 8: College admissions, Job hunting and online reputation Chapter 9: Copyright and Plagiarism

This book is a must read for anyone relatively new to the Internet, or just entering adulthood. Hopefully, by increasing awareness, young people will avoid many of the dangers lurking in the digital world - from potential financial, physical or psycholological harm to crimes of property.

Control of Hazardous Energy Lockout-Tagout

Control of Hazardous Energy Lockout-Tagout Review

This booklet presents OSHA’s general requirements for
controlling hazardous energy during service or maintenance
of machines or equipment. It is not intended to replace or to
supplement OSHA standards regarding the control of hazardous
energy. After reading this booklet, employers and other
interested parties are urged to review the OSHA standards
on the control of hazardous energy to gain a complete
understanding of the requirements regarding the control of
hazardous energy. These standards, as well as other relevant
resources, are identified throughout this publication.

Corporate Safety Compliance: OSHA, Ethics, and the Law (Occupational Safety & Health Guide Series)

Corporate Safety Compliance: OSHA, Ethics, and the Law (Occupational Safety & Health Guide Series) Review

Safety and health professionals face potential legal and ethical issues on an almost daily basis. In a landscape of changing responsibilities and new laws, they often make difficult decisions that can result, in hindsight, in the creation of legal issues and liabilities for themselves and their companies. Written by occupational health and safety expert Ton Schneid, Corporate Safety Compliance: OSHA, Ethics, and the Law provides guidance though the maze of legal issues involving OSHA and OSHRC and how to avoid potential legal liability.

Tackling safety and ethical issues head on, Schneid explores issues in criminal liability for individuals and corporations under the OSHA Act and state criminal codes. He includes methods for achieving and maintaining OSHA compliance, using specific case studies to illustrate ways to avoid or minimize the impact of legal issues. The text addresses not only OSHA regulations and standards but also the legal aspects up to and including OSHRC decisions on specific issues. Additionally, the author examines the ethical issues involved in many of the legal aspects of the safety issues as well as ethical issues in the day-to-day management of safety and health.

The mere mention of the word OSHA scares many people. Often, OSHA has been the much maligned federal agency that was the brunt of attacks from both management and labor organizations. Tom Schneid elucidates the potential legal and ethical issues of the new industrialized workplace. His proactive approach helps you avoid or minimize potential liabilities, where possible, but also gives you the tools to be prepared and knowledgeable in the unique appellate process with OSHA and the OSHRC.

Guidance for the Identification and Control of Safety and Health Hazards in Metal Scrap Recycling

Guidance for the Identification and Control of Safety and Health Hazards in Metal Scrap Recycling Review

This document will assist employers and employees in recognizing and controlling typical health and safety hazards associated with various metal scrap recycling operations and in selecting appropriate control methods. This document does not provide an in-depth evaluation of every recycled material, or of every associated process-related hazard; rather it gives an overview of processes and related hazards common to a wide range of metal scrap recycling operations.

Understanding Health Policy, Fifth Edition (LANGE Clinical Medicine)

Understanding Health Policy, Fifth Edition (LANGE Clinical Medicine) Review

An engaging and clinically applicable work on the principles and structure of the U.S. healthcare system

A Doody's Core Title for 2011!

"Eminently readable...Anyone wanting to gain insight into the forces that shaping health policy and the future of health care will appreciate this book."--Critical Care Nurse Magazine

Understanding Health Policy is the best-written, most informative book available on the subject--and it's the #1 choice for healthcare students and professionals alike. The authors carefully weave key principles, descriptions, and concrete examples into chapters that make important health policy issues both interesting and understandable.

Fully updated to reflect current issues in the ever-changing world of healthcare, the newest edition addresses all the topics that affect you most, from the structure and organization of the industry to issues regarding government and private insurance, to access to healthcare.

Everything you need to understand how the healthcare system works - and your role in it:

• Clinical vignettes in every chapter illustrate key points
• Detailed treatment of both U.S. and international issues
• A complete chapter of review questions
• NEW Expanded coverage of healthcare workers other than physicians
• NEW Closer scrutiny of the pharmaceutical industry
• NEW Brand-new chapter on the medical education system

Policeman's Safety Hints (Little People Shape Books)

Policeman's Safety Hints (Little People Shape Books) Review

The friendly policeman on the cover of this board book has good advice for very young boys and girls. When kids open to the easy-to-understand text and cheerful color illustrations inside, they learn basic safety rules, such as crossing the street at zebra stripes, paying attention to traffic lights, and making sure that they're safely buckled in when they ride in the car with Mom and Dad. This attractive book takes the shape of the policeman on the cover. All pages follow that shape, so that when the book is closed it presents a layered, three-dimensional appearance that will appeal to younger children.

Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care and Patient Safety, Second Edition

Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care and Patient Safety, Second Edition Review

The first edition of Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care and Patient Safety took the medical and ergonomics communities by storm with in-depth coverage of human factors and ergonomics research, concepts, theories, models, methods, and interventions and how they can be applied in health care. Other books focus on particular human factors and ergonomics issues such as human error or design of medical devices or a specific application such as emergency medicine. This book draws on both areas to provide a compendium of human factors and ergonomics issues relevant to health care and patient safety.

The second edition takes a more practical approach with coverage of methods, interventions, and applications and a greater range of domains such as medication safety, surgery, anesthesia, and infection prevention. New topics include:

• work schedules
• error recovery
• telemedicine
• workflow analysis
• simulation
• health information technology development and design
• patient safety management

Reflecting developments and advances in the five years since the first edition, the book explores medical technology and telemedicine and puts a special emphasis on the contributions of human factors and ergonomics to the improvement of patient safety and quality of care. In order to take patient safety to the next level, collaboration between human factors professionals and health care providers must occur. This book brings both groups closer to achieving that goal.

Health Care Errors and Patient Safety

Health Care Errors and Patient Safety Review

The detection, reporting, measurement, and minimization of medical errors and harms is now a core requirement in clinical organizations throughout developed societies. This book focuses on this major new area in health care. It explores the nature of medical error, its incidence in different health care settings, and strategies for minimizing errors and their harmful consequences to patients. Written by leading authorities, it discusses the practical issues involved in reducing errors in health care - for the clinician, the health policy adviser, and ethical and legal health professionals.

Developing a Safety and Health Program

Developing a Safety and Health Program Review

The Occupational Safety and Health Act requires every employer to create a job environment free from hazards that cause or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm. Each employer must comply with safety and health standards specifically spelled out by law. Developing a Safety and Health Program provides a practical, step-by-step approach to setting up safety programs.

Easy-to-use, this resource gives you the tools required to make critical decisions. Not only does it help you set up a health and safety program, it helps you improve and maintain existing programs. The author covers OSHA regulations, health standards, hazard communications, fire loss control and emergency response, accident investigation plans, and lockout/tagout procedures.

Follow the procedures in this book and you will:
prevent serious injury and loss of life, provide superior job safety training, and save time and money for your organization. Developing a Safety and Health Program guides you through the process of creating, maintaining, and managing a successful program.

ABCs of Avalanche Safety

ABCs of Avalanche Safety Review

It's still the handy pocket guide offered at a bargain price. And it is still loaded with the vital information you need to survive in the mountains: how to determine potential avalanche hazard, traveling safely in avalanche terrain, what to do il you're caught in an avalanche, and search and rescue techniques. A respected authority since 1961, this enduring classic has been updated with the very latest research in the field, including avalanche transceiver technology.

The MAK-Collection for Occupational Health and Safety: Part IV: Biomonitoring Methods, Volume 12 (The MAK-Collection for Occupational Health and ... IV: Biomonitoring Methods (DFG))

The MAK-Collection for Occupational Health and Safety: Part IV: Biomonitoring Methods, Volume 12 (The MAK-Collection for Occupational Health and ... IV: Biomonitoring Methods (DFG)) Review

Detailed, ready-to-use protocols for human biomonitoring methods, are provided here, which were developed to monitor concentrations of occupational toxicants, yet can be equally used for environmental monitoring. Examples are new methods for the determination of organophosphates or musk compounds in blood. All the methods are reliable, reproducible, adhere to 'Good Laboratory Practice' standards and cover all the required steps from sampling to the interpretation of results with respect to relevant biological exposure values. This includes data on precision, accuracy, and detection limit, calibration procedures as well as potential sources of systematic errors.

Construction Safety and Health

Construction Safety and Health Review

This book offers an up-to-date, practical resource that focuses specifically on the needs of modern construction professionals and on the requirements set forth by OSHA and other regulatory agencies relating specifically to construction. Extensive coverage of construction safety and health with topics including: job safety and hazard analysis, emergency response plan, and preventing violence in the workplace. Includes comprehensive and current coverage of all sections of 29 CFR 1926 of OSHA's Construction Standard. For construction professionals.