Portrait of Health in the United States, First Edition 2001 [Paperback]

Dr. Melnick. Dan, Beatrice Rouse, Dr. Rouse Beatrice A. Rouse (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 089059189X | ISBN-13: 978-0890591895 | Publication Date: January 15, 2001 | Edition: 1st

Find current and historical information on a broad range of health issues, including indicators of disease, correlates of behavior and health, trends in the provision of health care and public health measures. This new reference also reveals how to find and use health statistics. It guides the user to resources in libraries, on the World Wide Web, as well as from many other diverse sources.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

While most of the government statistics presented here can be found on the web, they can be difficult to locate because they are produced by many different agencies. They can also be difficult to interpret. As a result, this book the first of what will be an annual goes a long way toward helping readers find and understand health statistics. Following a useful introduction on the importance of health statistics, statistics on health status and related behaviors are organized in four categories: correlates, conditions, care, and consequences. The narrative describes the source, relevance, and quality of the data for each topic and includes maps or charts and tables detailing trends when appropriate. The book concludes with an extremely helpful chapter, "How To Find More Health Statistics," which offers Internet search strategies and sources, such as the URL for the slides Melnick used in his "Finding and Using Health Statistics" course (www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/usestats/ index.htm). (Melnick taught at the Medical Library Association conference in May 2000.) This work would be more useful as a reference tool if it had included an index. Fortunately, the table of contents and list of tables is very detailed. Recommended for public and academic libraries. Margaret Allen, Library Consultant, Statford, WI
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 376 pages
• Publisher: Bernan Associates; 1st edition (January 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 089059189X
• ISBN-13: 978-0890591895
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,272,019 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)