From clean drinking water, to seat belts, to immunizations, the impact of public health on every individual is undeniable. For undergraduates, an understanding of the foundations of public health is an essential step toward becoming an educated citizen. Public Health 101 provides a big-picture, population perspective on the determinants of health and disease and the tools available to protect and promote health. It examines the full range of options for intervention including use of the healthcare system, the public health system, and society-wide systems such as laws and taxation.

Together with its accompanying CD, this text captures the excitement of the vibrant, irreverent poetry scene of New York's Lower East Side in the 1960s. The text draws from personal interviews with many of the participants, from unpublished letters and from rare sound recordings.

Practical solutions for the reform of national security operations.

The disability law seeks to protect disabled persons from various forms of discrimination, increase measures for their effective participation and inclusion in society, and ensure equality of opportunity and adequate accessibility. The responsibility has been placed on the government to facilitate the rights of disabled persons such as the right to equality, dignity, and respect for their integrity, right to protection, right to live in a community, etc. The disability policy requires the private employers to frame an equal opportunity policy, appoint a liaison officer, identify posts for disabled persons, prohibit discrimination, and conform to accessibility norms. This book unravels the recent studies on disability law and policy. It picks up individual topics and explains their need and contribution in the context of a growing economy. This book will provide comprehensive knowledge to the readers.

Visualizing the data is an essential part of any data analysis. Modern computing developments have led to big improvements in graphic capabilities and there are many new possibilities for data displays. This book gives an overview of modern data visualization methods, both in theory and practice. It details modern graphical tools such as mosaic plots, parallel coordinate plots, and linked views. Coverage also examines graphical methodology for particular areas of statistics, for example Bayesian analysis, genomic data and cluster analysis, as well software for graphics.

The story of New York's Polo Grounds. From Merkle's Boner which cost the New York Giants a pennant, to Bobby Thomson's homer, which won them one, Stew Thornley retells the events of the park and its legendary personalities.