La obra es la fundamentación conceptual y ejemplificación de la interfaz ecosistema-humano-animal, definida esta última como la zona de contacto física y funcional entre tres sistemas independientes: los humanos, los animales (domésticos o silvestres) y el ecosistema. Así, entre las generalidades de este nuevo concepto y su relación con las agrociencias, la epidemiología y la ecología, al igual que entre la conexión de los múltiples sistemas a partir de estudios de caso de patógenos virales, bacterianos y protozoarios, se pretende dar un enfoque aplicado de la interfaz al estudiar diferentes situaciones donde se integra la seguridad alimentaria y la salud pública (ambiental, humana y animal). De este modo, el libro se constituye en un llamado a la colaboración interdisciplinaria y la comunicación entre los diferentes actores responsables del cuidado de la salud de los humanos, animales y el ambiente, tanto natural como modificado por las actividades humanas.

Los adultos mayores siguen siendo el mayor consumidor de recursos de salud. Para un número creciente de personas mayores en la sociedad, que está disponible de inmediato para ayudar a la persona mayor en crisis las 24 horas del día los 7 días a la semana. En Educación geriátrica para servicios de emergencias médicas, segunda edición, se abordan con detalle todas las necesidades de la población de más edad para ayudar a tener la seguridad de que los adultos mayores reciban el tratamiento especializado que requieren de los profesionales de emergencias y de salud móvil cuando más se necesitan las destrezas de capacitación geriátrica.La segunda edición ahora aborda plenamente todos los objetivos de aprendizaje específicos de la geriatría en las Normas Nacionales de Educación en SME además de ser la fuente más confiable y completa de la información médicaprehospitalaria para la población de mayor edad. El texto presenta contenido ampliado y temas críticos nuevos, incluyendo el cuidado integrado de salud móvil y la respuesta a desastres. Al reconocer que las llamadas geriátricas son de las más complejas, el contenido del curso tiene un enfoque “superior al alcance” y reta a los estudiantes a clases más profundas, estudios de caso y escenarios realistas y complicados, análisis moderados, y una formación práctica de las destrezas.Para ordenar estos títulos en México, favor de llamar al: 01 800 134 6720. Para ordenar en América Central y del Sur, favor de comunicarse con Intersistemas al 011800 134 6720 o visitar: www.rcp-dinsamex.com.mx.

The Social Determinants of Mental Health aims to fill the gap that exists in the psychiatric, scholarly, and policy-related literature on the social determinants of mental health: those factors stemming from where we learn, play, live, work, and age that impact our overall mental health and well-being. The editors and an impressive roster of chapter authors from diverse scholarly backgrounds provide detailed information on topics such as discrimination and social exclusion; adverse early life experiences; poor education; unemployment, underemployment, and job insecurity; income inequality, poverty, and neighborhood deprivation; food insecurity; poor housing quality and housing instability; adverse features of the built environment; and poor access to mental health care. This thought-provoking book offers many beneficial features for clinicians and public health professionals: Clinical vignettes are included, designed to make the content accessible to readers who are primarily clinicians and also to demonstrate the practical, individual-level applicability of the subject matter for those who typically work at the public health, population, and/or policy level. Policy implications are discussed throughout, designed to make the content accessible to readers who work primarily at the public health or population level and also to demonstrate the policy relevance of the subject matter for those who typically work at the clinical level. All chapters include five to six key points that focus on the most important content, helping to both prepare the reader with a brief overview of the chapter's main points and reinforce the "take-away" messages afterward. In addition to the main body of the book, which focuses on selected individual social determinants of mental health, the volume includes an in-depth overview that summarizes the editors' and their colleagues' conceptualization, as well as a final chapter coauthored by Dr. David Satcher, 16th Surgeon General of the United States, that serves as a "Call to Action," offering specific actions that can be taken by both clinicians and policymakers to address the social determinants of mental health. The editors have succeeded in the difficult task of balancing the individual/clinical/patient perspective and the population/public health/community point of view, while underscoring the need for both groups to work in a unified way to address the inequities in twenty-first century America. The Social Determinants of Mental Health gives readers the tools to understand and act to improve mental health and reduce risk for mental illnesses for individuals and communities. Students preparing for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) will also benefit from this book, as the MCAT in 2015 will test applicants' knowledge of social determinants of health. The social determinants of mental health are not distinct from the social determinants of physical health, although they deserve special emphasis given the prevalence and burden of poor mental health.

One hundred years ago a series of seminal documents, starting with the Flexner Report of 1910, sparked an enormous burst of energy to harness the power of science to transform higher education in health. Professional education, however, has not been able to keep pace with the challenges of the 21st century. A new generation of reforms is needed to meet the demands of health systems in an interdependent world. The report of the Commission on the Education of Health Professionals for the 21st Century, a global independent initiative consisting of 20 leaders from diverse disciplinary backgrounds and institutional affiliations, articulates a fresh vision and recommends renewed actions. Building on a rich legacy of educational reforms during the past century, the Commission's findings and recommendations adopt a global and multi-professional perspective using a systems approach to analyze education and health, with a focus on institutional and instructional reforms.