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Best Evidence Structural Interventions for HIV Prevention
by Rachel E Golden Charles B. Collins Shayna D Cunningham Emily N Newman Josefina J. Card Providing detailed information on structural HIV prevention interventions, this book is intended for health care practitioners and researchers to plan, implement, and evaluate such interventions in their own communities. As defined by the CDC, structural interventions focus on the physical, social, cultural, political, economic, legal, and/or policy aspects of the environment. Designed to reach a large number of individuals, structural interventions usually occur across entire communities, cities, or countries. As a result, the resources required to initiate structural interventions can far exceed those required for smaller-scale behavioral programs. However, changes from structural interventions have the potential to last over time, even after the programs have ended, resulting in effective use of public and private prevention resources. Because the reach of structural interventions is typically larger than that of individual- or group-focused interventions (for example, the 100% Condom Use Program, which was implemented countrywide in Thailand), their influence may be equally—if not more—significant.This book is a resource for health practitioners, educators, and researchers who seek HIV/AIDS structural prevention programs that have been shown to be effective in their regions or for their target populations (e.g. injection drug users, commercial sex workers, or the general public). With extensive case studies, the book classifies interventions according to the desired outcomes (specific behavior or policy changes) so that the reader may focus on examples of programs with similar goals and target populations to their own. Addresses the quintessential public health ethical dilemma regarding which types of environmental changes should be mandatory via legislation and which should be voluntary, promoted via programmatic, practice, and policy change.
The Best For My Child: Did The Schools Market Deliver?
by Fiona MillarParent choice, diversity of school provision and the idea of a quasi-market in schools have dominated education policy for the last thirty years since the passage of the 1988 Great Education Reform Act. But has the market worked in the way that was intended? Are schools better? Do we have a fairer school system? Do parents really have choice? Author and journalist Fiona Millar looks at why these policies have proved so seductive to a generation of politicians and seeks to uncover whether we really are doing "the best for all our children". If we are not, what future reform could and should look like." This is an area that has preoccupied me since the early 1990s when my own children's school was one of the first to be named and shamed by Ofsted," explains Millar. "We had first hand experience of how the market worked in practice so this is an area I have followed with close interest every since. Thirty years on from the 1988 Act I feel we are ready for a new approach but that is important to understand what worked and what could be better. I hope my book will help to answer those questions."
The Best of Le Monde diplomatique 2012
by Wendy KristianasenLe Monde diplomatique is one of the most highly respected independent periodicals. Published monthly in French and English, it brings together a diverse range of high-calibre writers from across the world.*BR**BR*This book collects the paper's highlights from the last year. The articles have been carefully selected and are arranged around the key themes in our changing world including US imperialism, the financial crisis and the Arab Spring. Among the contributors are Slavoj Zizek, James K Galbraith and Philip S. Golub.*BR**BR*A perfect seasonal gift for anyone interested in global issues, The Best of Le Monde diplomatique goes beyond the news and illuminates the state of our planet.
The Best of Le Monde diplomatique 2012
by Wendy KristianasenLe Monde diplomatique is one of the most highly respected independent periodicals. Published monthly in French and English, it brings together a diverse range of high-calibre writers from across the world.*BR**BR*This book collects the paper's highlights from the last year. The articles have been carefully selected and are arranged around the key themes in our changing world including US imperialism, the financial crisis and the Arab Spring. Among the contributors are Slavoj Zizek, James K Galbraith and Philip S. Golub.*BR**BR*A perfect seasonal gift for anyone interested in global issues, The Best of Le Monde diplomatique goes beyond the news and illuminates the state of our planet.
The Best Of Matt 2009
by Matt PritchettAward-winning, bestselling cartoonist Matt's brilliantly entertaining view of the last twelve months.'Every day a witty, sharp gem of social comment...his brilliant work is the yardstick by which the rest are judged' Terry WoganMatt started drawing his much-loved cartoons for the Daily Telegraph in 1988. His cartoons are on the front page of the Daily Telegraph, with three slots on Sundays, giving his own take on the world we live in. From the often absurd world of politics, to sport, the beleaguered heath service and seemingly endless transport traumas, Matt takes a unique and wonderfully entertaining look at life, giving it a brighter, funnier twist.'That rare thing: a daily cartoonist who never fails' The Times
The Best of Matt 2010
by Matt PritchettMulti-award-winning, bestselling cartoonist Matt's hilarious review of the last twelve months.Nobody does it better...From the regularly absurd world of politics, to sport; from the beleaguered heath service to seemingly endless transport traumas and that old favourite, the weather, Matt takes a unique and wonderfully entertaining look at life, giving it a brighter, funnier twist.'Every day a witty, sharp gem of social comment...his brilliant work is the yardstick by which the rest are judged' Terry Wogan'That rare thing: a daily cartoonist who never fails' The Times
The Best of Matt 2011
by Matt PritchettNobody does it better...Multi-award-winning, bestselling cartoonist Matt's hilarious review of the last twelve months.'That rare thing: a daily cartoonist who never fails' The TimesFrom the Royal Wedding to weather woes, not to mention the coalition government, here is multi-award-winning, bestselling cartoonist Matt's hilarious review of the last twelve months. Matt has a unique and wonderfully entertaining view of life, giving it a brighter, funnier twist.'Every day a witty, sharp gem of social comment...his brilliant work is the yardstick by which the rest are judged' Terry Wogan'I stand in silent wonder every morning at the genius of Matt' Jeremy Clarkson, Sunday Times
The Best of Matt 2012
by Matt PritchettA wonderfully entertaining look at the last twelve months through the eyes of multi-award-winning cartoonist Matt.No one does it better...From the Olympics to the Jubilee, transport troubles to the recession, Matt reviews the last twelve months in his own inimitable style.
The Best of Matt 2013
by Matt PritchettA wonderfully entertaining look at the last twelve months through the eyes of multi-award-winning cartoonist Matt.No one does it better...From recessions, referendums and royal babies to press regulation and our love-hate relationship with the bizarre British weather - not to mention the horse burger crisis... Matt reviews the last twelve months in his own inimitable style. His daily cartoons are the perfect start to every day, and his Best of Matt books the perfect gift for everyone!Matt is without doubt 'that rare thing - a daily cartoonist who never fails' The Times
The Best of Matt 2014
by Matt PritchettA wonderfully entertaining look at the last twelve months through the eyes of multi-award-winning cartoonist Matt.No one does it better...From recessions to royalty, the National Health Service to the national rail service and the lot of the beleaguered commuter, Matt reviews the last twelve months in his own utterly brilliant style. His daily cartoons are the perfect start to every day, and his Best of Matt books the perfect gift for everyone.Forget about the weather, the leaves on the railway tracks and the latest health scares - Matt makes every day a better day!Matt is without doubt 'that rare thing - a daily cartoonist who never fails' The Times
The Best of Matt 2016
by Matt PritchettMatt is without doubt 'that rare thing - a daily cartoonist who never fails' The TimesNo matter what is happening in the world - from Brexit to bad weather, bemusing politics (on both sides of the Atlantic...) to mention Major Tim's historic space walk - Matt will always put his inimitable spin on things and raise a smile. Nobody does it better!A Christmas must - this year, and every year.
The Best of Matt 2017: Our world today - brilliantly funny cartoons
by Matt PritchettAlways look on the bright side - the genius that is Matt proves that, no matter what is happening in the world Matt's superb cartoons can always raise a smile.THE BEST OF MATT is a wonderfully funny look at the last twelve months - from President Trump to train strikes, the confusion that is Brexit to the vagaries of the British weather - this collection manages to make looking back a much funnier pastime.A Christmas must - this year, and every year.
The Best of Matt 2018
by Matt PritchettNobody does it better - award-winning cartoonist Matt gives a brilliantly funny take on the last 12 months.From politics to paparazzi, weather to the woeful rail services, health service to health scares, only Matt nails it every single time. He makes the world a far brighter place!'Captures the absurdities of a situation better than any article' Observer'Matt is a humorist who goes straight for the jocular vein ... brilliant' Kathy Lette
The Best of Matt 2019
by Matt PritchettWhether you want to laugh or cry about the last twelve months, Matt gives a brilliantly funny take on the world. From Brexit to business, Trump to transport woes, our obsession with the weather to Royal babies, Matt nails it every single time with just the right visual joke. There is no doubt: Matt definitely makes the world a happier place!
The Best of Matt 2020
by Matt Pritchett'Matt is an Adorable Genius' Jilly Cooper'So much greater than his nearest rivals it's almost embarrassing' Stephen FryThe last twelve months seen through the eyes of the brilliantly funny cartoonist Matt - the perfect Christmas gift.This year has certainly been a challenge . . .From 'unprecedented' to 'furlough', 'lockdown' to 'who even remembers Brexit', Matt is always there with exactly the right brilliantly uplifting take on the world. There is no doubt: award-winning Matt definitely makes the world a happier place!
The Best of Matt 2021
by Matt Pritchett'Matt is an Adorable Genius' Jilly CooperThe last twelve months seen through the eyes of the brilliantly funny cartoonist Matt - the perfect Christmas gift.'No one can be funny every time - except Matt' John Humphrys'So much greater than his nearest rivals it's almost embarrassing' Stephen Fry'That rare thing - a daily cartoonist who never fails' THE TIMES There is no doubt: award-winning Matt definitely makes the world a happier place!
The Best of Matt 2022
by Matt PritchettThe latest - superb - collection from everyone's favourite cartoonist! 'Matt is an Adorable Genius' Jilly Cooper'So much greater than his nearest rivals it's almost embarrassing' Stephen Fry'No one can be funny every time - except Matt' John Humphrys There is no doubt: award-winning Matt definitely makes the world a happier place!
The Best of Matt 2023
by Matt PritchettThe latest - superb - collection from everyone's favourite cartoonist!'The master of the pocket cartoon. You can't be better than the best' Gyles Brandreth'Like a sunrise, he lifts the heart. He's so touching and achingly funny' Jilly Cooper'That rare thing - a daily cartoonist who never fails' THE TIMES'However bad the day's news, there'll still be a Matt cartoon the morning after, and we'll still laugh - he's a genius' Jeremy VineThere is no doubt: award-winning Matt definitely makes the world a happier place!
The Best of Times: Challenges and Triumphs in British Politi, Economi and Foreign Affairs 2013-2015
by Mark FieldTensions simmer in the aftermath of 2008’s catastrophic financial crash. As the darkest days of the crisis fade behind us, great obstacles to prosperity remain. Mark Field’s acclaimed first book, Between the Crashes, explored the economic collapse. Now, in his new collection of essays, the City of London MP charts our progress as the economy splutters back to life, untangling the rhetoric of deficit reduction from reality, and meaningful reform from political posture.The Best of Times traces the compromises of coalition government and the emergence of a new anti-establishment sentiment, taking in the Scottish independence referendum, UKIP’s rise and fall, and the unexpected genesis of Corbynism. Conflicts in the Middle East open a dark chapter in foreign affairs while, closer to home, a shock Conservative victory in the 2015 general election ensures a hotly debated EU referendum.Yet, for all the surprises delivered by the past three years, today’s challenges are deeply familiar: shifting global power, generational wars and disillusionment with capitalism still threaten our prosperity. Engaging and unflinching, The Best of Times offers erudite analysis and practical solutions to the challenges facing Britain today.
The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: A History of Now
by Michael BurleighIn the decades since the end of the Second World War, it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed. However, events in the early years of the twenty-first century – first, the 2003 war with Iraq and its chaotic aftermath and, second, the financial crash of 2008 – have threatened the general acceptance that continued progress under the benign (or sometimes not so benign) gaze of the western powers is the only way forwards. And as America turns inwards and Europe is beset by austerity politics and populist nationalism, the post-war consensus looks less and less secure. But is this really the worst of times? In a forensic examination of the world we now live in, acclaimed historian Michael Burleigh sets out to answer that question. Who could have imagined that China would champion globalization and lead the battle on climate change? Or that post-Soviet Russia might present a greater threat to the world’s stability than ISIS? And while we may be on the cusp of still more dramatic change, perhaps the risks will – in time – bring not only change but a wholly positive transformation.Incisive, robust and always insightful, The Best of Times, The Worst of Times by Michael Burleigh is both a dazzling tour d’horizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become.
The Best People: Trump's Cabinet and the Siege on Washington
by Alexander NazaryanAn engrossing look at the Trump cabinet: the scandals, the incompetence, the assault on the federal government, the bungled attempts to impose order on an administration lost in a chaos of its own making.Donald Trump promised a return to national greatness, but each day of his presidency seems to bring a new crisis, a deepening sense of national unease. Why, and how, has he failed his supporters? And how has he, on occasion, bested his detractors? The Best People takes complete measure of the Trump administration, to grasp with clarity the president and his intentions, and how those intentions are being carried out-or subverted-by the people he has hired. Alexander Nazaryan argues that the "assault on the administrative state" promised by Steve Bannon in early 2017 never came. What the American people got instead was Wilbur Ross hauling his tennis pro to confirmation hearing preparations; Scott Pruitt running away from rattlesnakes; Reince Priebus enduring insults from junior White House staffers. And yet, bungling as Trump's cabinet members have been, they have managed to either damage or arrest many of the gears that make government run. They have given away public lands to oil companies and allowed corporate lobbyists to make decisions about what is best for the American people, and have done it all while flying on private jets and dining at the finest restaurants, at taxpayers' expense. Meticulously reported and enthrallingly told, The Best People takes readers inside the federal government under Trump's control, a government assailed by the very people charged to lead it, a government awash in confusion and corruption.
Best Practice In Social Work: Critical Perspectives (PDF)
by Harry Ferguson Karen Jones Barry CooperSocial work has laboured too long under a 'deficit' model that focuses on failings and problems of practice. Emphasising best practice, strengths and collaborative partnership this ambitious book seeks to redress the balance. Undergraduate and post-qualifying social work students alike will find it a useful resource.
Best Practices for Acknowledging and Addressing Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in Medical Education (IAMSE Manuals)
by Jacqueline M. Powell Rachel M. A. LingerThis manual is an instructional guide to provide healthcare educators with best practices for acknowledging and addressing racial and ethnic health disparities (REHD) in medical education. As a collaborative effort written by both medical students and educators, this manual examines the impact of race, racism, and ethnic biases on medical care and health outcomes. This book enables readers to understand and apply key terms encompassing health disparities, bias, and cultural humility as an approach to demystify stereotypes, social assumptions and long-held misperceptions that influence the misuse of race in medical teachings. By examining the construct of race, differences between race-based and race-conscious medicine are distinguished. As such, medical educators will be guided to consider the effects of socioeconomic differences, environmental factors, and institutional racism between population categories with regard to healthcare compliance and outcomes. Supported by evidence-based recommendations, this manual provides medical educators, curriculum managers, and institutions with strategies and checklists to improve their medical curricula to ensure a well-defined understanding of race and ethnicity in medicine. This book serves as a resource for medical educators and students as they aspire to become more culturally competent, equity-minded, and inclusive healthcare professionals.
Best Practices for Education Professionals, Volume Two
by Heidi Schnackenberg Beverly BurnellThis informative new volume provides a hand-picked selection of useful techniques, ideas, competencies, and skills for working with children in school settings. The book comprises both research (qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-design) and conceptual pieces about the most effective, current professional practices for professionals who work with P-12 children in schools. The practices described here will be useful for a wide assortment of professionals within education, including practicing teachers, school counselors, school psychologists, speech language pathologists, administrators, and education students.
Best Practices for Education Professionals, Volume Two
by Heidi L. Schnackenberg Beverly A. BurnellThis informative new volume provides a hand-picked selection of useful techniques, ideas, competencies, and skills for working with children in school settings. The book comprises both research (qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-design) and conceptual pieces about the most effective, current professional practices for professionals who work with P-12 children in schools. The practices described here will be useful for a wide assortment of professionals within education, including practicing teachers, school counselors, school psychologists, speech language pathologists, administrators, and education students.