While you were sleeping
Subtitle: success stories in injury and violence prevention
By: David Hemenway.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9780520258457; 9780520258464
Subjects: Accidents -- Prevention -- History -- United States; Accidents -- Prevention -- Government policy -- United States; Accident Prevention -- history -- United States; Consumer Product Safety -- United States; Government Regulation -- United States; Protective Devices -- United States; Violence -- prevention & control -- United States; Wounds and Injuries -- prevention & control -- United States
Description: Public health has made our lives safer-often behind the scenes, without our knowledge, that is, "while we were sleeping." In more than sixty success stories, this book powerfully illuminates how public health works. It also profiles dozens of individuals who have made important contributions to safety and health in a range of social arenas. Highlighting examples from the United States and other countries, While we were sleeping will inform a wide audience of readers about what public health actually does and at the same time will inspire a new generation to make the world a safer place.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Car; title: Home; title: Work; title: Play; title: Nature; title: Violence; title: Treatment; title: Models; title: Future successes.