Knowledge Translation in Health Care: Moving from Evidence to Practice
Health care systems worldwide are faced with the challenge of improving the quality of care. Providing evidence from health research is necessary but not sufficient for the provision of optimal care and so knowledge translation (KT), the scientific study of methods for closing the knowledge-to-action gap and of the barriers and facilitators inherent in the process, is gaining significance.
Many developing countries are looking to scale-up what works through major systems strengthening investments. With leadership, conviction and commitment, systems thinking can facilitate and accelerate the strengthening of systems to more effectively deliver interventions to those in need and be better able to improve health in an equitable way.
What could be better than the bestselling Schaum's Outline series? For students looking for a quick nuts-and-bolts overview, it would have to be Schaum's Easy Outline series. Every book in this series is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly focused version of its predecessor. With an emphasis on clarity and brevity, each new title features a streamlined and updated format and the absolute essence of the subject, presented in a concise and readily understandable form.
Overcoming Feelings of Hatred (Focus on Family Matters)
The teen years are a time filled with many challenges and changes. This series helps teens better understand and cope with the trauma, fears, and stress brought on by significant changes to the family unit. Each book encourages children to talk about their own feelings with parents, teachers, and peers, and emphasizes the importance of empathy in everyday life. Explores the social and psychological origins of hatred, and encourages teenagers to transcend their fear of unfamiliar races and ethnicities.
Made for Each Other: The Biology of the Human-Animal Bond
Nothing turns a baby’s head more quickly than the sight or sound of an animal. This fascination is driven by the ancient chemical forces that first drew humans and animals together. It is also the same biology that transformed wolves into dogs and skittish horses into valiant comrades that would carry us into battle. Made for Each Other is the first book to explain how this chemistry of attraction and attachment flows through—and between—all mammals to create the profound emotional bonds humans and animals still feel today.
