Prescription for a healthy nation : a new approach to improving our lives by fixing our everyday world / Tom Farley and Deborah A. Cohen.

Author/creator Farley, Tom
Other author Cohen, Deborah (Deborah Ann)
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston : Beacon Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxiii, 282 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents The wrong remedy -- Greek gods and American myths -- Humans behaving badly -- Bell curves and bad apples -- Curve shifters -- More is more: accessibility -- Sidewalks and falling children: physical structures -- Playing by the rules: social structures -- It's the real thing: media -- Healthscaping america -- The killer leaf -- Habits of the heart -- To our health? -- When sex is lethal -- Injuries, not accidents -- Unequal afflictions -- Health, policies, and politics.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 244-274) and index.
LCCN 2004024188
ISBN0807021164 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks RA445 .F27 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold