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Bobby Kennedy wasn t the most visible figure in the civil rights movement, but his impact was transformative. As attorney general, he protected the Freedom Riders and turned the Justice Department from an enemy of civil rights into an enforcer of antiracist policies. Patricia Sullivan gives Kennedy his rightful place as a force for racial justice

Introduction to disasters -- Natural disasters -- Manmade disasters -- Contextualizing disasters -- Conceptualising disaster management -- Disaster management cycle -- Global thrust for disaster management -- Evolution of disaster management system -- Disaster profile of India -- Disaster management policy -- Legal framework -- Disaster mitigation : institutional arrangements -- Financial and federal dimensions -- Good practices in disaster management -- Rolf of science and technology -- Voluntary action and multilateral cooperation -- Innovations and challenges in managing disasters -- Towards a disaster resilient India.

Cover -- Half Title: Jonas' Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System -- Author Bio -- Title: Jonas' Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Instructor Resources -- PART I: U.S. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: PRESENT STATE -- Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE -- THE POPULATION SERVED -- U.S. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM -- SUMMARY -- DATA SOURCES -- REVIEW QUESTIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2: THE SETTINGS FOR HEALTH CARE DELIVERY -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- INTRODUCTION -- THE HOME -- AMBULATORY CARE -- HOSPITALS: INPATIENT ACUTE CARE -- POSTACUTE CARE -- SUMMARY -- DATA SOURCES -- REVIEW QUESTIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3: THE PEOPLE WHO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- INTRODUCTION -- HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE, OVERALL -- MEDICINE -- NURSING2 -- NURSE PRACTIONER AND OTHER APRNs -- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT -- OTHER HEALTH CARE OCCUPATIONS -- PRIMARY CARE AND ITS PROVIDERS -- SUPPLY AND SATISFACTION OF THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE -- SUMMARY -- DATA SOURCES -- REVIEW QUESTIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4: MEDICINES, DEVICES, AND TECHNOLOGY -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- INTRODUCTION -- PHARMACEUTICALS -- MEDICAL DEVICES -- OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES -- IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC -- SUMMARY -- DATA SOURCES -- REVIEW QUESTIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5: GOVERNMENT AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- INTRODUCTION -- THE CONSTITUTIONAL BASIS OF GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY IN HEALTH CARE -- THE HEALTH CARE FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT -- THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN HEALTH CARE -- STATE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN HEALTH CARE -- LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN HEALTH CARE -- SUMMARY -- DATA SOURCES -- REVIEW QUESTIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6: FINANCING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM -- LEARNING OBJECTIVES -- INTRODUCTION.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- 1 Introduction: Individuals, Societies, and Pragmatic Environmentalism -- Part I: Living in a Material World -- 2 Greenhouse Gases: Warmer Isn't Better -- 3 Waste: Our Sinks Are Almost Sunk -- 4 Biodiversity: Society Wouldn't Exist Without It -- 5 Water: There's No Substitute -- Part II: At the Intersection of Ecology and Society -- 6 Population: A Problem of Quantity or Quality -- 7 Transportation: Beyond Air Pollution -- 8 Food: From Farm to Fork -- 9 Energy Production: Our Sunny Prospects -- Part III: Organizing a Sustainable Society -- 10 Political Economy: Making Markets Fair and Sustainable -- 11 Governance: Biases and Blind Spots -- 12 Inequality and Growth: Prosperity for All -- Part IV: Shifting the Focus to Results -- 13 From Our Beliefs to Our Behaviors: Pragmatic Environmentalism in Action -- Glossary -- References -- Index.

Originally published in 1968, this book was a successor to the highly respected volume by J. H. Warren English Local Government System. This book is more than just a study of law and administration, focussing on the contemporary interest in the political and sociological aspects of local government.