An incisive, up-to-date, and comprehensive treatment of effective health promotion programs In the newly revised Third Edition of Health Promotion Programs: From Theory to Practice, health and behavior experts Drs. Carl I. Fertman and Melissa L. Grim deliver a robust exploration of the history and rapid evolution of health promotion programs over the last three decades. The authors describe knowledge advances in health and behavior that have impacted the planning, implementation and evaluatio...

The only resource you need to prepare for the CompTIA Network+ exam CompTIA(R) Network+(R) Study Guide, Sixth Edition, is your one-stop resource for the ultimate in exam preparation. Featuring 100 percent coverage of Exam N10-009 objectives, this book walks you through the essentials of network technologies, installation, configuration, media, topologies, security, and more. Networking experts Todd Lammle and Jon Buhagiar draw from over 30 years of networking experience to explain key topics,...

This book presents a disciplined approach to the engineering of high-quality requirements. The approach covers the entire requirements lifecycle and integrates state-of-the-art techniques for requirements elicitation, evaluation, specification, analysis, and evolution. Modeling plays a central role in this approach.

Help groups deliver results with an updated approach to facilitation and consulting

The Skilled Facilitator: A Comprehensive Resource for Consultants, Facilitators, Trainers, and Coaches, Third Edition is a fundamental resource for consultants, facilitators, coaches, trainers, and anyone who helps groups realize their creative and problem-solving potential. This new edition includes updated content based on the latest research and revised models of group effectiveness and mutual learning. Rog...

Comprehensive and intuitive instruction in the management of information and information systems technology in health care Now in its fifth edition, Health Care Information Systems remains the gold standard in the adoption, use, and optimization of health care information systems and data to transform health care and achieve the Triple Aim of improved individual care, improved population health, and decreased per capita costs. With a renewed focus on using and optimizing health care informati...

An updated edition of the classic guide to technical communication Consider that 20 to 50 percent of a technology professional's time is spent communicating with others. Whether writing a memo, preparing a set of procedures, or making an oral presentation, effective communication is vital to your professional success.

The definitive reference book with real-world solutions you won't find anywhere else The Big Book of Dashboards presents a comprehensive reference for those tasked with building or overseeing the development of business dashboards.

PUT STUDENT LEARNING FIRST Since the publication of Driven by Data in 2010, educators from schools across the world have adopted the foundational practices of data-driven instruction to make dramatic gains in student achievement. They have done so by focusing on two simple but powerful questions: How do we know if our students are learning? And when they're not, what do we do about it? The results of this approach are clearly highlighted in the book via multiple success stories from schools...

24 STEPS TO SUCCESS! Interest in entrepreneurship is at an all-time high and for good reason--and it's not about to stop. Entrepreneurship is a way to solve problems and increase our quality of life, as well as a way for people to take control of their own lives. Yet some feel it is something they cannot participate in. This book shatters that myth. It will give you a clear and accessible path to become an entrepreneur yourself. There is nothing mystical about entrepreneurship. It is a craft...

Improve your students' writing with The Writing Revolution 2.0, a timely update to the globally successful writing guide The Writing Revolution (TWR) provides a clear method of instruction that you can use no matter what subject or grade level you teach. Used by hundreds of thousands of teachers, this model, also known as The Hochman Method, implements targeted techniques to help all students develop the writing and thinking skills they need most. In this Second Edition, the authors provide ...