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|  | Mama Might Be Better Off Dead by Laurie K. Abraham
Mama Might Be Better Off Dead is an unsettling, profound look at the human face of health care. Both disturbing and illuminating, it immerses readers in the lives of four generations of a poor, African-American family beset with the devastating medical problems that are all too common in America`s inner cities. The story takes place in North Lawndale, a neighborhood that lies in the shadows of Chicago`s Loop. Although surrounded by some of the city`s finest medical facilities, North Lawndale is one of the most medically underserved communities in the country. Headed by Jackie Banes, who oversees the care of a diabetic grandmother, a husband on kidney dialysis, an ailing father, and three children, the Banes family contends with countless medical crises. From visits to emergency rooms and dialysis units, to trials with home care, to struggles for Medicare eligibility, Abraham chronicles their access (or lack of access) to medical care. Told sympathetically but without sentimentality, their story reveals an inadequate health care system that is further undermined by the direct and indirect effects of poverty. When people are poor, they become sick easily. When people are sick, their families quickly become poorer. Embedded in the family narrative is a lucid analysis of the gaps, inconsistencies, and inequalities the poor face when they seek health care. This book reveals what health care policies in Washington, D.C., or state capitals look like when they hit the street. It shows how Medicaid and Medicare work (and don`t work), the Catch-22s of hospital financing in the inner city, the racial politics of organ transplants, the failure of childhood immunization programs, the vexed issues ofindividual responsibility and institutional paternalism. One observer puts it this way: Show me the poor woman who finds a way to get everything she`s entitled to in the system, and I`ll show you a woman who could run General Motors . Abraham deftly weaves these themes together to ma AUTHOR: Laurie K. Abraham
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Health, Mind & Body 
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 | Caregiver's Book by James E. Miller
This new edition to the Willowgreen series explores the potential for renewal and spiritual growth in life`s most challenging times--the experience of aging, the loss of a loved one, the experience of caring for someone who is ailing or incapacitated. Features full-color nature photos. AUTHOR: James E. Miller
PUBLISHER: Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Health, Mind & Body
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 | Mapping Epidemics by Brent H. Hoff, Carter Smith, Charles H. Calisher
Description not available.Presents basic information about diseases from anthrax to yellow fever, recounts their history and effects, and offers maps of their incidence and spread. AUTHOR: Brent H. Hoff, Carter Smith, Charles H. Calisher
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Health, Mind & Body
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 | Osteoporosis by Robin K. Levinson, Yvonne R. Sherrer
Description not available.An authoritative and essential guide is filled with a wealth of information relevant to preventing and reversing osteoporosis and covers such topics as which foods contain the most calcium, how to stop bone loss during and after menopause, which prescription drugs can accelerate bone loss, and much more. Original. AUTHOR: Robin K. Levinson, Yvonne R. Sherrer
PUBLISHER: Kensington Publishing Corporation
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Health, Mind & Body
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 | American Holistic Nurses' Association Guide to Common Chronic Conditions by Carolyn Chambers Clark
Description not available.The series of self-care measures from this respected organization of nurses shows readers how to deal with everything from allergies to Parkinson's disease with a unique blend of traditional, alternative, and complementary therapies that work well with conventional medicine. Original. AUTHOR: Carolyn Chambers Clark
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Health, Mind & Body
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 | Zapp by William C. Byham
Couldn`t have come at a better time! The message is definitely on target. People who work with staff and volunteers in any profession would gain from reading, re-reading, and practicing the concepts in this book. John PaulVice President, American Heart AssociationWilliam C. Byham`s book, ZAPP! THE LIGHTNING OF EMPOWERMENT took the business world by storm. Now ZAPP! EMPOWERMENT IN HEALTH CARE is packed with step-by-step, hands-on information to help health-care providers revitalize medicine and help control costs by taking control of their jobs, improving existing processes, sharing decision-making, and more, as well as zeroing in on the special needs, rights, and responsibilities of patients. AUTHOR: William C. Byham
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Health, Mind & Body
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