Book chapters

Elsevier,

Food and Society, 2020, Pages 247-255

Environmentalism and sustainability are two buzzwords that have come to represent an awakening of the people's collective conscience over the last two decades or so. Pedantically, the two words have slightly different meanings, yet there is sufficient overlap that they are commonly used interchangeably.

Elsevier,

Evidence-informed Approaches for Managing Dementia Transitions: Riding the Waves, Volume , 4 February 2020

This book chapter advances SDGs 3 and 17 by focusing on the need to establish equilibrium and well-being and is organized around eight themes using the acronym R-E-A-D-J-U-S-T. The chapter ties these themes with a call for more research and reinforcement for inclusion of the voices of people with dementia.
Elsevier,

Evidence-informed Approaches for Managing Dementia Transitions: Riding the Waves, Volume , 4 February 2020

This book chapter advances SDGs 3 and 17 by describing the prevalence of dementia in hospitalized patients, reasons for hospitalizations, and risks to older people with dementia in hospitals. Strategies for optimizing outcomes and models of care that are designed to improve care of persons with dementia and their care partners are described to assist healthcare team members working with this unique population.
Elsevier,

Evidence-informed Approaches for Managing Dementia Transitions: Riding the Waves, Volume , 4 February 2020

This book chapter advances SDGs 3 and 17 by introducing aspects of the lived experience, management, and epidemiology of dementia and some of the significant transitions that people with the disease and their caregivers frequently encounter.
Elsevier,

An Introduction to Interdisciplinary Toxicology, From Molecules to Man, 2020, Pages 353-361

The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, a human made disaster of dire proportions, resulted in bacterial and lead contamination of predominantly African American and low-income residents. SDG 6 promotes to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
Elsevier,

An Introduction to Interdisciplinary Toxicology, From Molecules to Man, 2020, Pages 341-352

This chapter examines the contaminated community phenomenon by situating it within social science scholarship on hazards and disasters. The goal of SDG target 3.9 is to substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination.
Elsevier,

Design for Health, 2020, Pages 323-340

This chapter advances SDG 3 by exploring the current state of design as applied to global health, models of how it is carried out, and some of the questions that arise for practitioners.
Elsevier,

Practical Stress Management (Eighth Edition)
A Comprehensive Workbook
2022, Pages 23-48

This chapter covers both knowledge and awareness about managing stress, providing nine worksheets to help with stress management.
Elsevier,

Practical Stress Management (Eighth Edition)
A Comprehensive Workbook
2022, Pages 117-137

The chapter outlines worksheets for seven effective techniques to cope with anxiety: (1) rational emotive therapy essentially challenges or refutes self-talk that contributes to irrational thinking; (2) simplified kundalini yoga is based upon the principles of introspection regarding the degrees to which we worry; (3) gestalt emphasizes the unity of self-awareness, behavior, and experiences; (4) systematic desensitization that involves imagining or experiencing an anxiety-provoking scene while practicing relaxation; (5) cognitive behavioral therapy that emphasizes cognitive restructuring; (6) mindfulness that entails focusing on the present; and (7) optimism that requires focusing on the bright side of things. Important terms are defined along with five websites to explore.

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