Lifelines : a doctor's journey in the fight for public health / Leana Wen.
Publisher: New York : Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2021Edition: First editionDescription: xii, 334 pages : 25 cmISBN:- 1250186234
- 9781250186232
- RA410.5 W465 2021
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Includes index.
PART I: Learning. Chi Ku -- Belonging -- White coat, clenched fist -- Opening Pandora's box -- When doctors don't listen -- PART II: Leading. Doctor for the city -- Saving lives today -- Treating addiction as the disease it is -- Unrest and recovery -- Putting the face on public health -- Hurt people hurt people -- Going upstream -- New beginnings -- PART III: Transforming. Decisions -- The courage to try -- Preventable harm -- A pandemic of misinformation -- The invisible hand of public health -- COVID-19 comes home -- Epilogue: life lessons.
"Public health expert Leana Wen gives an insider's account of public health and its crucial role-from opioid addiction to global pandemic-and tells an inspiring story of her journey from homeless immigrant to being named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People."-- Provided by publisher.
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