Paula Tarnapol Whitacre is a professional writer and editor for organizations including the National Institutes of Health and the National Academy of Sciences. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, she is a former U.S. Foreign Service officer and staff writer for the Washington Post. Visit her website paulawhitacre.com.
18 Ebooks by Paula Tarnapol Whitacre
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Genetically Engineered Organisms, Wildlife, and Habitat
Since the first commercial introduction of transgenic corn plants in 1995, biotechnology has provided enormous benefits to agricultural crop production. Research is underway to develop a much broader …
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€27.67
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice: Public Health Effects of Food Deserts
In the United States, people living in low-income neighborhoods frequently do not have access to affordable healthy food venues, such as supermarkets. Instead, those living in "food deserts" …
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€29.60
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice: Public Health Effects of Food Deserts
In the United States, people living in low-income neighborhoods frequently do not have access to affordable healthy food venues, such as supermarkets. Instead, those living in "food deserts" …
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€42.36
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Community Perspectives on Obesity Prevention in Children
As the public health threat of childhood obesity has become clear, the issue has become the focus of local, state, and national initiatives. Many of these efforts are centered on the community enviro …
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€29.35
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Community Perspectives on Obesity Prevention in Children
As the public health threat of childhood obesity has become clear, the issue has become the focus of local, state, and national initiatives. Many of these efforts are centered on the community enviro …
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€42.28
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Perspectives from United Kingdom and United States Policy Makers on Obesity Prevention
Both the United Kingdom and the United States are grappling with nationwide epidemics of obesity. Obesity contributes to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some cancers, among other diseases. Alth …
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€21.28
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Perspectives from United Kingdom and United States Policy Makers on Obesity Prevention
Both the United Kingdom and the United States are grappling with nationwide epidemics of obesity. Obesity contributes to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some cancers, among other diseases. Alth …
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€30.92
Board on Life Sciences & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Implementing the New Biology
As the second decade of the 21st century begins, the challenge of how to feed a growing world population and provide sustainable, affordable energy to fulfill daily needs, while also improving human …
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€21.23
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Genetically Engineered Organisms, Wildlife, and Habitat
Since the first commercial introduction of transgenic corn plants in 1995, biotechnology has provided enormous benefits to agricultural crop production. Research is underway to develop a much broader …
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€39.72
Board on Life Sciences & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Implementing the New Biology
As the second decade of the 21st century begins, the challenge of how to feed a growing world population and provide sustainable, affordable energy to fulfill daily needs, while also improving human …
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€30.42
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Updating the USDA National Breastfeeding Campaign
Support for breastfeeding has been a priority of the WIC program since its inception in the 1970s. The Loving Support Makes Breastfeeding Work campaign, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (US …
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€3.79
Food and Nutrition Board & Institute of Medicine: Updating the USDA National Breastfeeding Campaign
Support for breastfeeding has been a priority of the WIC program since its inception in the 1970s. The Loving Support Makes Breastfeeding Work campaign, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (US …
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€41.07
Committee on Reducing Food Loss and Waste: A Workshop on Impacts & Policy and Global Affairs: Reducing Impacts of Food Loss and Waste
Even as malnutrition in the form of hunger and obesity affect the health and well-being of millions of people worldwide, a significant amount of food is lost or wasted every day, in every country, an …
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€3.83
Committee on Reducing Food Loss and Waste: A Workshop on Impacts & Policy and Global Affairs: Reducing Impacts of Food Loss and Waste
Even as malnutrition in the form of hunger and obesity affect the health and well-being of millions of people worldwide, a significant amount of food is lost or wasted every day, in every country, an …
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€64.18
Paula Tarnapol Whitacre: Civil Life in an Uncivil Time
In the fall of 1862 Julia Wilbur left her family’s farm near Rochester, New York, and boarded a train to Washington, DC. As an ardent abolitionist, the forty-seven-year-old Wilbur left a sad bu …
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€22.81
Policy and Global Affairs & The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences: Inclusion of Women in STEM in Kuwait and the United States
Women in the United States and Kuwait have made advances as researchers and leaders in science, engineering, and medical disciplines, yet challenges and barriers remain to enter and advance in these …
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€42.24
Policy and Global Affairs & Science and Engineering Capacity Development Unit: Toward a Transformational Africa-U.S. STEM University Initiative
STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) plays a key role in accelerating economic growth and developing innovative solutions to pressing challenges facing the African continent. Over …
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€12.83
Paula Tarnapol Whitacre: Civil Life in an Uncivil Time
In the fall of 1862 Julia Wilbur left her family’s farm near Rochester, New York, and boarded a train to Washington, DC. As an ardent abolitionist, the forty-seven-year-old Wilbur left a sad bu …
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€23.21
