This collection of 43 articles from the New York Times helps to bring the real world into the classroom. The articles have been chosen to allow for lively discussion of issues and controversies in the field of Health Care and Mental Health. 

I. Perspectives on Prescription Drugs

    1. New Drugs Hit the Market, but Promised Trials go Undone

    2. A Cancer Drug's Big Price Rise is Cause for Concern

    3. Employers Unite in Effort to Curb Prescription Costs

    4. Rival Visions Led to Rocky Start for Drug Benefit

    5. Drug Makers Scrutinized over Grants

    6. Nonprofit Hospitals Face Scrutiny over Practices

    7. Recourse Grows Slim for Immigrants Who Fall Ill

    8. Vital Signs: Money and Medicine

        Richer or Poorer, Health and Wealth are Linked

    9. Forget Lonely. Life is Healthy at the Top

   10. In Health Care, Gap Between Rich and Poor Persists, W.H.O. Says

   11. On the 'Frontier,' a New Approach to Public Health

   12. East Meets West, Adding Pounds and Peril

   13. Black-White Differences Found in Cancer Care

   14. Life at the Top in America Isn't Just Better, It's Longer

   15. A Hot Trend on Campus: Majoring in Health Care

   16. The Day Doctors Get Their Orders

   17. Nursing Shortage Forces Hospitals to Cope Creatively

   18. Large Study on Mental Illness Finds Global Prevalance

   19. For Elderly, Antidepressants May Trump Psychotherapy

   20. Killings Loom over Debate on Treating Menally Ill

   21. In the Treatment of Diabetes, Success Often Does Not Pay

   22. Growth of National Health Spending Slows Along With Drug Sales

   23. Administration Looks to Curb Growth of Medicatid Spending

   24. Budget Accord Could Mean Payments by Medicaid Recipients

   25. States Propossing Sweeping Change to Trim Medicaid

   26. Diabetes and Its Awful Toll Quietly Emerge as a Crisis

   27. Health Coverage of Young Widens with States' Aid

   28. Texas Leads Nation in Percentage of Uninsured Workers

   29. Arkansas Set to Undertake Novel Effort in Health Care

   30. Pharmacists Say Drug Plan Threatens Their Livelihood

   31. Pay Method Said to Sway Drug Choices of Oncologists

   32. Seducing the Medical Profession

   33. The Lopsided Bush Health Plan

   34. Economic Scene: Weighing the True Costs and Benefits in a Matter of Life and Death

   35. Why Doctors So Often Get it Wrong

   36. A.M.A. to Develop Measure of Quality of Medical Care

   37. New Drug Label Rule is Intended to Reduce Medical Errors

   38. A Bonus for Health, Payable to the Doctor

   39. Wal-Mart to Expand Health Plan

   40. Health Coverage Dispute Pits Older Retirees Against Younger

   41. The Next Retirement Time Bomb

   42. Health Care Reality Introduces: G.M. Retirees Confront the way It Is Now

          Co-Pays and Deductibles

   43. Labor Chief Urges Action on Health

   44. Employer-Backed Health Care Is Here to Stay, for Lack of a Better Choice

   45. Tackling a A Major Health Hazard: No Insurance

   46. Study Details Risk of Death for Those Caring for Elderly Spouses

   47. Nursing Home Inspections Miss Violations, Report Says

Health Care Policy  (Social Work / Family Therapy / Human Services)
Mental Health  (Social Work / Family Therapy / Human Services)

For Health Care Policy

Themes of the Times for Health Care and Mental Health
Allyn & Bacon
©2007   |   Pearson   |   Paper; 112 pp   |   Instock
ISBN-10: 0205511821   |   ISBN-13: 9780205511822
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Themes of the Times for Health Care and Mental Health
Allyn & Bacon
©2007   |   Pearson   |   Paper; 112 pp   |   Instock
ISBN-10: 0205511821   |   ISBN-13: 9780205511822
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For the Social Work / Family Therapy / Human Services Discipline

Building Bridges: The Allyn & Bacon Student Guide to Service-Learning
Hamner
©2002   |   Pearson   |   Paper; 128 pp   |   Instock
ISBN-10: 0205319742   |   ISBN-13: 9780205319749
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CPS RF Classroom Performance System
eInstruction
©2010   |   Pearson   |   Electronic Supplement   |   Available
ISBN-10: 020577864X   |   ISBN-13: 9780205778645
This online resource is available at no cost.

Helping Professions Journal: A Critical Thinking and Reflection Guide
Orton & Jacobs
©2003   |   Pearson   |   Paper   |   Instock
ISBN-10: 0205378269   |   ISBN-13: 9780205378265
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iClicker Classroom Response System
iClicker & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2008   |   Pearson   |   Electronic Supplement   |   Available
ISBN-10: 0205594506   |   ISBN-13: 9780205594504
This online resource is available at no cost.

InterWrite PRS RF (Personal Response System)
InterWrite PRS & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2005   |   Pearson   |   Electronic Supplement   |   Available
ISBN-10: 0205436951   |   ISBN-13: 9780205436958
This online resource is available at no cost.

MySearchLab -- Standalone Access Card
Pearson
©2010   |   Pearson   |   Access Code Card   |   Instock
ISBN-10: 0205699413   |   ISBN-13: 9780205699414
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ResearchNavigator.com Guide: The Helping Professions
Yaffe & Barr
©2007   |   Pearson   |   Paper; 224 pp   |   Out of Stock
ISBN-10: 0205516998   |   ISBN-13: 9780205516995
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What Every Student Should Know About Avoiding Plagiarism
Stern
©2007   |   Pearson   |   Paper; 80 pp   |   Instock
ISBN-10: 0321446895   |   ISBN-13: 9780321446893
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What Every Student Should Know About Citing Sources with APA Documentation: Updated for APA Sixth Edition, 2/E
Anderson, Carrell & Widdifield
©2010   |   Pearson   |   Paper; 80 pp   |   Instock
ISBN-10: 0205795811   |   ISBN-13: 9780205795819
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What Every Student Should Know About Citing Sources with MLA Documentation, Update Edition
Greer
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ISBN-10: 0205715117   |   ISBN-13: 9780205715114
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What Every Student Should Know About Practicing Peer Review
Trim
©2007   |   Pearson   |   Paper   |   Instock
ISBN-10: 0321448480   |   ISBN-13: 9780321448484
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What Every Student Should Know About Preparing Effective Oral Presentations
Cox
©2007   |   Pearson   |   Paper; 96 pp   |   Instock
ISBN-10: 0205505457   |   ISBN-13: 9780205505456
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What Every Student Should Know About Procrastination
Hoffman
©2008   |   Pearson   |   Paper; 64 pp   |   Instock
ISBN-10: 0205582117   |   ISBN-13: 9780205582112
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What Every Student Should Know About Researching Online
Munger & Campbell
©2007   |   Pearson   |   Paper   |   Instock
ISBN-10: 0321445317   |   ISBN-13: 9780321445315
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What Every Student Should Know About Study Skills
Pearson Longman
©2007   |   Pearson   |   Paper; 72 pp   |   Instock
ISBN-10: 0321447360   |   ISBN-13: 9780321447364
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What Every Student Should Know About Using a Handbook
Murray
©2009   |   Pearson   |   Paper; 80 pp   |   Instock
ISBN-10: 0205563848   |   ISBN-13: 9780205563845
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