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Essentials of Global Health
Richard Skolnik, MPA, Director of International Programs, The Population Reference Bureau, Washington, D.C.
ISBN-13: 9780763734213
ISBN-10: 0763734217
$62.95 (Sugg. US List)
Paperback
322 Pages
© 2008
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Essentials of Global Health is just one offering in Jones and Bartlett's new Essential Public Health series. The book is a clear, concise, and user-friendly introduction to the most critical issues in global health. It illustrates key themes with an extensive set of case studies, examples, and the latest evidence. While the book offers a global perspective, particular attention is given to the health-development link, to developing countries, and to the health needs of poor and disadvantaged people. This introductory level textbook is perfect for undergraduate students and others new to the field of public health or global health. It is based on and designed for a one-semester global health course.
The book is organized in four parts:
- Principles, Measurements, and the Health-Development Link: The principles of Global Health; Health Determinants, Measurements, and Trends; and Health, Education, Poverty, and the Economy.
- Cross-Cutting Global Health Themes: Human Rights, Ethics, and Global Health; An Introduction to Health Systems; and Culture and Health.
- The Burden of Disease: The Environment and Health; Nutrition and Health; Women’s Health; Child Health; Infectious Diseases; Non-Communicable Diseases; and Unintentional Injuries.
- Working Together to Improve Global Health: Conflicts, Natural Disasters, and Other Emergencies; Cooperating to Improve Global Health; and, Science Technology, and the Public’s Health.
Click here to preview sample chapters.
This text is now available as a bundle with Ruth Levine's Case Studies in Global Health.
Case Studies in Global Health is a series of twenty case studies that illustrate real-life proven, large-scale success stories in global public health. The case studies will give your students a clear and inspiring picture of how global public health efforts have made a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Click here to browse through this title's comprehensive companion website.
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