Understanding the Global Dimensions of Health (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

-The editor and his contributors are prestigious in the global health community, many holding positions as affiliated with the World Health Organization. Also, Gunn is a head of the Society for Humanitarian Medicine.

-Will appeal as a high level policy book in public health and health courses.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780387241036
• Artikelnr.: 37287258

Autorenporträt

S. William A. Gunn, International Association for Humanitarian Medicine, Bogis-Bossey, Switzerland

Inhaltsangabe

Fundamentals.- A Brief History of Advances Toward Health.- The Health, Poverty, and Development Merry-Go-Round.- Old and New Pestilences.- Value Systems and Healthcare Ethics.- World Health.- Systems.- Health Policies versus Public Policies.- A Medicine Based on Evidence.- The Promise of Technology.- Critical Inquiries on Technology Utilization.- Therapeutic Patient Education for Chronic Diseases.- The Dynamics.- The Humanitarian Imperative in Major Health Crises and Disasters.- Dealing with Global Infectious Disease Emergencies.- Knowledge-Based Methodologies in the Health Sector.- Food Safety: A Pressing Public-Health and Economic Issue.- Future Health in an Ageing World.- The Controversies.- Disease and Health in the Cultural Context.- Global Issues and Health Interactions.- The Coming Storm.- Education, Understanding, and Eudaemonia.- Postscript: The Present and the Future of Global Health.

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"This work on global health addresses what may be considered the midlevel issues ... . The editors can be commended for inviting a truly nationally diverse group of authors ... who identify the successes, challenges, and next steps in their areas of expertise in global health. ... The book will challenge both novice and expert in their thinking about global health and the methods to achieve results." (Health Promotion Practice, January 2008)