Global health : diseases, programs, systems, and policies / edited by Michael H. Merson, Robert E. Black, Anne J. Mills.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Merson, Michael H.
• Black, Robert E.
• Mills, Anne J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• World health.
• Public health--International cooperation.
• Public Health.
• Global Health.
• International Cooperation.
• Public Health Administration.

Medical Subjects:

• Public Health.
• Global Health.
• International Cooperation.
• Public Health Administration.

Physical Description:

xxx, 936 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2012]

Summary:

Merson (global health, Duke U.) et al. provide public health students around the world with a comprehensive textbook on global health that contains 18 chapters contributed by an international group of public and global health specialists. It focuses on diseases, programs, health systems, and health policies in low and middle-income countries, with examples from the US, Europe, and other high-income countries when appropriate. Chapters cover the use of quantitative indicators for decision making; important social, cultural, and behavioral parameters; reproductive health, infectious diseases, and nutrition challenges; new priorities like chronic diseases, injury, mental health, and environmental health; complex emergencies; the development and implementation of health systems; health and the economy; global cooperation in international public health; and the effects of globalization. This edition has new chapters on the social determinants of health, pharmaceuticals, and the evaluation of large-scale problems. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

• Measures of health and disease in populations
• Culture, behavior, and health
• The social determinants of health
• Reproductive health
• Infectious diseases
• Nutrition
• Chronic diseases and risks
• Unintentional injuries and violence
• Global mental health
• Environmental health
• Complex emergencies
• The design of health systems
• Management and planning for public health
• Pharmaceuticals
• Health and the economy
• Evaluations of large-scale health programs
• Cooperation in global health
• Globalization and health.

Notes:

• Rev. ed. of: International public health. 2nd ed. c2006.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9780763785598
• 0763785598

OCLC:

696713849