Epidemiological transition : policy and planning implications for developing countries : workshop proceedings / James N. Gribble, Samuel H. Preston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gribble, James N., author.

Preston, Samuel H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epidemiology--Congresses.

Epidemiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 271 pages)

Other Title:

Epidemiological transition

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1993.

Summary:

Examines issues concerning how developing countries have to prepare for demographic and epidemiologic change. This book covers topics such as: the association between the health of children and adults, the strong orientation of many international health organizations toward infant and child health, and more.

Contents:

1 FRONT MATTER; 2 CONTENTS; 3 PREFACE; 4 INTRODUCTION; 5 SHIFTS IN THE STRUCTURE OF POPULATION AND DEATHS IN LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS; 6 MORTALITY BY CAUSE, 1970 TO 2015; 7 CHILDHOOD PRECURSORS OF ADULT MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH PROGRAMS; 8 PROJECTING MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DURING ADULTHOOD; 9 HEALTH INDICES AS A GUIDE TO HEALTH SECTOR PLANNING: A DEMOGRAPHIC CRITIQUE; 10 HEALTH POLICY ISSUES IN THREE LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES: IMPLICATIONS OF THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITION; 11 GOALS OF THE WORLD SUMMIT FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH POLICY IN THE 1990s; 12 DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIC RESPONSES TO THE DEMOGRAPHIC-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITION - AN INITIAL INQUIRY; 13 HEALTH, GOVERNMENT, AND THE POOR: THE CASE FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR; 14 ROLES OF WOMEN, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES IN PREVENTING ILLNESSES AND PROVIDING HEALTH SERVICES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

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