Essentials of global health / Richard Skolnik.
From the Publisher: 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 stu...
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Sudbury, Mass. :
Jones and Bartlett Publishers,
[2008]
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| Series: | Essential public health.
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Table of Contents:
- The principles and goals of global health
- Health determinants, measurements, and trends
- Health, education, poverty and the economy
- Ethical and human rights concerns in global health
- An introduction to health systems
- Culture and health
- The environment and health
- Nutrition and global health
- Women's health
- Child health
- Communicable diseases
- Non-communicable diseases
- Unintentional injuries
- Natural disasters and complex humanitarian emergencies
- Working together to improve global health
- Science, technology, and global health.