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Preface | |
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Global Health | |
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What Is Global Health? | |
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What Is Health? | |
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Medicine and Public Health | |
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Studying Population Health | |
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Person | |
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Place | |
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Time | |
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Risk Factors | |
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Causal Webs | |
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Prevention | |
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Screening | |
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Selecting Interventions | |
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References | |
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Health Inequalities | |
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Health Inequalities | |
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Causes of Death | |
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Injuries | |
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Non-communicable Conditions | |
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Infectious Diseases and Other Conditions | |
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Inequalities in Causes of Death | |
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References | |
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Socioeconomic Context of Disease | |
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Socioeconomic Risk Factors | |
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Poverty | |
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Economic Indicators | |
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Employment and Occupational Status | |
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Literacy and Educational Level | |
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References | |
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Maternal and Child Health | |
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Causes of Child Death | |
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Pneumonia | |
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Diarrhea | |
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Malaria | |
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Measles | |
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Undernutrition | |
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Child Health Initiatives | |
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Protecting Children | |
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Women's Health | |
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Maternal Health | |
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Family Planning | |
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Population Growth | |
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Demography | |
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Population Planning Policies | |
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References | |
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The Health of Special Populations | |
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Ethnic, Racial, Religious, and Tribal Minorities | |
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Immigrants, Refugees, and Internally Displaced People | |
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Prisoners | |
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Persons with Mental Illness | |
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Measuring the Burden of Disease | |
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Persons with Physical Impairments | |
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Landmines | |
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Older Persons | |
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References | |
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The Spread of Infectious Diseases | |
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Infection Transmission | |
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The Disease Process | |
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Agent, Host, Environment | |
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Agent | |
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Host | |
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Environment | |
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Vector | |
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Measuring Disease in Populations | |
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Disease Control | |
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References | |
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HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and TB | |
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HIV/AIDS | |
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Malaria | |
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Tuberculosis (TB) | |
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Comparison of HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and TB | |
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References | |
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Globalization and Emerging Infectious Diseases | |
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"The Epidemiologic Transition" and Globalization | |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases | |
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Influenza | |
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Bioterrorism | |
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References | |
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Nutrition | |
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Essential Nutrients | |
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Undernutrition | |
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Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies | |
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Vitamin A Deficiency | |
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Iodine Deficiency Disorders | |
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Iron Deficiency Anemia | |
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Zinc Deficiency | |
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Measuring Nutritional Status | |
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Breastfeeding | |
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Globalization and Food Safety | |
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Overnutrition | |
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Is There Enough Food in the World? | |
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References | |
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Environmental Health | |
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History of Environmental Health | |
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What Is Environmental Health? | |
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The Home Environment | |
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Water | |
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Sanitation | |
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Fuel and Indoor Air Quality | |
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Conclusion | |
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References | |
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Health Effects of Environmental Change | |
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Health Impacts of Local Environmental Change | |
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Urbanization | |
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The Work Environment | |
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Community Health Action | |
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Global Environmental Change | |
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References | |
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Global Health Payers and Players | |
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Who Pays for Health? | |
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Paying for Personal Health | |
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Paying for Public Health | |
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International Funding and Debt Relief | |
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Who Implements Health Programs? | |
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National and Local Governments | |
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United Nations Agencies | |
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National Governmental Organizations | |
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Non-Governmental Organizations | |
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International Businesses | |
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References | |
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Global Health Priorities | |
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Health and Human Rights | |
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Trade Agreements, Intellectual Property Rights, and Health | |
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Priorities in Global Health | |
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Millennium Development Goals | |
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How Much Will It Cost? | |
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References | |
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Learning More about Global Public Health | |
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Information Sources | |
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Reading an Abstract | |
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Finding Reliable Articles | |
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Epidemiologic Study Designs | |
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Ecological Surveys | |
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Cross-Sectional Surveys | |
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Case-Control Studies | |
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Cohort Studies | |
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Clinical Trials | |
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Research Ethics | |
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Interpreting Measures of Association | |
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Bias and Confounding | |
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Validity | |
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References | |
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Countries of the World by WHO Region | |
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Constitution of the World Health Organization | |
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Convention on the Rights of the Child | |
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights | |
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Millennium Development Goals, Targets, and Indicators | |
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Preventive and Treatment Interventions for Major Health Issues | |
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Recommended Childhood Immunizations | |
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Index | |