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Textbook of International Health Global Health in a Dynamic World

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ISBN-10: 0195300270

ISBN-13: 9780195300277

Edition: 3rd 2009

Authors: Anne-Emanuelle Birn, Yogan Pillay, Timothy H. Holtz, Yogan Pillay, Yogan Pillay

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This classic text, formerly known as the "Basch" textbook, now completely revised in an updated new edition, brings together information that students and professionals working in the wide variety of disciplines concerned with international health will find in no other single source. It synthesizes historical, cultural, environmental, economic and political considerations to provide a comprehensive global overview of the many factors that determine the health of individuals and populations. The major determinants of health status in all regions of the world are discussed, and interventions undertaken at community, national, and international levels are described. The new edition features a…    
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Book details

List price: $74.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/6/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 608
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 2.794
Language: English

Some Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in International Health
List of Illustrations
Figures
Tables
Boxes
Introduction
The Historical Origins of Modern International Health
International Health Agencies, Activities, and Other Actors
The Political Economy of Health and Development
What Do We Know, What Do We Need to Know, and Why it Matters-Data on Health
Epidemiologic Profiles of Global Health and Disease
Societal Determinants of Health and Social Inequalities in Health
Health under Crisis
Globalization, Trade, Work, and Health
Health and the Environment
Health Economics and the Economics of Health
Understanding and Organizing Health Care Systems
Toward Healthy Societies: From Ideas to Action
Doing International Health
Appendix
Index