Piel / Mansourian Understanding the Global Dimensions of Health

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-387-24103-6
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten

-The editor and his contributors are prestigious in the global health community, many holding positions as affiliated with the World Health Organization. Also, Gunn is a head of the Society for Humanitarian Medicine. -Will appeal as a high level policy book in public health and health courses.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Piel, A.

Mansourian, P.B.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Foreword;5
2;Contents;7
3;Introduction;10
4;Section I Fundamentals;13
4.1;Chapter 1 A Brief History of Advances Toward Health;14
4.2;Chapter 2 The Health, Poverty, and Development Merry-Go-Round;26
4.3;Chapter 3 Old and New Pestilences;45
4.4;Chapter 4 Value Systems and Healthcare Ethics;65
4.5;Chapter 5 World Health;78
5;Section II Systems;92
5.1;Chapter 6 Health Policies versus Public Policies;93
5.2;Chapter 7 A Medicine Based on Evidence;111
5.3;Chapter 8 The Promise of Technology;128
5.4;Chapter 9 Critical Inquiries on Technology Utilization;140
5.5;Chapter 10 Therapeutic Patient Education for Chronic Diseases;154
6;Section III The Dynamics;164
6.1;Chapter 11 The Humanitarian Imperativein Major Health Crises and Disasters;165
6.2;Chapter 12 Dealing with Global Infectious Disease Emergencies;175
6.3;Chapter 13 Knowledge-Based Methodologies in the Health Sector;188
6.4;Chapter 14 Food Safety: A Pressing Public-Health and Economic Issue;204
6.5;Chapter 15 Future Health in an Ageing World;218
7;Section IV The Controversies;234
7.1;Chapter 16 Disease and Health in the Cultural Context;235
7.2;Chapter 17 Global Issues and Health Interactions;244
7.3;Chapter 18 The Coming Storm;256
7.4;Chapter 19 Education, Understanding, and Eudaemonia;269
8;Postscript: The Present and the Future of Global Health;283
9;Index;293