Understanding Global HealthMcGraw Hill Professional, 2007 M08 15 - 384 páginas The rapidly evolving world of global health and medicine-in the palm of your hand Understanding Global Health is the groundbreaking, go-to primer that puts global health and its many challenges into sharp focus like no other text. Written with the nonspecialist in mind, this powerful resource expertly reviews all the core topics that you must know in order to thrive in this decentralized new global health environment. It's all here: unique, authoritative coverage of public health concepts, plus insights into infectious diseases and clinical medicine-everything you need to truly comprehend how global medicine is dramatically affecting today's practice of medicine-and to prepare for your role in it. |
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... activities, and data that are derived from and affect the health of the world as a whole and all mankind. As you read this book, our hope is that you will begin to see global health in new ways, and your role as a health team member and ...
... activities”29 and that global warming has altered natural patterns of climate. Carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels and clearing of land has been accumulating in the atmosphere, where it acts like a blanket keeping the earth ...
... activities to sustainable reconstruction and development activities. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION Indoor Air Pollution More than 3 billion people worldwide continue to depend on solid fuels, including biomass fuels (wood, dung, straw, and ...
... activities Level ofindependence Ambulation General health (GH) Pain/discomfort Social relations Dexterity Vitality (VT) Anxiety/depression Environment Emotion Social function (SF) Spirituality/religion/personal beliefs Cognition Role ...
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4 The Health of WomenMothers and Children | 61 |
5 Environmental Health in the Global Context | 86 |
6 Nutrition | 104 |
7 Primary Care in Global Health | 128 |
8 Tuberculosis and HIVAIDS | 149 |
11 Aging Populations and Chronic Illness | 208 |
12 Emerging Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance | 230 |
13 Global Health Communications Social Marketing and Emerging Communication Technologies | 244 |
14 Economics and Global Health | 269 |
15 Health Systems Management and Organization in Low and MiddleIncome Countries | 280 |
16 Global Health Ethics | 295 |
17 Education and Careers in Global Health | 318 |
Index | 343 |
9 War Catastrophes Displaced Persons Refugees and Terrorism | 176 |
10 Injury and Global Health | 200 |
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Understanding Global Health William H. Markle,Melanie A. Fisher,Smego Jr. Vista previa limitada - 2007 |