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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... issues. Many of us clearly recognized the agenda of self-interest advocated by the G8 countries. This conclusion was addressed in the final report of the L20 Conference: “There was the concern that not all infections butselected ...
... issues such as misuse of scientific information in clinical work and in the design of health policies. This mishandling has resulted in unnecessary deaths, as well as delayed the adoption of actions that may have prevented death or ...
... issue recommendations to inform policy, ac- tion, and leadership. The reading of scientific information and the transformation of the clinical practice and health policy designs, as we have already seen, have taken some time in ...
... issue facing global health. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of global health and further reinforces our conviction that we cannot wait any longer to widen societal debate on the topic and propose global policies for action ...
... issues, both from the vantage of the rich and the poor countries. For other emerging health issues, however, global cooperation may be just as crucial, but the path forward less clear. One such emerging health issue is the astonishing ...
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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 |