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9780763729677

International Public Health : Diseases, Programs, Systems, and Policies

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  • ISBN13:

    9780763729677

  • ISBN10:

    0763729671

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-12-26
  • Publisher: Jones & Bartlett
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Summary

By emphasizing diseases, programs, health systems, and health policies, this detailed revision helps readers understand the wide range of global public health issues and the various approaches nations adopt to deal with them. This title explores the public health problems facing low- and middle-income countries today, and identifies their three greatest challenges: reproductive health, infectious disease, and nutrition.

Table of Contents

Measures of health and disease in populationsp. 1
Culture, behavior, and healthp. 43
Reproductive healthp. 71
Infectious diseasesp. 127
Nutritionp. 187
Chronic diseases and risksp. 273
Unintentional injuries and violencep. 323
Mental healthp. 355
Environmental healthp. 393
Complex emergenciesp. 445
The design of health systemsp. 513
Management and planning for public healthp. 553
Health and the economyp. 601
Global cooperation in international public healthp. 649
Globalization and healthp. 681
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