Textbook of International Health: Global Health in a Dynamic World

by Birn, Anne-Emanuelle; Pillay, Yogan; Holtz, Timothy H.

• ISBN13: 9780195300277
• ISBN10: 0195300270
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-04-06
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

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 renowned new authorship committed to updating and expanding the entire content while retaining the core elements of Basch's excellent text.

Table of Contents

Some Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in International Health	p. xix
List of Illustrations	p. xxv
Figures	p. xxv
Tables	p. xxix
Boxes	p. xxxiii
Introduction	p. 3
The Historical Origins of Modern International Health	p. 17
International Health Agencies, Activities, and Other Actors	p. 61
The Political Economy of Health and Development	p. 132
What Do We Know, What Do We Need to Know, and Why it Matters-Data on Health	p. 192
Epidemiologic Profiles of Global Health and Disease	p. 242
Societal Determinants of Health and Social Inequalities in Health	p. 309
Health under Crisis	p. 365
Globalization, Trade, Work, and Health	p. 417
Health and the Environment	p. 470
Health Economics and the Economics of Health	p. 537
Understanding and Organizing Health Care Systems	p. 583
Toward Healthy Societies: From Ideas to Action	p. 656
Doing International Health	p. 694
Appendix	p. 741
Index	p. 761
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