Global health : diseases, programs, systems and policies / Michael H. Merson, MD, Wolfgang Joklik Professor of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, Robert E. Black, MD, MPH, Profesor and Director, Institute for International Programs, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, Anne J. Mills, PhD, Professor and Deputy Director and Provost, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Contributor(s): Merson, Michael H [editor.] | Black, Robert E [editor.] | Mills, Anne [editor.].
Publisher: Burlington, Massachusetts : Jones & Bartlett Learning, ©2020Edition: Fourth edition.Description: 958 p: illustrations ; 29 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781284122626.Uniform titles: Global health (Merson) Subject(s): Global Health | Public Health | International Cooperation | Public Health Administration | Health PolicyGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | RA441 .I578 2020 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000015886 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Measures of health and disease in populations -- Culture, behavior, and health -- Global health, human rights and ethics -- Understanding and acting on social determinants of health and health equity -- Reproductive health -- Infectious diseases -- Nutrition -- Chronic diseases and risks -- Unintentional injuries and violence -- Global mental health -- Environmental and occupational health -- Complex emergencies -- The design of health systems -- Public health infrastructure -- Management and planning for public health -- Pharmaceuticals -- Innovation, technology and design -- Evaluations of large-scale health programs -- Health and 'the economy' -- International trade and health -- Global health governance and diplomacy.
"Global Health: Diseases, Programs, Systems, and Policies, Fourth Edition brings together contributions from the world's leading authorities into a single comprehensive text. It thoroughly examines the wide range of global health challenges facing low and middle income countries today and the various approaches adopted to deal with them"--