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Critical issues in global health
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Critical issues in global health

Author: C Everett Koop; Clarence E Pearson; M Roy Schwarz
Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, ©2002, ©2001.
Series: The Jossey-Bass health care series
Edition/Format: Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: C Everett Koop; Clarence E Pearson; M Roy Schwarz
ISBN: 0787963771 9780787963774
OCLC Number: 51650956
Description: xxvi, 472 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents: pt. 1. Countries, continents, and the world. The future of the world's health -- Africa -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Eastern Mediterranean region -- Europe -- Western Pacific -- People's Republic of China -- India -- Russian Federation -- United States -- Mexico -- Canada. pt. 2. The organizational landscape in global health. Infectious diseases -- Chronic disease -- Mental health -- Tropical diseases -- The outlook for eradicating AIDS -- Future worldwide health effects of current smoking patterns -- Tobacco control -- Environmental and occupational health -- Environmental health --Family and reproductive health -- Maternal and child health -- Midwifery -- Building the capacity of schools to improve health -- Women's health -- Undernutrition -- The nutritional crisis to come -- Population and health -- Interpersonal violence -- Terrorism -- Urban health -- Biomedical research in the next century -- The role and potential of health services research -- Reinventing medicine and public health -- Integrative medicine -- Health promotion, health education, and disease prevention -- The role of communication and advertising -- Effective communication as the path to ideal health -- Changes associated with aging -- The relationship between oceans and human health -- Careers in public health and medical care. pt. 3. Organizations, management, leadership, and partnerships. Shaping the future of health through global partnerships -- The role of governments -- The role of business -- The role of the nonprofit sector -- Business in partnership with the nonprofit sector -- The nonprofit sector in partnership with government -- Philanthropy and global health equity -- The role of public health associations -- The mandate : transformational leadership.
Series Title: The Jossey-Bass health care series
Responsibility: C. Everett Koop, Clarence E. Pearson, M. Roy Schwarz [editors] ; foreword by Jimmy Carter.
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