Introduction to Global Health Promotion (Jossey-Bass Public Health) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 111889779X ISBN 13: 9781118897799

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2016

Synopsis

Introduction to Global Health Promotion addresses a breadth and depth of public health topics that students and emerging professionals in the field must understand as the world's burden of disease changes with non-communicable diseases on the rise in low- and middle-income countries as their middle class populations grow. Now more than ever, we need to provide health advocacy and intervention to prevent, predict, and address emerging global health issues. This new text from the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) prepares readers with thorough and thoughtful chapters on global health promotion theories, best practices, and perspectives on the future of the field, from the individual to the global level.

The world's biggest health care challenges―including HIV, malaria, heart disease, smoking, and violence, among others―are explored in detail in Introduction to Global Health Promotion. The state of the science, including the latest empirical data, is distilled into 19 chapters that update readers on the complex issues surrounding a variety of illnesses and conditions, and disease epidemics and individual, social, institutional, and governmental barriers to preventing them. Expert authors bring to the fore human rights issues, new uses of technology, and practical application of theory. These perspectives, along with the book's multidisciplinary approach, serve to create a well-rounded understanding of global health today.

Learn more from the Editors of Introduction to Global Health Promotion here.

About this title

About the Author

EDITORS

RICK S. ZIMMERMAN, PHD, is a Professor and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Nursing at the University of Missouri—St. Louis.

RALPH J. DICLEMENTE, PHD, is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Public Health and Associate Director, Emory Center for AIDS Research.

JON K. ANDRUS, MD, is Executive Vice President of the Sabin Vaccine Institute and Director of the Vaccine Advocacy and Education (VAE) program.

EVEROLD N. HOSEIN, PHD, is a Senior Communication Advisor-Consultant for the World Health Organization and Communication Consultant for the United Nations Children's Fund.

SOCIETY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION (SOPHE) is the leading international professional association for health education professionals, faculty, and students. Founded in 1950, SOPHE is the only independent, professional organization devoted exclusively to health education and health promotion in all settings.

From the Back Cover

Experts Examine the State of Global Health and Review the Programs and Interventions That Can Keep the World Healthy

Introduction to Global Health Promotion offers a comprehensive resource that contains a range of global health promotion theories, best practices, prevention strategies, and perspectives on the future of the field. From the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) and with contributions from experts in the field, this important book considers the most challenging public health concerns such as HIV, malaria, heart disease, violence and more.

The contributors offer insights on the current state of the science and a review of the complex issues surrounding a variety of illnesses and health conditions. The text details disease epidemics and the individual, social, institutional, and governmental forces that either stand in the way of or are essential for preventing them.

Introduction to Global Health Promotion is the essential resource that:

• Offers a review of the most recent empirical findings and significantapplications of global health models from over 40 noted experts
• Puts the spotlight on the use of technology in global health prevention and identifies the strategies that have the potential to transform worldwide health practices in the future
• Presents information on the approaches, programs, and interventions that have proven to work in the global health community

The text's multidisciplinary approach serves to create a thorough understanding of today's global health promotion issues.

From the Inside Flap

Experts Examine the State of Global Health and Review the Programs and Interventions That Can Keep the World Healthy

Introduction to Global Health Promotion offers a comprehensive resource that contains a range of global health promotion theories, best practices, prevention strategies, and perspectives on the future of the field. From the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) and with contributions from experts in the field, this important book considers the most challenging public health concerns such as HIV, malaria, heart disease, violence and more.

The contributors offer insights on the current state of the science and a review of the complex issues surrounding a variety of illnesses and health conditions. The text details disease epidemics and the individual, social, institutional, and governmental forces that either stand in the way of or are essential for preventing them.

Introduction to Global Health Promotion is the essential resource that:

• Offers a review of the most recent empirical findings and significantapplications of global health models from over 40 noted experts
• Puts the spotlight on the use of technology in global health prevention and identifies the strategies that have the potential to transform worldwide health practices in the future
• Presents information on the approaches, programs, and interventions that have proven to work in the global health community

The text's multidisciplinary approach serves to create a thorough understanding of today's global health promotion issues.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 111889779X
• ISBN 13: 9781118897799
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 560
• Editor: Zimmerman Rick S., DiClemente Ralph J., Andrus Jon K., Hosein Everold N.