Textbook Of International Health 2/E

Basch, Paul F.

ISBN 10: 0195132041 / ISBN 13: 9780195132045

Published by Oxford University Press, 1999

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Synopsis:

This excellent text 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. For this edition, new chapters on health management information systems and health sector reform have been added. There are new discussions of structural adjustment; the global burden of disease; application of the disability adjusted life year (DALY); poverty, equity and health; disaster and refugee relief programs; aging populations; and development, resource use, and the environment. The entire text has been updated, including the sections on child health, womens and reproductive health, maternal mortality, and emerging infectious diseases. International organizations, their policies and programs are reviewed. Trends in foreign aid, such as sector-wide approaches are highlighted. There is extensive coverage of the basic models of health care systems and their variants with an analysis of changes in the former Soviet Union and reunified Germany.

About the Author: About the Author Paul F. Basch is Professor of International Health at Stanford University. He holds degrees in biology and epidemiology, and has spent years of residence in developing countries. Dr. Basch has also conducted laboratory research in tropical and parasitic diseases.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Textbook Of International Health 2/E
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New
Edition: 2nd Edition