Introduction to global health /
Kathryn H. Jacobsen.
- second edition
- xix, 404 p. : illustrations (some coloured), maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Global health and health transitions -- Measuring the global burden of disease -- Research and global health -- Socioeconomic determinants of health -- Child health -- Health of younger adults -- Noncommunicable diseases and aging -- The environmental context of health -- Control of infectious diseases -- Global infectious disease initiatives -- Global nutrition -- Global health payers and players -- Globalization and health -- Health, human rights, and humanitarian aid -- Global health progress and priorities.