Understanding Global Health

Description

The first edition of Understanding Global Health set a new information standard for this rapidly emerging subject. Written by a remarkable group of authors and contributors, this comprehensive, engagingly written text offers unmatched coverage of every important topic--from infectious disease to economics to war. Created with the non-specialist in mind, Understanding Global Health explores the current burden of disease in the world, how health is determined, and the problems faced by populations and health care workers around the world.

The second edition has been thoroughly updated to include the most current information and timely topics. New chapters cover such topics as human trafficking, malaria and neglected tropical diseases, surgical issues in global health, and mental health. Every chapter includes Learning Objectives, Summary, Study Questions, and References and, in many instances, practical case examples.

Thorough coverage of every important subject, including:

• Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Surveillance
• Nutrition
• Primary Care in Global Health
• Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS
• Education and Careers in Global Health
• Aging Populations and Chronic Illness
• Global Health Ethics

About the Authors

William Markle, MD
Program Director, Family Medicine
University of Pittsburgh

Melanie Fisher, MD
Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases
Director of the Global Health Program
West Virginia University School of Medicine

Ray Smego, MD
Associate Dean for Educational Development
Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases
Commonwealth Medical College
Scranton, PA

Table of Contents

1. Global Health: Past, Present, and Future
2. The Global Burden of Disease
3. Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Surveillence
4. Women's and Children's Health
5. Environmental Health
6. Nutrition
7. Primary Care
8. Tuberculosis and HIV
9. War and Catastrophe
10. Injury
11. Aging Populations
12. Emerging Diseases
13. Global Health Communications and Social Media
14. Economics and Global Health
15. Health Systems and Management
16. Ethics in Global Health
17. Education and Careers in Global Health