Introduction To Global Health Upplaga 3

"Introduction to Global Health" provides an all-encompassing examination of today's most pressing global health issues and the strategies being implemented worldwide to address public health problems and promote overall wellbeing. The third edition of this guide has been significantly expanded to encompass a broad spectrum of topics that now fall under the global health purview.

Key Themes:

1. Global Health Dynamics: This explores the dynamic and multidisciplinary nature of global health, emphasizing the diversity of interventions needed to promote sustainable economic growth, uphold human rights, address security threats, and help individuals around the globe lead longer, healthier lives.
2. Linkages to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The book links the global health priorities with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), forming a comprehensive framework to delve into the socioeconomic and environmental determinants of health.
3. Health and Human Rights: It highlights the strong connections between health and human rights, demonstrating how these two areas intertwine.
4. Financing and Implementation: It provides an in-depth look into the funding and execution of global public health initiatives.
5. Health Concerns: This section emphasizes preventive strategies and control measures for diverse health concerns. These include infectious diseases, reproductive health issues, nutritional disorders, noncommunicable diseases, mental health disorders, and injuries. Strategies for health promotion across various stages of life are also highlighted.

What's New in the Third Edition:

• The SDGs are used as a framework to examine the socioeconomic and environmental determinants of health.
• The book incorporates information about global health strategies, financing, and implementation into every chapter.
• It introduces new chapters on reproductive health, cancer, cardiovascular disease, other noncommunicable diseases, mental health, and injuries. Revised chapters on infectious diseases and nutrition ensure full coverage of the conditions contributing to the global burden of disease.
• A comprehensive glossary provides definitions for over 750 key terms in global health, enhancing the reader's understanding of complex concepts.