Global Health: An Introduction to Current and Future Trends 2nd Edition by Kevin

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Global Health continues to provide readers with a comprehensive, up-to-date and thought-provoking outline and understanding of the constantly evolving global health landscape. In this new edition the authors have maintained the successful structure and organisation of the previous edition to examine and explain recent health changes and consider likely future patterns. New or expanded topics covered include: emerging and re-emerging infectious disease threatsincreasing awareness of, and interest in, antimicrobial resistance and superbugsterrorism, global conflict and healththe new UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developmentthe drive for Universal Health Coverage (UHC)the use of information technology in global healthsubstance abusepalliative and end-of-life-careethical issues in global health.Using clear and original explanations of complex issues, this text makes extensive use of boxed case studies and international examples, with discussion questions posed for readers at the end of each chapter. Readers will also be able to take advantage of the new website that was designed to complement this book.Global Health is essential reading for students and researchers of global health, public health and development studies.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography

Kevin McCracken is an Honorary Fellow at Macquarie University, Australia and an Honorary Professor at Lingnan University, Hong Kong.David R. Phillips is a Chair Professor at Lingnan University, Hong Kong, and an Adjunct Professor at Macquarie University, Australia.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Concepts, Data, Measurement, Explanations 1. Global Health: An Introduction 2. Measuring Population Health and Disease 3. The Determinants of Population Health Part 2: Global Health and Health Transition - Past and Present - Places and Groups 4. Global Health: Where We Are and How We Got There 5. Global Health: Subnational Inequalities 6. Age and Lifecourse Transitions in Health 7. Major Contemporary Challenges in Global Health Part 3: Global Health Futures: Future Transitions and Health Planning 8. Health Systems, Finance and Planning 9. Global Environmental Change and Health 10. Geopolitics, Human Security and Health 11. Global Health Futures?

Details ISBN1138912751 Author David R. Phillips Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Edition 2nd ISBN-10 1138912751 ISBN-13 9781138912755 Format Paperback Imprint Routledge Subtitle An Introduction to Current and Future Trends Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9780415557573 Birth 1946 DEWEY 362.1 Year 2017 Media Book Pages 438 Illustrations 54 Tables, black and white; 40 Illustrations, black and white Publication Date 2017-06-19 Textbook 1 Short Title Global Health Language English UK Release Date 2017-06-19 AU Release Date 2017-06-19 NZ Release Date 2017-06-19 Edition Description 2nd edition Alternative 9781138912748 Audience Undergraduate We've got this

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