Introduction to global health /

Jacobsen, Kathryn H.,

Introduction to global health / Kathryn H. Jacobsen, MPH, PhD. - Third edition. - Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2019] - x, 486 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm

Previous edition: 2014. Includes Internet access code.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A comprehensive look at today's most critical global health concerns and the actions that people around the world are taking to solve public health problems and to promote health and wellbeing. It has been significantly expanded to present the full spectrum of topics that are now included as part of the global health agenda, including global health dynamics, the links between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and global health priorities, the socioeconomic and environmental determinants of health, the connections between health and human rights, and the funding and implementation of global public health initiatives.

9781284123890 (pbk.) : �42.99


World health.
Public health.
Globalization--Health aspects.
Health and Wellbeing.