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An introduction to global health/ Michael Seear and Obidimma Ezezika Michael Seear and Obidimma Ezezika

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Toronto ; Vancouver : Canadian Scholars 2017Description: 630P , illContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781773380032
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Introduction to global health deliveryLOC classification:
  • RA441 S21
Contents:
The Roots of Global Health Inequity -- Reversing the Tide: Lessons from the Movement for AIDS Treatment Access -- The Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals--Global Health and the Global Burden of Disease -- Understanding and Practicing Social Medicine -- Universal Health Coverage: Ensuring Healthy Lives and Promoting Well-Being for All at All Ages -- Health Financing Part III: Health Systems Strengthening -- Human Resources for Health -- Community Health Workers -- The Evolution of Drug Access -- Monitoring, Evaluation, and Quality Improvement in Global Health -- Pandemic Preparedness and Response: A Biosocial Analysis -- Political Will, Leadership, and the Importance of Decolonization -- Governance and International Cooperation -- Justice: Activism, Advocacy, and Social Change
Summary: "In 2019, a child born in Japan will live to the age of 84, whereas a child born in Sierra Leone will only live until the age of 54.1 Similar disparities exist between rich and poor communities within countries.2 These differences in life expectancy are not caused by genetics, biology, or culture. Health inequities are caused by poverty, racism, a lack of medical care, and other social forces that influence health. A critical analysis of the historical roots of this gross and systemic inequality and of the political economy that continues inequality is a fundamental part of the study of global health"-- Provided by publisher.
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Books Books CKT-UTAS Library General Stacks RA441.S21. 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available NAV-52303077

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Roots of Global Health Inequity -- Reversing the Tide: Lessons from the Movement for AIDS Treatment Access -- The Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals--Global Health and the Global Burden of Disease -- Understanding and Practicing Social Medicine -- Universal Health Coverage: Ensuring Healthy Lives and Promoting Well-Being for All at All Ages -- Health Financing Part III: Health Systems Strengthening -- Human Resources for Health -- Community Health Workers -- The Evolution of Drug Access -- Monitoring, Evaluation, and Quality Improvement in Global Health -- Pandemic Preparedness and Response: A Biosocial Analysis -- Political Will, Leadership, and the Importance of Decolonization -- Governance and International Cooperation -- Justice: Activism, Advocacy, and Social Change

"In 2019, a child born in Japan will live to the age of 84, whereas a child born in Sierra Leone will only live until the age of 54.1 Similar disparities exist between rich and poor communities within countries.2 These differences in life expectancy are not caused by genetics, biology, or culture. Health inequities are caused by poverty, racism, a lack of medical care, and other social forces that influence health. A critical analysis of the historical roots of this gross and systemic inequality and of the political economy that continues inequality is a fundamental part of the study of global health"-- Provided by publisher.

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