Introducing Global Health Practice, Policy, and Solutions.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Muennig, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2013.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Contents
  • Figures and Tables
  • The Authors
  • Introduction: An Overview of Global Health
  • PART ONE: The Basics of Global Health
  • CHAPTER 1: A Very Brief History of Global Health Policy
  • Health and Public Policy through the Twentieth Century
  • Communities and Health
  • National Policies and Health
  • The Age of Global Health Policy
  • The Fall of Global Governance
  • The Millennium Development Goals
  • An Alternative History
  • Love and Health in Modern Times
  • Summary
  • Key Terms
  • Discussion Questions
  • Further Reading
  • References
  • CHAPTER 2: Case Studies in Development and Health
  • The Puzzle of "Good" Development for Health
  • The Next Superpowers? Taking a Closer Look at Middle-Income Countries
  • Growth-Mediated Models
  • Support-Led Models
  • Toward a Happy Medium?
  • China's Explosive Growth
  • Kerala's Quality of Life
  • Chile Aims for a Balancing Act
  • Summary
  • Key Terms
  • Discussion Questions
  • Further Reading
  • References
  • PART TWO: Global Health and the Art of Policy Making
  • CHAPTER 3: The Global Burden of Disease
  • Who Dies Where?
  • Counting Global Deaths (with an Eye Toward Saving Lives)
  • Dead Children Make for Bad Statistics
  • The Health Effects of Evil Genies
  • Quantifying the Global Burden of Disease
  • Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
  • Summary
  • Key Terms
  • Discussion Questions
  • Further Reading
  • References
  • CHAPTER 4: Aid
  • Different Types of Aid
  • The Aid Controversy
  • Models of Global Aid for Public Health
  • Argument: Aid Is Harmful
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Official Direct Assistance
  • Argument: Aid Is Poorly Managed
  • Argument: Aid Is Misused
  • Argument: "Aid" Further Consolidates Power for the Powerful
  • Argument: All Is Well, Just Send More
  • Argument: We Are Making Progress, but the Hurdles Are High
  • Summary
  • Key Terms
  • Discussion Questions
  • Further Reading
  • References
  • CHAPTER 5: Health Systems
  • Health Care Delivery Systems
  • Health Care Payments
  • Health Care Markets
  • Health Care Delivery Systems in High-Income Countries
  • Health Care Delivery Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
  • Health Care Delivery in China
  • Health Care Delivery in Kerala
  • Pharmaceutical Spending
  • What Makes Us Healthy?
  • Following the Money
  • Review: Elements of a Health System
  • Summary
  • Key Terms
  • Discussion Questions
  • Further Reading
  • References
  • CHAPTER 6: Social Policy and Global Health
  • How Policies Are Made
  • Identifying the Problem
  • Coming Up with Proposed Solutions
  • Evaluating Your Policies or Program
  • Political Economy and Health
  • Political Economy and Health in Low-Income Countries
  • The Urban-Rural Divide
  • Legacy of Colonialism?
  • Democratic Socialist States in Low-Income Countries
  • Authoritarian States in Low-Income Countries
  • Lessons for Health-Optimizing Social Policies
  • Summary
  • Key Terms
  • Discussion Questions
  • Further Reading
  • References

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