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Author:   David Stuckler ,  Karen Siegel
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 24.70cm
Weight:   0.654kg
ISBN:  

9780199574407

ISBN 10:   0199574405
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   03 November 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface: Epidemiology of modern society ; 1. Evaluating the health burden of chronic diseases ; 2. Sick individuals, sick populations: the societal determinants of chronic diseases ; 3. Social and economic consequences of chronic diseases ; 4. Comprehensive strategies to reduce the burden of chronic diseases ; Part 1: Management of chronic disease ; Part 2: Prevention of chronic diseases ; 5. Politics of chronic disease ; Part 1: Political economy of chronic disease ; Part 2: Creating a social movement to raise the priority of global chronic disease ; 6. Activities of the Private Sector ; Part 1: The current and future role of the food industry in the prevention and control of chronic diseases: the case of PepsiCo ; Part 2: The corporate play book, health, and democracy: the snack food and beverage industry's tactics in context ; 7. Comparative case studies from Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa ; Part 1: Chronic diseases in Brazil ; Part 2: Chronic diseases in China ; Part 3: Chronic diseases in India ; Part 4: Chronic diseases in Mexico ; Part 5: Chronic diseases in South Africa ; 8. Responding to the global challenge of sick societies ; Appendix: Resources for Action

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The book is a tour de force! Stuckler and Siegel's book expertly pulls together the essential data and ideas needed to combat chronic diseases. It will be a mandatory reader for courses in global health. It is the book Geoffrey Rose would have written if he were still around. Professor Shah Ebrahim, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK From health system financing to the financialization of the global economy, there is scarcely a dimension of our chronic disease pandemic that this book leaves unexplored ... Knowing their social, economic and political vectors of risk is the important first step public health practitioners and advocates must take to avoid the trap of a simplistic and victimizing health behaviourism. There is no better or more timely a text than this one from which to take that step. Professor Ronald Labonte, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Canada This is a powerful, important and ultimately subversive book. It situates the origins and response to the global epidemic of chronic (noncommunicable) diseases as issues of social justice. It goes further by proposing concrete ways in which we can all contribute to a global social movement to prevent and treat chronic diseases. This book is a must read for all engaged with chronic diseases, especially, for people not yet engaged whether they be health professionals, development experts or concerned citizens. Professor Robert Beaglehole, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Author Information

Karen Siegel, MPH, is a PhD student in Nutrition and Health Sciences and a Woodruff Scholar at Emory University's Laney Graduate School and Rollins School of Public Health. She has written articles on environmental and policy approaches to prevent chronic diseases in India and globally, as well as on diabetes advocacy issues and chronic disease curricula improvement, in Health Affairs, The Lancet, Globalization & Health, and Nursing Standard. Previously, she played a major role in the development of the Oxford Health Alliance's Community Interventions for Health as part of the study's evaluation team, based at Matrix Public Health Solutions, Inc. and later at Oxford University. Siegel received her BA from the University of Pennsylvania and her MPH from Yale School of Public Health. She is co-chair of the Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network.

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