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THE CRITICAL WORK IN GLOBAL HEALTH, NOW COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED This book compels us to better understand the contexts in which health problems emerge and the forces that underlie and propel them. -Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo TutuH1N1. Diabetes. Ebola. Zika. Each of these health problems is rooted in a confluence of social, political, economic, and biomedical factors that together inform our understanding of global health. The imperative for those who study global health is to understand these factors individually and, especially, synergistically. Fully revised and updated, this fourth edition of Oxford's Textbook of Global Health offers a critical examination of the array of societal factors that shape health within and across countries, including how health inequities create consequences that must be addressed by public health, international aid, and social and economic policymaking. The text equips students, activists, and health professionals with the building blocks for a contextualized understanding of global health, including essential threads that are combined in no other work: * historical dynamics of the field* the political economy of health and development* analysis of the current global health structure, including its actors, agencies, and activities* societal determinants of health, from global trade and investment treaties to social policies to living and working conditions * the role of health data and measuring health inequities* major causes of global illness and death, including under crises, from a political economy of health vantage point that goes beyond communicable vs. non-communicable diseases to incorporate contexts of social and economic deprivation, work, and globalization* the role of trade/investment and financial liberalization, precarious work, and environmental degradation and contamination * principles of health systems and the politics of health financing* community, national, and transnational social justice approaches to building healthy societies and practicing global health ethically and equitablyThrough this approach the Textbook of Global Health encourages the reader -- be it student, professional, or advocate -- to embrace a wider view of the global health paradigm, one that draws from political economy considerations at community, national, and transnational levels. It is essential and current reading for anyone working in or around global health.

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Author:   Anne-Emanuelle Birn ,  Yogan Pillay ,  Timothy H. Holtz
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   4th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 20.00cm , Height: 4.80cm , Length: 25.60cm
Weight:   1.433kg
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9780199392285

ISBN 10:   0199392285
Pages:   712
Publication Date:   01 April 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Table of Contents

Preface: Why Global Health? Acknowledgements 1. The Historical Origins of Modern International Health Antecedents of Modern International Health: Black Death, Colonial Conquest, and the Atlantic Slave Trade Health, the Tropics, and the Imperial System Industrialization, Urbanization, and the Emergence of Modern Public Health The Making of International Health International Health Institution-Building: The LNHO and the Inter-War Years Conclusion 2. Between International and Global Health: Contextualizing the Present The Post-World War II International (Health) Order The Rise of the WHO and Third World Development Straddling International and Global Health Conclusion 3. Political Economy of Health and Development Political Economy of Health (and Development) Political Economy of Development (and Health) Recent Development and Global Health Approaches Conclusion: What Does a Political Economy Approach Bring to the Global Health Arena? 4. Global Health Actors and Activities Snapshot of Global Health Actors, Agencies, and Programs Political Economy of Global Health Actors and Activities Conclusion 5. Data on Health: What Do We Know, What Do We Need to Know, and Why Does it Matter Why Health Data Matter Types of Health Data Conclusion 6. Epidemiologic Profiles of Global Health and Disease Leading Causes of Morbidity and Mortality Across Societies and the Life Cycle Epidemiology and the Political Economy of Disease Conclusion 7. Health Equity and the Societal Determinants of Health Social Determinants/Determinants of Health: What Makes the Underlying Determinants of Health Societal as Opposed to Individual Operationalizing Political Economy of Health through SDOH Understanding Health Inequities From Political, Economic, Social, and Historical Context to Population Health and Health Inequities: Pathways and Possibilities Societal Governance and Social Policies From Living Conditions to Embodied Influences Addressing Health Inequities and the Social Determinants of Health 8. Health under Crises and the Limits to Humanitarianism Ecological Disasters and Their Implications Famine and Food Aid War, Militarism, and Public Health Refugees and IDPs: Numbers, Types, Places Complex Humanitarian Emergencies Political Economy of Disasters and CHEs: Where Does Humanitarianism Fit In? Conclusion 9. Globalization, Trade, Work, and Health Globalization and Its (Dis)contents Health Effects of Neo-liberal Globalization Work and Occupational Health and Safety Across the World Signs of Hope for the Future: Resistance to Neoliberal Globalization Conclusion 10. Health and the Environment Framing Environmental Health Problems: the Motors and Drivers Health Problems and Environmental Problems and Vice Versa Climate Change What Is to Be Done? Multiple Layers of Change Conclusion 11. Understanding and Organizing Health Care Systems Principles of Health Systems Health Systems Archetypes Primary Health Care, Its Renewal, and the Turn to Universal Coverage Health System Reform Building Blocks of a Health System Conclusion 12. Health Economics and the Politics of Health Financing Health Economics: A Snapshot Health Care Financing Redux Cost Analyses in the Health Sector Market Approaches to Health in LMICs The Role of International Agencies in Health Care Financing Contrasting Approaches to Investing for Health Conclusion 13. Building Healthy Societies: From Ideas to Action What Constitutes Success in Global Health Vertical Health Programs and Global Health Interventions: Successes and Limitations Health Societies: Case Studies Healthy Public Policy: Health Promotion, Healthy Cities, and Emerging Frameworks Conclusion: The Making of Healthy Societies 14. Social Justice Approaches to Global Health Recapping the Global Health Arena: Dominant Approaches, Ongoing Challenges, and Points of Inspiration A Social Justice Approach to Practicing Health: Individuals, Organizations, and the Logic of the World Order Conclusion: What Is To Be Done?

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This book does not merely describe international health activities or prescribe technical solutions to particular diseases, but it compels us to better understand the contexts in which health problems emerge and the forces that underlie and propel them. It also discusses the various ways in which governments, organizations, and peoples can work together more effectively to improve health and enable us all to live more fulfilling, productive and, dare I say, happier lives. Herein lies the value of this book. I highly recommend this textbook to students and professionals of international health, as well as to anyone who is interested in the ingredients of human health and well-being in an international context. From the foreword by Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Mpilo Tutu Highly integrated, interdisciplinary, comprehensive, and unique; a serious and essential contribution to teaching and learning global health. It is refreshing and invigorating to see a text engage with the contradictions of its subject with such rigor and honesty. Lori Hanson, Canadian Medical Education Journal This book provides a forward-looking, highly exhaustive, up-to-date and balanced analysis over the unsolved issues and gaps still impairing equitable access to global health on a world scale. Daniele Dionisio, PEAH This textbook [...] shows we can generate promising change if we work together. Mary Travis Bassett, Commissioner, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Helping to make sense of complexity, this textbook offers sobering and sound political analysis of the global health arena. Graca Machel, Board Chair, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, & Child Health: UN Secretary General Sustainable Development Goals Advocate; Founder, Graca Machel Trust Eminently readable, even captivating, this book presents everything needed to understand international health - even how to engage in it. Most important, its political-economy perspective is unique and important in the context of the newly-recognized societal influences on health. Barbara Starfield, MD, MPH, University Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University The book provides excellent historic insight into international health. Very powerful observations result from the orientation to infrastructure and economics. The content builds upon traditional issues such as environmental to healthcare systems, implementation, and working in international health...The book is an appropriate consideration for an introductory text on international health. Doody's With its all-encompassing view, clear and rich in humanist thinking and social and human commitment, this book is a stimulating contribution to all health and diplomacy professionals engaged in these new and fascinating domains of International Relations that make us more capable of changing the world into a better place to live. Paulo M. Buss, Center for Global Health, Fiocruz National School of Public Health, Rio de Janeiro, as reviewed in Journal of Public Health Policy I found it to be a clear, comprehensive introduction to public health's major concepts... Students praised the text's comprehensive nature: as many noted, it answered most questions they had about specific concepts, and it was extremely useful as a reference. They valued its readability and noted approvingly that it is 'written in a way that doesn't talk down to us.' They also appreciated the key questions and learning points in each chapter, which helped them focus on what was most important within the huge amount of information this book presents. Medical Anthropology Quarterly This is a unique book. There is probably no other written work out there available to students and professionals that focuses on health problems prevalent on a global scale, and discusses available solutions... This book has a wealth of data for decision-making committees. Biz India Essential reading for anyone working in international health. Written in a fluid and accessible narrative (free of academic baroqueness), this text should become a point of reference not only for academics but for professionals and non-professionals working in the growing area of international health. Vincent Navarro, MD, PhD, Professor of Health Policy, Johns Hopkins University; Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Health Services

This book does not merely describe international health activities or prescribe technical solutions to particular diseases, but it compels us to better understand the contexts in which health problems emerge and the forces that underlie and propel them. It also discusses the various ways in which governments, organizations, and peoples can work together more effectively to improve health and enable us all to live more fulfilling, productive and, dare I say, happier lives. Herein lies the value of this book. I highly recommend this textbook to students and professionals of international health, as well as to anyone who is interested in the ingredients of human health and well-being in an international context. From the foreword by Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Mpilo Tutu Eminently readable, even captivating, this book presents everything needed to understand international health -even how to engage in it. Most important, its political-economy perspective is unique and important in the context of the newly-recognized societal influences on health. Essential reading for anyone working in international health. Written in a fluid and accessible narrative (free of academic baroqueness), this text should become a point of reference not only for academics but for professionals and non-professionals working in the growing area of international health. Vincent Navarro, MD, PhD, Professor of Health Policy, Johns Hopkins University; Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Health Services The book provides excellent historic insight into international health. Very powerful observations result from the orientation to infrastructure and economics. The content builds upon traditional issues such as environmental to healthcare systems, implementation, and working in international health...The book is an appropriate consideration for an introductory text on international health. Doody's With its all-encompassing view, clear and rich in humanist thinking and social and human commitment, this book is a stimulating contribution to all health and diplomacy professionals engaged in these new and fascinating domains of International Relations that make us more capable of changing the world into a better place to live. Paulo M. Buss, Center for Global Health, Fiocruz National School of Public Health, Rio de Janeiro, as reviewed in Journal of Public Health Policy I found it to be a clear, comprehensive introduction to public health's major concepts... Students praised the text's comprehensive nature: as many noted, it answered most questions they had about specific concepts, and it was extremely useful as a reference. They valued its readability and noted approvingly that it is 'written in a way that doesn't talk down to us.' They also appreciated the key questions and learning points in each chapter, which helped them focus on what was most important within the huge amount of information this book presents. Medical Anthropology Quarterly This is a unique book. There is probably no other written work out there available to students and professionals that focuses on health problems prevalent on a global scale, and discusses available solutions... This book has a wealth of data for decision-making committees. Biz India Highly integrated, interdisciplinary, comprehensive, and unique; a serious and essential contribution to teaching and learning global health. It is refreshing and invigorating to see a text engage with the contradictions of its subject with such rigor and honesty. s

Essential reading for anyone working in international health. Written in a fluid and accessible narrative (free of academic baroqueness), this text should become a point of reference not only for academics but for professionals and non-professionals working in the growing area of international health. * Vincent Navarro, MD, PhD, Professor of Health Policy, Johns Hopkins University; Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Health Services * This is a unique book. There is probably no other written work out there available to students and professionals that focuses on health problems prevalent on a global scale, and discusses available solutions... This book has a wealth of data for decision-making committees. * Biz India * I found it to be a clear, comprehensive introduction to public health's major concepts... Students praised the text's comprehensive nature: as many noted, it answered most questions they had about specific concepts, and it was extremely useful as a reference. They valued its readability and noted approvingly that it is 'written in a way that doesn't talk down to us.' They also appreciated the key questions and learning points in each chapter, which helped them focus on what was most important within the huge amount of information this book presents. * Medical Anthropology Quarterly * With its all-encompassing view, clear and rich in humanist thinking and social and human commitment, this book is a stimulating contribution to all health and diplomacy professionals engaged in these new and fascinating domains of International Relations that make us more capable of changing the world into a better place to live. * Paulo M. Buss, Center for Global Health, Fiocruz National School of Public Health, Rio de Janeiro, as reviewed in Journal of Public Health Policy * The book provides excellent historic insight into international health. Very powerful observations result from the orientation to infrastructure and economics. The content builds upon traditional issues such as environmental to healthcare systems, implementation, and working in international health....The book is an appropriate consideration for an introductory text on international health. * Doody's * Emminently readable, even captivating, this book presents everything needed to understand international health - even how to engage in it. Most important, its political-economy perspective is unique and important in the context of the newly-recognized societal influences on health. * Barbara Starfield, MD, MPH, University Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University * Praise for Previous Edition Helping to make sense of complexity, this textbook offers sobering and sound political analysis of the global health arena. * Graca Machel, Board Chair, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, & Child Health: UN Secretary General Sustainable Development Goals Advocate; Founder, Graca Machel Trust * This book does not merely describe international health activities or prescribe technical solutions to particular diseases, but it compels us to better understand the contexts in which health problems emerge and the forces that underlie and propel them. It also discusses the various ways in which governments, organizations, and peoples can work together more effectively to improve health and enable us all to live more fulfilling, productive and, dare I say, happier lives. Herein lies the value of this book. I highly recommend this textbook to students and professionals of international health, as well as to anyone who is interested in the ingredients of human health and well-being in an international context. * From the foreword by Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Mpilo Tutu * Praise for New Edition

This book does not merely describe international health activities or prescribe technical solutions to particular diseases, but it compels us to better understand the contexts in which health problems emerge and the forces that underlie and propel them. It also discusses the various ways in which governments, organizations, and peoples can work together more effectively to improve health and enable us all to live more fulfilling, productive and, dare I say, happier lives. Herein lies the value of this book. I highly recommend this textbook to students and professionals of international health, as well as to anyone who is interested in the ingredients of human health and well-being in an international context. From the foreword by Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Mpilo Tutu Eminently readable, even captivating, this book presents everything needed to understand international health -even how to engage in it. Most important, its political-economy perspective is unique and important in the context of the newly-recognized societal influences on health. Essential reading for anyone working in international health. Written in a fluid and accessible narrative (free of academic baroqueness), this text should become a point of reference not only for academics but for professionals and non-professionals working in the growing area of international health. Vincent Navarro, MD, PhD, Professor of Health Policy, Johns Hopkins University; Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Health Services The book provides excellent historic insight into international health. Very powerful observations result from the orientation to infrastructure and economics. The content builds upon traditional issues such as environmental to healthcare systems, implementation, and working in international health...The book is an appropriate consideration for an introductory text on international health. Doody's With its all-encompassing view, clear and rich in humanist thinking and social and human commitment, this book is a stimulating contribution to all health and diplomacy professionals engaged in these new and fascinating domains of International Relations that make us more capable of changing the world into a better place to live. Paulo M. Buss, Center for Global Health, Fiocruz National School of Public Health, Rio de Janeiro, as reviewed in Journal of Public Health Policy I found it to be a clear, comprehensive introduction to public health's major concepts... Students praised the text's comprehensive nature: as many noted, it answered most questions they had about specific concepts, and it was extremely useful as a reference. They valued its readability and noted approvingly that it is 'written in a way that doesn't talk down to us.' They also appreciated the key questions and learning points in each chapter, which helped them focus on what was most important within the huge amount of information this book presents. Medical Anthropology Quarterly This is a unique book. There is probably no other written work out there available to students and professionals that focuses on health problems prevalent on a global scale, and discusses available solutions... This book has a wealth of data for decision-making committees. Biz India Highly integrated, interdisciplinary, comprehensive, and unique; a serious and essential contribution to teaching and learning global health. It is refreshing and invigorating to see a text engage with the contradictions of its subject with such rigor and honesty. Lori Hanson, Canadian Medical Education Journal

This book does not merely describe international health activities or prescribe technical solutions to particular diseases, but it compels us to better understand the contexts in which health problems emerge and the forces that underlie and propel them. It also discusses the various ways in which governments, organizations, and peoples can work together more effectively to improve health and enable us all to live more fulfilling, productive and, dare I say, happier lives. Herein lies the value of this book. I highly recommend this textbook to students and professionals of international health, as well as to anyone who is interested in the ingredients of human health and well-being in an international context. From the foreword by Archbishop Emeritus, Desmond Mpilo Tutu Eminently readable, even captivating, this book presents everything needed to understand international health -even how to engage in it. Most important, its political-economy perspective is unique and important in the context of the newly-recognized societal influences on health. Essential reading for anyone working in international health. Written in a fluid and accessible narrative (free of academic baroqueness), this text should become a point of reference not only for academics but for professionals and non-professionals working in the growing area of international health. Vincent Navarro, MD, PhD, Professor of Health Policy, Johns Hopkins University; Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Health Services The book provides excellent historic insight into international health. Very powerful observations result from the orientation to infrastructure and economics. The content builds upon traditional issues such as environmental to healthcare systems, implementation, and working in international health...The book is an appropriate consideration for an introductory text on international health. Doody's With its all-encompassing view, clear and rich in humanist thinking and social and human commitment, this book is a stimulating contribution to all health and diplomacy professionals engaged in these new and fascinating domains of International Relations that make us more capable of changing the world into a better place to live. Paulo M. Buss, Center for Global Health, Fiocruz National School of Public Health, Rio de Janeiro, as reviewed in Journal of Public Health Policy I found it to be a clear, comprehensive introduction to public health's major concepts... Students praised the text's comprehensive nature: as many noted, it answered most questions they had about specific concepts, and it was extremely useful as a reference. They valued its readability and noted approvingly that it is 'written in a way that doesn't talk down to us.' They also appreciated the key questions and learning points in each chapter, which helped them focus on what was most important within the huge amount of information this book presents. Medical Anthropology Quarterly This is a unique book. There is probably no other written work out there available to students and professionals that focuses on health problems prevalent on a global scale, and discusses available solutions... This book has a wealth of data for decision-making committees. Biz India

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Anne-Emanuelle Birn is Professor of Critical Development Studies (UTSC) and Social and Behavioural Health Sciences (Dalla Lana School of Public Health) at the University of Toronto, where she served as Canada Research Chair in International Health from 2003 to 2013. She is widely published in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Africa; her books include: Marriage of Convenience: Rockefeller International Health and Revolutionary Mexico (2006); and Comrades in Health: US Health Internationalists, Abroad and at Home (2013). Professor Birn's honors include Fulbright and Rotary fellowships, election to the Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society, and numerous endowed lectureships across the Americas and Asia. In 2014 she was recognized among the top 100 Women Leaders in Global Health. Yogan Pillay is Deputy Director General for HIV, Tuberculosis, and Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Programmes in the National Department of Health, South Africa. He has 20 years' experience in the planning and implementation of health system reforms and has published widely on the topics of HIV, tuberculosis, and health systems. Timothy H. Holtz is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Global Health at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. His field experience has focused on infectious disease epidemiology and disease control, and he has worked with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and as a consultant to the World Health Organization. From 2002-2010 Dr. Holtz worked in southern Africa, Eastern Europe, and South America on multidrug-resistant tuberculosis control and tuberculosis/HIV program capacity building. He is an internationally recognized expert on the emerging threat of anti-tuberculosis drug resistance and was part of the team of scientists that discovered extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB). He has also directed an HIV prevention clinical trial research program in Thailand, and an HIV and TB technical assistance program in India. He is a founding member of Doctors for Global Health, a health and social justice nongovernmental organization with projects in the U.S., Latin America, and sub-Saharan Africa.

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