Title: Global public health : a new era /
Authors: Beaglehole, R.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2003
Subjects: World health.; Public health; Global Health; Public Health trends; Public Health Practice; Developing Countries; Global Health.
Abstract: "The aim of Global Public Health: A New Era is to promote the practice of public health in all countries, with an emphasis on developing countries. It seems from the evidence that public health as a discipline and set activities has for too long been neglected. The reinvigoration of public health needs to be based on a realistic assessment of the challenges to be faced and the current state of public health practice globally. This is the justification for this book."--publisher description (LoC)
Contents: The global context for public health -- Global health status at the beginning of the twenty-first century -- Public in the United Kingdom -- Public health in Sweden: facts, vision and lessons -- Public health in eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union -- Public health in North America -- Public health in Latin America -- Public health in Africa -- Public health in China: history and contemporary challenges -- Public health in South Asia -- Public health in Australia and New Zealand -- Bioterrorism: the extreme politics of public health -- Ethical issues in global public health -- Putting the public into public health: towards a more people-centered approach -- Strengthening public health for the new era.