Title:
Global health care : issues and policies
Author:
Holtz, Carol.
ISBN:
9781449679590
Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Burlington, Mass. : Jones & Bartlett Learning, c2013.
Physical Description:
xxvi, 613 p. : map ; 23 cm.
General Note:
Book published in 2012 with a copyright date of 2013.
Previous ed.: c2008.
Contents:
Pt I Global health issues, policy, and healthcare delivery 1. Global health: an introduction -- 2. Global health in developed societies: examples in the United States, Sweden, Japan, and the United Kingdom -- 3. Developing countries: Egypt, China, India, and South Africa -- 4. Global perspectives on economics and health care -- 5. Global perspectives on politics and public health policy: the case of tobacco -- 6. Ethics of end-of-life care from a global perspective -- Pt II Special global health and healthcare issues 7. Infectious diseases from a global perspective -- 8. HIV/AIDS, stigma, and disclosure: a need for a human rights perspective -- 9. Global use of complementary and alternative medicine and treatments -- 10. Global perspectives on selected chronic cardiovascular diseases -- 11. Global perspectives on diabetes, respiratory diseases, and orthopedic chronic diseases -- 12. Cancer as a public health problem: an overview for allied healthcare professionals -- 13. Global perspectives on violence, injury, and occupational health -- 14. Global perspectives on nutrition -- 15. Global perspectives on mental health -- 16. Global perspectives on environmental health -- Pt III Life span health issues 17. Global health in reproduction and infants -- 18. Global health of children -- 19. Global health of the older adult -- Pt IV Worldwide health issues and trends by specific country 20. A unique perspective on health care in Panama -- 21. Health and health care in Mexico -- 22. Health and health care in Israel -- 23. Establishing medical and nursing education programs in the country of Georgia.
Abstract:
"This revised second edition of Global health care: issues and policies equips students with up-to-date information on various global health topics and perspectives. It prepares readers with a basic perspective of health policy issues in different geographical regions, and explains how they are affected by significant world events. Author Carol Holtz, a nursing professor who understands student needs, outlines the cultural, religious, economic, and political influences on global health to guide students through the text and edits contributions from many notable authors. New to this edition: Updates to all chapters to include timely data and references; Includes coverage of new infectious diseases as well as updated current diseases; Global perspectives on economics and health care is completely revised; Ethical and end of life issues; Human rights, stigma and HIV disclosure; Health and health care in Mexico; An instructor's manual, featuring PowerPoint presentations; ... complete with engaging online learning activities for students."
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