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The concept of global health has moved on from focusing on the problems of the developing world to encompass health problems with global impact. Whether health professionals work internationally or work with people from different countries and cultures in their own country, global health issues impa...
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SAGE Publications Ltd,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2016. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
The concept of global health has moved on from focusing on the problems of the developing world to encompass health problems with global impact. Whether health professionals work internationally or work with people from different countries and cultures in their own country, global health issues impact daily on local healthcare delivery and professional practice. Key features: Puts global health in context considering key issues including health inequalities, human health and the global environment and climate change; Ideal reading for international electives, voluntary work, and further qual |
| Carrier Form: | xxi, 244 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781446282502 1446282503 9781446282496 144628249X |
| Index Number: | RA441 |
| CLC: | R199 |
| Call Number: | R199/G562-4 |
| Contents: | Studying and working in global health / Michelle McLean, Trevor Gibbs -- Health system / Tolib Mirzoev, Rosemary Morgan -- Human resources for health / Ann K. Allen, Judy McKimm -- Health inequalities / Philippa K. Bird, Kate E. Pickett -- Human health and the global environment / Stefi Barna, Jason Horsley, Sarah Walpole -- Climate change, long-term conditions and sustainable healthcare / Stefi Barna, Sarah Walpole -- Working with migrants, refugees and asylum seekers / Philip Cotton, Andrea Williamson -- Primary healthcare / Merlin Willcox, Brian D. Nicholson, David Mant -- Communicable di |