Introduction to Global Health: .

by Kathryn H. Jacobsen

Introduction to Global Health is a comprehensive look at today's most critical global health concerns and the actions that people around the world are taking to solve public health problems and to promote health and wellbeing.

The 3rd edition of Introduction to Global Health has been significantly expanded to present the full spectrum of topics that are now included as part of the global health agenda, including global health dynamics, the links between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and global health priorities, the socioeconomic and environmental determinants of health, the connections between health and human rights, and the funding and implementation of global public health initiatives.

Global health is a dynamic multidisciplinary field that uses a diversity of interventions to promote sustainable economic growth, support human rights, mitigate threats to security, and help people around the world live longer, healthier lives. Introduction to Global Health emphasizes strategies for the prevention and control of infectious diseases, reproductive health concerns, nutritional disorders, noncommunicable diseases, mental health disorders, and injuries, featuring strategies for health promotion across the lifespan.

New to the Third Edition:
-The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are used as a framework for exploring the socioeconomic and environmental determinants of health
-Information about global health strategies, financing, and implementation is integrated into every chapter
-New chapters on reproductive health, cancer, cardiovascular disease, other noncommunicable diseases, mental health, and injuries and revised chapters on infectious diseases and nutrition ensure full coverage of the conditions contributing to the global burden of disease
-A new glossary provides definitions for more than 750 key terms in global health

Genres: Nonfiction

486 pages, Paperback

First published October 5, 2007

Reviews

[Aja · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not great, but the best intro to global health text that I have found. I think my disappointment comes from the lack of controversy or advocacy that I found discussed, but I guess for it's purpose it's probably great. I just ended up supplementing. For the students the benefits are that it is quite easy to read and much cheaper than other options.

[Iqa Chan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very well written, suitable for elementary level.
Author use simple and easy terms, also easy to understand the concepts for each chapter.
Recommended for those who wants to know current issues in global health.

[Matthew · Rating 3 out of 5]

A requirement for my Introduction to Global Health class. I enjoyed most of the readings but sometimes the charts and data tables didn't seem clear/were hard to read.