{"product_id":"introducing-global-health-practice-policy-and-solutions-isbn-9780470533284","title":"Introducing Global Health: Practice, Policy, and Solutions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroducing Global Health: Practice, Policy, and Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e is a contemporary overview of the major issues in global public health. The book explores how population health might be maximized with the right blend of health system, education, antipoverty, infectious disease, urban development, governance, and incentive-based policies. It covers topics critical for understanding the state of the world today, including wars for natural resources, the missing women phenomenon, and whether global aid really works. The book's case studies focus on developing economies, mixed economies, and new emerging superpowers. Thematic chapters are interwoven with running motifs, such as the health risks and benefits associated with different totalitarian, capitalist, and market socialist economies. Moving beyond statistics, the book represents a major innovation in the teaching of global health by presenting technical concepts including the incidence and prevalence of disease within the context of more accessible topics such as global poverty. This helps students contextualize otherwise challenging but critical concepts, such as the burden of infectious disease.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy encouraging reflection, focusing on what works, and using activities and exercises, \u003ci\u003eIntroducing Global Health\u003c\/i\u003e both teaches fundamentals of global public health and cultivates a policy perspective that is appealing and compelling for today's students.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFigures and Tables ix\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Authors xiii\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction: An Overview of Global Health xv\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 The Basics of Global Health 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 A Very Brief History of Global Health Policy 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Ideas 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth and Public Policy Through the Twentieth Century 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Age of Global Health Policy 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fall of Global Governance 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Millennium Development Goals 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Alternative History 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLove and Health in Modern Times 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Case Studies in Development and Health 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Ideas 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Puzzle of “Good” Development for Health 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Next Superpowers? Taking a Closer Look at Middle-Income Countries 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowth-Mediated Models 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupport-Led Models 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward a Happy Medium? 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChina’s Explosive Growth 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKerala’s Quality of Life 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChile Aims for a Balancing Act 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart 2 Global Health and the Art of Policy Making 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Global Burden of Disease 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Ideas 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Dies Where? 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCounting Global Deaths (with an Eye Toward Saving Lives) 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDead Children Make for Bad Statistics 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Health Effects of Evil Genies 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuantifying the Global Burden of Disease 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCost-Effectiveness Analysis 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Aid 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Ideas 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferent Types of Aid 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Aid Controversy 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModels of Global Aid for Public Health 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArgument: Aid Is Harmful 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArgument: Aid Is Poorly Managed 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArgument: Aid Is Misused 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArgument: “Aid” Further Consolidates Power for the Powerful 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArgument: All Is Well, Just Send More 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArgument: We Are Making Progress, But the Hurdles Are High 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Health Systems 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Ideas 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth Care Delivery Systems 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth Care Payments 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth Care Markets 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth Care Delivery Systems in High-Income Countries 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth Care Delivery Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePharmaceutical Spending 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Makes Us Healthy? 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Social Policy and Global Health 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Ideas 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Policies Are Made 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Economy and Health 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons for Health-Optimizing Social Policies 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 A Closer Look at Three Political Economies: China, Kerala, and Chile 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Ideas 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChina: Sustainable State of Development? 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKerala: Experiments with Radical Decentralization 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChile: A Precarious Third Way 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Global Governance and Health 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Ideas 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe World Health Organization 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe World Trade Organization 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Evolution of Global Governance 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Key Challenges in Global Health 213\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Poverty 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Ideas 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncome and Health Across Nations 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions of Poverty 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Do We Worry About Poverty in Public Health? 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoverty in Less-Developed Nations 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoverty and Health Among Wealthy Nations 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Complexities of Poverty 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 The Physical Environment and Disease 245\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Ideas 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfectious Disease and Development 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMalaria and Other Mosquito-Borne Illnesses 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAir Pollution and Health 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOuter-Ring Development and Health259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate Change and Health 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 The Social Environment and Disease 271\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Ideas 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ultimate Trifecta: Race, Class, and Gender 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTuberculosis 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Networks and Chronic Disease 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndividual Risk Behaviors, Urban Planning, and Health 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Globalization, Internal Conflict, and the Resource Curse 303\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Ideas 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobalization and Health 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpillover Effects of Poor Global Governance 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCivil Conflict as a Public Health Problem 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResource Curses and Civil Conflict 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural Resources and Civil War 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Frontiers in Global Health 325\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Ideas 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Many Levels of Health 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTidings, Good or Bad, Come in Clusters 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking with the System 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Rise in Targeted Social Policy Interventions 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInnovations in Administration and Governance 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons on Social Policy Interventions 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Terms 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion Questions 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex 357\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Muennig, MD, MPH,\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of health policy and management at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, New York. He cofounded the Burmese Refugee Pro- ject, has consulted for various governments, and has won a national teaching award in public health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelina Su, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of political science at the City University of New York. She has written two books on education policy and politics, cofounded the Burmese Refugee Project, and she is a steering committee member of New York City's participatory budgeting. Her honors include the Berlin Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroducing Global Health: Practice, Policy, and Solutions\u003c\/i\u003e is a contemporary overview of the major issues in global public health. The book explores how population health might be maximized with the right blend of health system, education, antipoverty, infectious disease, urban development, governance, and incentive-based policies. 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