Global Public Health: Ecological Foundations, Hardcover
Descriere
Amid ongoing shifts world economic and political systems, the promise for future public health is more tenuous than ever. Will the today's economic systems sustain tomorrow's health? Will future generations inherit fair access to health and health care? The best hope for the health of future generations is the establishment of a well-grounded, global public health system for today. To that end, Global Public Health: Ecological Foundations addresses both the challenges and cooperative solutions of contemporary public health, all within a framework of social justice, environmental sustainability, and global cooperation. With an emphasis upon ecological foundations, this text approaches public health principles-history, foundations, topics, and applications-with a community-first perspective. By achieving global reach through cooperative, local interventions, this text illustrates that through the practice of public health we can also maintain the health of our world. Blending established wisdom with new perspectives, Global Public Health will stimulate better understanding of how the different streams of public health can work more synergistically to promote global health equity. It is a foundation on which future public health measures can be built and succeed.
Despre autor
Franklin Marshall Matthews White este un om de știință canadian în domeniul sănătății publice, specializat în consolidarea capacității pentru educație, cercetare și dezvoltare la nivel internațional și global. El susține: „Sănătatea publică nu trebuie lăsată în seama comunității internaționale să o definească; este responsabilitatea țărilor de a-și stabili propriile priorități.
