Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health

Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health

It is the intention of this 6th edition of the Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health to provide comprehensive insights into global health problems now and in the future, and to present strategies and initiatives to address these problems. Although public health professionals will agree on the problems that need to be addressed, there is a diversity of opinions on the optimal approaches to tackle them. It is also our intention to review the diversity of these opinions and to present our views and those of our expert contributors on the merits and shortcomings of these proposed strategies.


Author: Roger Detels
Page count: 1717

Public Health and Welfare_ Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Public Health and Welfare - Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

Public Health and Welfare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, provides researchers, administrators and all audiences with a complete understanding of the development of applications and concepts in Public Health and Welfare. Given the vast number of issues concerning usage, failure, success, policies, strategies, and applications of Public Health and Welfare in countries around the world.


Author: Mehdi Khosrow-Pour
Page count: 1570

The Economics of Health and Health Care

The Economics of Health and Health Care

The Eighth Edition of this key textbook has been revised and updated throughout, and refl ects changes since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In addition to its revised treatment of health insurance, the text also introduces the key literature on social capital as it applies to individual and public health, as well as looking at public health initiatives relating to population health and economic equity, and comparing numerous policies across Western countries, China, and the developing world. It provides up-to-date discussions on current issues, as well as a comprehensive bibliography with over 1,100 references.


Author: Sherman Folland
Page count: 752