Understanding the Global Dimensions of Health

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 A Brief History of Advances Toward Health
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   Chapter 2 The Health, Poverty, and Development Merry-Go-Round
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   Chapter 3 Old and New Pestilences
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   Chapter 4 Value Systems and Healthcare Ethics
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   Chapter 5 World Health
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   Chapter 6 Health Policies versus Public Policies
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   Chapter 7 A Medicine Based on Evidence
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   Chapter 8 The Promise of Technology
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    Chapter 9 Critical Inquiries on Technology Utilization
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    Chapter 10 Therapeutic Patient Education for Chronic Diseases
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    Chapter 11 The Humanitarian Imperative in Major Health Crises and Disasters
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    Chapter 12 Dealing with Global Infectious Disease Emergencies
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    Chapter 13 Knowledge-Based Methodologies in the Health Sector
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    Chapter 14 Food Safety: A Pressing Public-Health and Economic Issue
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    Chapter 15 Future Health in an Ageing World
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    Chapter 16 Disease and Health in the Cultural Context
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    Chapter 17 Global Issues and Health Interactions
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    Chapter 18 The Coming Storm
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    Chapter 19 Education, Understanding, and Eudaemonia
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    Chapter 20 Postscript: The Present and the Future of Global Health