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This excellent text brings together information that students and professionals working in the wide variety of disciplines concerned with international health will find in no other single source. It synthesizes historical, cultural, environmental, economic and political considerations to provide a comprehensive global overview of the many factors that determine the health of individuals and populations. The major determinants of health status in all regions of the world are discussed, and interventions undertaken at community, national, and international levels are described. For this edition, new chapters on health management information systems and health sector reform have been added. There are new discussions of structural adjustment; the global burden of disease; application of the disability adjusted life year (DALY); poverty, equity and health; disaster and refugee relief programs; aging populations; and development, resource use, and the environment. The entire text has been updated, including the sections on child health, women's and reproductive health, maternal mortality, and emerging infectious diseases. International organizations, their policies and programs are reviewed. Trends in foreign aid, such as sector-wide approaches are highlighted. There is extensive coverage of the basic models of health care systems and their variants with an analysis of changes in the former Soviet Union and reunified Germany.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1223229 in Books
• Published on: 1999-07-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 576 pages

Review
"... when this book's first edition was published, I thought it was excellent. The new edition enhances the book's stature... Who should read this book? Every physician should. ... I will recommend it to all..." Annals RCPSC (March 2000)

"...a breath of fresh air....The Textbook of International Health provides a concise yet thorough overview of the basis of international health and its determinants (biological, political, and economic), covering both devoloping and industiralized nations."--Mark Huntington, M.D., Ph.D., Northside Medical Center, Ortonville, MN, and University of Cincinnati

"This wide-ranging and highly readable text provides a comprehensive and historically rich account of the field of international health. It will be of great value and interest to both students and professionals. I found Dr. Basch's treatment of the subject to be very stimulating and informative."--Professor Richard G. A. Feachem, CBE, DSc[Med]; Director, Institute for Global Health; University of California; Formerly Director, Health, Nutrition and Population The World Bank and Dean, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Praise of previous edition: "The book is a good addition to the...literature on international health, and selected chapters in it should be a good choice for the list of reading for a first level course."--The Journal of Health Administration Education

Praise of previous edition: "A striking feature of this book is the author's sensitive treatment of the human dimension of international health....this book....will be a valuable addition to the libraries of those with an interest in international health. The references provide guidlines for those who wish to study particular topics in greater depth."--Canadian Journal of Public Health

"Ten years ago when the first edition of this book was published, I thought it was excellent. This new edition maintains, indeed enhances, the book's stature. In fifteen chapters, Paul Basch has reviewed not only a great many aspects and determinants of international health, but has also shed useful light on details of health, human behavior, health information systems, science, technology, economics, administration, politics, that are pertinent to al other branches of health and health services....Who should read this book? Every physician should."--Journal of the Royal College of Canadian Physicians and Surgeons

"This book provides a concise yet thorough overview of the basis of international health and its determinants (biological, political and economic), covering both developing and industrialized nations. The overall public health focus of the book is cognizant of the fact that more lives are saved by sanitation workers than by surgeons. The book represents a useful addition to any international health collection, from the beginning student to the experienced expert, the clinician to the administrator. It would greatly enhance the academic course into which it is introduced as a textbook." -- Family Medicine and International Health, Summer, 1999

Book Info
Stanford Univ., CA. Synthesizes historical, cultural, environmental, economic, and political considerations to provide a comprehensive overview of the factors that influence the health of populations and individuals. The entire text has been updated and includes many new chapters. For students and professionals. Previous edition: c1990.

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