Global change and health

By:

Collin, J (ed)

Contributor(s):

Lee, K (ed)

Series: Understanding public healthPublication details: Maidenhead; New York Open University Press 2005ISBN:

0335218482
9780335218486

Subject(s):

Public Health

Summary: This book provides an introduction to the emerging field of global health. Global changes are posing important challenges for human health. Increasingly the determinants of health circumvent, undermine or are oblivious to the territorial boundaries of states. To effectively address health concerns exceeds the capacity of individual countries acting alone through domestic institutions. The issues covered include: food, tobacco and pharmaceuticals; emerging infectious diseases; climate change; economy and trade; security and governance.

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Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	CEME Library (NELFT) Shelves	WX90 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		NE10776

This book provides an introduction to the emerging field of global health. Global changes are posing important challenges for human health. Increasingly the determinants of health circumvent, undermine or are oblivious to the territorial boundaries of states. To effectively address health concerns exceeds the capacity of individual countries acting alone through domestic institutions. The issues covered include: food, tobacco and pharmaceuticals; emerging infectious diseases; climate change; economy and trade; security and governance.

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