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Empowerment of Women for Promoting Health and Quality of Life
Snehendu B Kar
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hardcover. Empowerment of Women for Promoting Health and Quality of Life reviews the theoretical and empirical foundations of Global Public Health and based on the finding presents an EMPOWER model for women's empowerment, and implications for policy, action and research. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Empowerment of Women for Promoting Health and Quality of Life reviews the evolution of modern Public Health and Global Public Health and the role of women's empowerment for promoting global health. It critically reviews the evolution of global health since the 1990s when the UN initiated the Human Development Approach and adopted the millennial development goals through global consensuses. It analyses the paradigm shifts from disease-based prevention using the Public Health model to a new paradigm focusing on the root causes of health problems globally (e.g. inequalities, powerlessness). It reviews the philosophical, theoretical and empirical foundations of these paradigms. ... Read more
Empowerment of Women for Promoting Health and Quality of Life reviews the evolution of modern Public Health and Global Public Health and the role of women's empowerment for promoting global health. It critically reviews the evolution of global health since the 1990s when the UN initiated the Human Development Approach and adopted the millennial development goals through global consensuses. It analyses the paradigm shifts from disease-based prevention using the Public Health model to a new paradigm focusing on the root causes of health problems globally (e.g. inequalities, powerlessness). It reviews the philosophical, theoretical and empirical foundations of these paradigms. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199384662
SKU
V9780199384662
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Ref
99-24
About Snehendu B Kar
Snehendu B. Kar, MSc, MPH, DrPH, is a Fulbright-Nehru Distinguished Chair, Associate Dean, and Chair Emeritus of the Fielding School of Public Health; the Founding Director of MPH for Health Professionals Program in Community Health Sciences at the Fielding School of Public Health; and Professor Emeritus of Public Health and Asian American Studies at UCLA.
Reviews for Empowerment of Women for Promoting Health and Quality of Life
the case studies provide an excellent framework for the reader to understand how the model has been applied. It would be a great choice for a variety of professions that seek to improve global health, as well as those interested in female empowerment and the impact this can have on the individual and social level.
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