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Lori Diprete Brown - Foundations for Global Health Practice - 9781118505564 - V9781118505564
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Foundations for Global Health Practice

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Description for Foundations for Global Health Practice Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
An essential introduction to global health in the modern world

Foundations for Global Health Practice offers a comprehensive introduction to global health with a focus on ethical engagement and participatory approaches. With a multi-sectoral perspective grounded in Sustainable Development Goals, the text prepares students for engagement in health care and public health and goes beyond traditional global health texts to include chapters on mental health, agriculture and nutrition, water and sanitation, and climate change. In addition to presenting core concepts, the book outlines principles for practice that enable students and faculty to plan and prepare for fieldwork in global health. The ... Read more

Exercises, readings, discussion guides and information about global health competencies and careers facilitate personal discernment and enable students to systematically develop their own professional goals and strategies for enriching, respectful, and ethical global health engagement.

  • Understand the essential concepts, systems, and principles of global health
  • Engage in up-to-date discussion of global health challenges and solutions
  • Learn practical skills for engagement in health care and beyond
  • Explore individual values and what it means to be an agent for change

Prevention, cooperation, equity, and social justice are the central themes of global health, a field that emphasizes the interdisciplinary, cross-sector, and cross-boundary nature of health care on a global scale. As the world becomes ever smaller and society becomes more and more interconnected, the broad view becomes as critical as the granular nature of practice. Foundations for Global Health Practice provides a complete and highly relevant introduction to this rich and rewarding field.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781118505564
SKU
V9781118505564
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Lori Diprete Brown
Lori DiPrete Brown has been engaged in global health education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for fourteen years, where she serves as a Distinguished Faculty Associate in the School of Medicine and Public health and the School of Human Ecology. She is an Associate Director of the Global Health Institute at UW-Madison. DiPrete Brown began her career as a Peace ... Read more

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