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Global Health Care: Issues and Policies

Author: Carol Holtz
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OVERVIEW

Global Health Care: Issues and Policies, Fourth Edition is a comprehensive resource for nursing students focused on critical and timely global health topics. Written by academic authors, scientists and health practitioners, the Fourth Edition provides students with a foundational knowledge of health policy issues from various geographical regions. The goal of this text is to impart a well-rounded perspective to how certain areas around the globe are oftentimes significantly impacted by world events.

Features and Benefits

  • Coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on global health
  • Zika virus and the World Health Organization’s fight against Ebola in the Congo
  • New coverage of global infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases
  • New chapter on Native American health issues
  • New content on global neurological health issues with specific coverage of pain management
  • Overview of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals
  • Expanded content on child maltreatment and abuse
  • Updated content on Occupational health
Note: Previous edition 9781284070668

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Section  I  Global Health Issues, Policy, and Healthcare Delivery
  • Chapter  1  Global Health: An Introduction
  • Chapter  2  Global Health in Developed Societies: Examples in the United States, Sweden, Japan, and the United Kingdom
  • Chapter  3  Developing Countries: Egypt, China, India, and South Africa
  • Chapter  4  Global Perspectives on Economics and Healthcare Finance
  • Section  II  Special Global Health and Healthcare Issues
  • Chapter  5  Human Trafficking: The Pandemic of Modern Slavery
  • Chapter  6  Social Determinants of Health
  • Chapter  7  Health and Health Care of Native Americans (American Indians/Alaskan Natives/Alaskan Indians) in the United States
  • Chapter  8  Global Perspectives on Mental Health
  • Chapter  9  Global Major Neurological Issues
  • Chapter  10  Global Perspectives on Selected Chronic Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Chapter  11  Infectious Diseases from a Global Perspective
  • Chapter  12  HIV/AIDs, Stigma, and Disclosure: A Need for a Human Rights Perspective
  • Chapter  13  Global Use of Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches
  • Chapter  14  Global Perspectives on Diabetes, Respiratory Diseases, and Orthopedic Chronic Diseases
  • Chapter  15  Global Perspectives on Violence, Injury, and Occupational Health
  • Chapter  16  Global Perspectives on Nutrition
  • Chapter  17  Global Perspectives on Environmental Health
  • Chapter  18  International Social Work Practice in Health Care
  • Section  III  Life Span Health Issues
  • Chapter  19  Global Health in Reproduction and Infants
  • Chapter  20  Global Health of Children
  • Chapter  21  Global Health of the Older Adult
  • Section  IV  Worldwide Health Issues and Trends by Specific Country
  • Chapter  22  A Unique Perspective on Health Care in Panama
  • Chapter  23  Health and Health Care in Mexico
  • Chapter  24  Health and Health Care in Israel

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