{"product_id":"textbook-of-global-health-9780199392285","title":"Textbook of Global Health","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE CRITICAL WORK IN GLOBAL HEALTH  NOW COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED  \"This book compels us to better understand the contexts in which health problems emerge and the forces that underlie and propel them.\" -Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu  H1N1. Diabetes. Ebola. Zika. Each of these health problems is rooted in a confluence of social  political  economic  and biomedical factors that together inform our understanding of global health. The imperative for those who study global health is to understand these factors individually and  especially  synergistically.  Fully revised and updated  this fourth edition of Oxfords Textbook of Global Health offers a critical examination of the array of societal factors that shape health within and across countries  including how health inequities create consequences that must be addressed by public health  international aid  and social and economic policymaking.  The text equips students  activists  and health professionals with the building blocks for a contextualized understanding of global health  including essential threads that are combined in no other work:   historical dynamics of the field  the political economy of health and development  analysis of the current global health structure  including its actors  agencies  and activities  societal determinants of health  from global trade and investment treaties to social policies to living and working conditions  the role of health data and measuring health inequities  major causes of global illness and death  including under crises  from a political economy of health vantage point that goes beyond communicable vs. non-communicable diseases to incorporate contexts of social and economic deprivation  work  and globalization  the role of trade\/investment and financial liberalization  precarious work  and environmental degradation and contamination  principles of health systems and the politics of health financing  community  national  and transnational social justice approaches to building healthy societies and practicing global health ethically and equitably  Through this approach the Textbook of Global Health encourages the reader -- be it student  professional  or advocate -- to embrace a wider view of the global health paradigm  one that draws from political economy considerations at community  national  and transnational levels. It is essential and current reading for anyone working in or around global health.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651600703541,"sku":"ByrdShop_0199392285","price":108.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780199392285.jpg?v=1781836289","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/textbook-of-global-health-9780199392285","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}