Global Health Studies

A global view of health offers a richer understanding of ways of measuring, improving and sustaining health both in individual national settings and in the context of a strongly interconnected world. This book draws on social scientific insights and explanations to examine trends in global health. Moving beyond an epidemiological analysis, the authors use a social determinants framework and life course approaches to offer a critical introduction to the study of global health. Through individual chapters focusing on topics such as health policy, global governance, health systems and health-related protests, the authors present the scope of global health studies and introduce readers to broader ranging issues such as globalization and political forces. Key themes such as power, inequality and inequity - and their impact on health on a global scale - recur throughout the book. International examples and case studies are used to illustrate the discussion, which is further supported by opportunities for reflection and further reading.   This book will be an important resource for students studying global health and will have broad relevance to those undertaking health, health-related and allied health professional courses.

Detailed Contents vi Tables and Boxes x Learning Tasks and Case Studies xii Abbreviations xiv Introduction 1 1 Global Patterns of Disease 7 2 Global Health: An Unequal World 29 3 The Wider Determinants of Global Health 48 4 Global Health Systems 68 5 Global Health Governance 88 6 Policies for Health 111 7 Global Health Protests 130 8 Contemporary Challenges in Global Health 150 References 169 Index 191