Publisher's Synopsis
Written by one of the leading authorities in Global Health, Global Population Health: A Primer by Richard Skolnik was designed to provide a brief overview of global health to a wide range of health administration and clinical audiences. Beginning with a concise explanation of the importance of global health, this brief and engaging text moves on to examine a number of the most important global health issues and their economic and social consequences, before discussing some of the steps that can be taken to address these concerns in cost-effective, fair, doable, and sustainable ways. Key Features: Excellent overview of global health that focuses on readers on gaining the knowledge to address five key questions from an evidence-based and interdisciplinary perspective. Concise length - only 150 pages - makes this text an easy and affordable supplement for a variety of courses. Written for a wide range of health professionals, from doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other clinical healt