Global Health

Global health is beset by ethical dilemmas surrounding issues such as health inequalities, power differentials, cultural competence, informed consent, and ethics of research. Presenting a solid theoretical foundation for global health work, this text supports students in understanding key areas of c..

Health Rights in Global Context provides an in-depth discussion of the historical, social and political context of rights in health and develops much needed critical perspectives on the human rights approach to global health...

This collection provides critical insight into the global expansion of ‘Big Food’, including its incursion into lower income countries. It examines ‘Big Food’ marketing strategies, including the way in which they advertise to youths and the rural poor. This book was originally published as a special..

Global obesity rates remain high in high-income countries and are rapidly increasing in low- and middle- income countries, while concurrently consumption of unhealthy products continues to rise. The ongoing expansion of multinational food and beverage companies, or ‘Big Food’, is a key factor behind..

This book explores the development of a better global governance for health. It identifies how health issues, such as HIV/AIDS and pandemic influenza, are framed in such a way as to resonate with a set of ideas, or worldviews, associated with particular policy communities. This book was originally p..

Global Health, second edition, continues to provide readers with a comprehensive, up-to-date and thought-provoking outline and understanding of the constantly evolving global health landscape._x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ New or extended topics in this edition include; emerging and re-emerging infecti..

This collection argues that geographical perspectives are essential to bringing new and critical perspectives to bear on the inherent complexities and interconnectedness of global health problems, and its purported solutions. The contributions in this collection are based around five key themes: inc..

Illuminating the intersections across gender, health, and security, this collection looks at how feminist perspectives on health and security lead to different questions about health and in/security, problematizing some of the ‘common sense’ assumptions that underlie much of the existing discourse. ..

Global Health Disputes and Disparities explores inequalities in health around the world, looking particularly at the role of national, regional, and international tribunals who have taken a proactive role in addressing health-related human rights abuses...

Global Health Disputes and Disparities explores inequalities in health around the world, looking particularly at the role of national, regional, and international tribunals who have taken a proactive role in addressing health-related human rights abuses...

This book presents best practices for ethical and safe international health elective experiences for trainees, and the educational competencies and evaluation techniques that make them valuable. It includes commentaries, discussions, and descriptions of new global health education guidelines, review..

Drawing on multidisciplinary research from across the globe, this book examines the political dimensions and impacts of HIV/AIDS and global health programming at local, national, and transnational levels. The book moves beyond previous work on the political determinants of HIV policy to dynamically ..