Overview
- Examines health and development in unison rather than separately
- Provides case studies on intergovernmental organizations, national programs and community-based groups
- Provides comparative framework in terms of both institutional and cultural context
- Major theories and approaches are defined in the language accessible to the non-experts
- Chapters provide self-study questions and highlight important terms and concepts to assist in student learning
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
At the turn of the 21st century, human health and economic growth are inextricably linked components of international development. Challenges in Health and Development is a primer on the changing configurations of population health and economic growth in development policy. It examines strategies of investing in human health and investing in economic growth as distinct approaches to development, explores the symbiotic relationship of these tactics, and considers the applications and outcomes from a global, national and community level perspective. Each chapter introduces concepts of economic development and  population health, and uses case studies to illustrate the same. These case studies include program and policy examples from Bangladesh, Chile, Haiti, Rwanda, South Africa and Sri Lanka. This text examines the impact of macroeconomic adjustment programs, health care restructuring, investment in primary health care, public-private partnerships, and the challenges of program coordination and up-scaling in stable and conflict-ridden countries. Discussion questions are provided at the end of each chapter to facilitate classroom activities. health and economic growth are inextricably
linked components of international development.
Challenges in Health and Developmentis a primer on the changing configurations of population health and economicgrowth in development policy. It examines strategies of investing in human health
and investing in economic growth as distinct approaches to development, explcomes of
the same from a global, national and community level perspective. Each chapter introduces
concepts of economic development and population health and uses case studies
to illustrate the same. These case studies include program and policy examples from
Bangladesh, Chile, Haiti, Rwanda, South Africa and Sri Lanka. This text examines the
impact of macroeconomic adjustment programs, health care restructuring, investment
in primary health care, public-private partnerships, and the challenges of program coordination
and up-scaling in stable and conflict-ridden countries. Discussion questions
are provided at the end of each chapter to facilitate classroom activities.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Sandy Johnson holds a Ph.D. in Latin American Studies from Tulane University. Her research explores the interaction of environmental and social change on human well-being. She is the director of the B.A. Program in International Studies at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Challenges in Health and Development
Book Subtitle: From Global to Community Perspectives
Authors: Sandy A. Johnson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9953-2
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-8991-3Published: 25 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-90-481-9953-2Published: 25 November 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 196
Topics: Human Geography, Public Health