Overview
Discusses various types of technology and trends in global public health and health care
Considers how technology to advance health can help meet SDG 3 targets
Presents cross-cutting and interdisciplinary topics in the field
Provides information about technology advances piloted by United Nations agencies
Features contributions by global experts in health care, public health, technology, and law
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Reflections
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Front Matter
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Technology in Advancing Health: Meeting Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 Targets
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Keywords
- technology and public health
- global public health
- healthcare technology
- sustainable development goals (SDGs)
- SDG 3 health and well-being
- United Nations (UN) agencies
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- health systems and technology
- universal health care
- health in Global South
- gender and health
- social media in public health
- telehealth and telemedicine
- mobile health (mHealth)
- eHealth
- digital health
- public health law
- interprofessional healthcare team and technology
- health equity
- healthcare disparities
About this book
The chapters highlight the barriers faced by the global healthcare workforce in using technology to promote health and human rights of communities:
- Role of Digital Health, mHealth, and Low-Cost Technologies in Advancing Universal Health Coverage in Emerging Economies
- Telehealth and Homecare Agencies
- Technology and the Practice of Health Education in Conflict Zones
- The Worldwide Digital Divide and Access to Healthcare Technology
- Technology for Creating Better Professional Teams to Strengthen Healthcare Systems
- Global Public Health Disaster Management and Technology
As a resource on the evolution of technology as a valuable and integral component in the promotion and practice of public health and health care, with a focus on SDG 3 targets, Technology and Global Public Health should engage students, instructors, practitioners, and other professionals interested in public health, universal health care, health technology, digital health, and health equity.
Dr. Murthy has been a respected leader and mentor on scientific health-related matters within the UN system for many years. Her book develops a theoretical system connecting concepts that have coined global public health with the rapid development of technology, all with the focus to achieve Sustainable Development Goal number three, within the time frame set by World Leaders.
- Henry L. Mac-Donald, Former Permanent Representative of Suriname to the United Nations
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Amy Ansehl, DNP, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, is associate dean for Student Experience at New York Medical College, School of Health Sciences and Practice, in Valhalla, New York, USA. She is a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine and Chairperson of the Visiting Nurse Service Westchester Foundation.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Technology and Global Public Health
Editors: Padmini Murthy, Amy Ansehl
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46355-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-46354-0Published: 22 October 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-46357-1Published: 23 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-46355-7Published: 21 October 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXVII, 388
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 23 illustrations in colour
Topics: Public Health, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Computer Applications, Health Informatics