Overview
- Revised and updated edition includes details on the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), expanded discussion, Questions and Answers
- Offers new and extended case studies on intergovernmental organizations, national programs and community-based groups
- Examines health and development in unison rather than separately
- Defines major theories and approaches in language accessible to non-experts
- Provides self-study questions and highlights important terms and concepts
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This textbook examines strategies of investing in human health and investing in economic growth as distinct approaches to development. It 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. The textbook also 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. Solutions are provided at the end of the textbook.
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/10.1007/978-3-319-53204-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-53203-5Published: 13 March 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85089-4Published: 21 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-53204-2Published: 06 March 2017
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XIX, 215
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations
Topics: Human Geography, Public Health, Regional and Cultural Studies, Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns)