A comprehensive and authoritative examination of the key issues relating to global health. Written by a leading health geographer with an international reputation, the book offers a critical and rigorous analysis of contemporary challenges facing world health.

Bibliographische Detailangaben

1. Verfasser:	Gatrell, Anthony C. 1950- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Newcastle Upon Tyne Agenda Publishing [2023]
Schriftenreihe:	Agenda Human geographies
Schlagworte:	Geomedizin Globale Gesundheit Environmental health Medical geography Public health World health
Zusammenfassung:	A comprehensive and authoritative examination of the key issues relating to global health. Written by a leading health geographer with an international reputation, the book offers a critical and rigorous analysis of contemporary challenges facing world health. Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- List of figures, tables and boxes -- 1 Introduction -- Geographies of health -- Political ecology and health -- Globalization -- Global health and global health geographies -- Decolonizing geography and global health -- Concluding remarks -- Further reading -- 2 Unequal health I: determinants and regional examples -- Sustainable Development Goals -- Income inequality and health -- Health inequalities in the Global South: the big picture -- Health inequalities: regional canvases -- Brazil -- India -- China -- Mozambique -- Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Concluding remarks -- Further reading -- 3 Unequal health II: key themes -- Geographies of inequalities in non-communicable diseases -- Geographies of gender inequality -- Geographies of Indigenous health inequalities -- Geographies of urban health inequalities -- Geographies of mental health inequalities -- Inequalities in wellbeing -- Geographies of inequalities in the provision of, and access to, health services -- Concluding remarks -- Further reading -- 4 Governing global health -- Governance -- A world of organizations -- Public-private partnerships -- Non-governmental organizations -- Philanthropy or "philanthrocapitalism"? -- Social movements -- Global health security: what is it and who is it for? -- Concluding remarks -- Further reading -- 5 People on the move: the dispossessed and their health and wellbeing -- The scale of forced displacement -- The journey -- The health of those internally displaced -- The health of those living in refugee camps -- Refugee health in places of safety -- The health of migrant domestic workers -- Slave trades and sex trafficking -- Natural hazards and the health of those displaced -- Concluding remarks -- Further reading.
Beschreibung:	xv, 236 pages Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
ISBN:	9781788215008 9781788214995