The process of European Union enlargement will have major implications for health and health care policy throughout Europe. The diversity of countries involved in this process and the challenges they face is the focus of this book. This book will be of interest to students of health policy, economics, public policy and management, as well as health managers and policy makers.

Health Policy and European Union Enlargement (European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Series)

Medical Books

McKee,Martin

Nolte, Ellen

MacLehose, Laura

Administration & Medicine Economics

Open University Press

Book by Mckee, Martin, MacLehose, Laura, Nolte, Ellen

Health Policy and European Union Enlargement

This book is for those who want to answer the question 'What is public health?'. Much of modern public health is about tackling strong vested interests head on, empowering people so they can make healthy decisions, and recognising the political nature of the issues. If a society is to achieve these things, it needs public health practitioners with the necessary knowledge, skills and vision.
 This book looks at the foundation of public health, its historical evolution, the themes that underpin public health, the increasing importance of globalization and the most important causes of avoidable disease and injury. 
These include:
<ul>
<li>Transport </li>
<li>Tobacco </li>
<li>Nutrition </li>
<li>Infectious disease </li>
<li>Waste disposal </li>
</ul>
Series Editors: Rosalind Plowman and Nicki Thorogood.

Issues in Public Health

Pomerleau, Joceline

Health service human resources are key determinants of health service performance. The human resource is the largest and most expensive input into health care, yet it can be the most challenging to develop. This book examines some of the major challenges facing health care professions in Europe and the potential responses to these challenges.
 The book analyses how the current regulatory processes and practices related to key aspects of the management of the health professions may facilitate or inhibit the development of effective responses to challenges facing health care systems in Europe. The authors document how health care systems in Europe are confronting existing challenges in relation to the health workforce and identify the strategies that are likely to be most effective in optimizing the management of health professionals in the future. 
 Human Resources for Health in Europe is key reading for health policy makers and postgraduates taking courses in health services management, health policy and health economics. It is also of interest to human resource professionals. 
 Contributors: Carl Afford, Rita Baeten, James Buchan, Anna Dixon, Carl-Ardy Dubois, Sigrún Gunnarsdóttir, Elisabeth Kachur, Karl Krajic, Suszy Lessof, Ann Mahon, Alan Maynard, Martin McKee, Ellen Nolte, Anne Marie Rafferty, Charles Shaw, Bonnie Sibbald, Ruth Young.

Human Resources for Health in Europe

Dubois, Carl-Ardy

Human Resources for Health in Europe (European Observatiory o n Health Systems and Policies)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

"This is an excellent book, well-written and well-documented. The editors have succeeded to bring together a large number of knowledgeable authors to cover comprehensively the vast area ... public health actors dealing with infectious diseases both at central and local level, whether in research, teaching or practice as well as professionals working in diagnostic and therapeutic health services, notably in microbiology and infectious diseases could greatly benefit from reading the book. Politicians and lay administrators with responsibility in the field would be well advised to do the same." European Journal of Public Health
 Health systems everywhere face constant change as they seek to respond to evolving patterns of disease. This is especially true with communicable diseases where humanity is engaged in a constant evolutionary struggle with micro-organisms that are able to adapt rapidly to a changing world. This problem can be, for example, exemplified recently by the growth of antibiotic resistant infection.
 This fascinating book confronts this challenge, looking at two regions where the pace of change is especially rapid, Europe and Latin America - places where health systems, many themselves undergoing rapid organisational transition, must find ways of adapting to an ever changing context.
 The book begins with an historical overview, recalling how humans and micro-organisms have always competed, at times with profound historical consequences, before examining the current status of this evolutionary struggle. It assesses the extent to which human societies and their governments are prepared for the challenges ahead and reviews the experiences of countries in Europe and Latin America in developing effective responses. 
 Health Systems and the Challenge of Communicable Diseases will be of interest to those engaged in the development of health policy in high and middle income countries, and to those who are studying the creation and implementation of health policy.

Health Systems and the Challenge of Communicable Diseases

Coker,Richard

Atun,Rifat

"Overall, the book walks a delicate balance between evidence and advocacy regarding the care of people with chronic conditions. Nolte and McKee conclude the volume with the following: 'A first step is to recognize that something must be done. A second, which we hope will be facilitated by the evidence provided in this book, is to realize that something actually can be done, and that they can do it (p. 240)'. The overarching desire to match the need for evidence with the reality that advocates (including policy-makers) need a reasoned voice makes the book well suited to health policy deliberations." International Journal of Integrated Care
 The complex nature of many chronic diseases, which affect people many different ways, requires a multifaceted response that will meet the needs of the individual patient. Yet while everyone agrees that the traditional relationship between an individual patient and a single doctor is inappropriate, there is much less agreement about what should replace it. 
 Many countries are now experimenting with new approaches to delivering care in ways that do meet the complex needs of people with chronic disorders, redesigning delivery systems to coordinate activities across the continuum of care. Yet while integration and coordination have an intuitive appeal, policy makers have had little to help them decide how to move forward. 
 The book systematically examines some of the key issues involved in the care of those with chronic diseases. It synthesises the evidence on what we know works (or does not) in different circumstances. From an international perspective, it addresses the prerequisites for effective policies and management of chronic disease. 
 Taking a whole systems approach, the book:
<ul>
<li> Describes the burden of chronic disease in Europe </li>
<li> Explores the economic case for investing in chronic disease management </li>
<li> Examines key challenges posed by the growing complexity in healthcare including prevention, the role of self-management, the healthcare workforce, and decision-support </li>
<li> Examines systems for financing chronic care </li>
<li> Analyses the prerequisites for effective policies for chronic care</li>
</ul> Caring for People with Chronic Conditions is key reading for health policy makers and health care professionals, as well as postgraduate students studying health policy, health services research, health economics, public policy and management. Contributors: Reinhard Busse, Elisabeth Chan, Anna Dixon, Carl-Ardy Dubois, Isabelle Durand-Zaleski, Daragh K Fahey, Nicholas Glasgow, Monique Hejmans, Izzat Jiwani, Martyn Jones, Cécile Knai, Nicholas Mays, Martin McKee, Ellen Nolte, Thomas E Novotny, Joceline Pomerleau, Mieke Rijken, Dhigna Rubiano, Debbie Singh, Marc Suhrcke.

Caring for People with Chronic Conditions: A Health System Perspective

Caring for People with Chronic Conditions: A Health System Perspective (European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies)

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Health Policy and European Union Enlargement (European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Series)

Health Policy and European Union Enlargement

Issues in Public Health

Human Resources for Health in Europe

Human Resources for Health in Europe (European Observatiory o n Health Systems and Policies)

Human Resources for Health in Europe

Health Policy and European Union Enlargement

Health Systems and the Challenge of Communicable Diseases

Caring for People with Chronic Conditions: A Health System Perspective

Caring for People with Chronic Conditions: A Health System Perspective (European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies)