The State of Health Atlas: Mapping the Challenges and Causes of Disease

Bringing together the latest data to chart recent and emerging trends, this atlas offers a major new profile of the state of health worldwide. In clear, full-color graphic displays and concise, informative text, it maps the causes and incidences of the major diseases as well as the economic, social, and environmental factors that shape health around the globe. In addition, it shows how health needs are identified, how health policy is developed and delivered, and how the quality of health services varies from country to country. The State of Health Atlas covers a range of timely topics including: * Life expectancy * Malnutrition and obesity * Water and sanitation * Cancer, heart disease, and diabetes * Tobacco and alcohol use * Migration and refugees * Climate change * Infectious diseases from malaria to HIV/AIDS * Mental health * SARS * Avian flu and pandemic planning * Urbanization * Antibiotic resistance

History

Lacey, Candida

O’Donovan, Diarmuid

Americas

University of California Press

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Winner of the BMA Board of Science Award for the Public Understanding of Science and the BMA Medical Book Award for Public Health This is a major new graphic profile of global health. The atlas maps the causes and incidences of the major diseases as well as the economic, social and environmental factors that impact on people's health worldwide. Bringing together the latest data and charting recent trends in health and disease, it also addresses how health needs are identified, health policy is developed, and the delivery and quality of health services. The atlas covers a wide range of topics including: life expectancy * malnutrition and obesity * water and sanitation * cancer * heart disease * diabetes * tobacco and alcohol * migration and refugees * climate change * infectious diseases, from malaria to HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis * mental health * SARS, avian flu and pandemic planning * urbanization * healthcare acquired infection and antibiotic resistance

Atlas Set: The Atlas of Health: Mapping the Challenges and Causes of Disease (The Earthscan Atlas Series) (Volume 4)

Medical Books

Medicine

Earthscan

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