Health Policy in a Globalising World

 edited by Kelley Lee, Kent Buse, Suzanne Fustukian PB 362 pages

Increasing recognition of the impact that globalisation may be having on public health has led to widespread concern about the risks arising from emerging and re-emerging diseases, environmental degradation and demographic change. This book argues that health policy making is being affected by globalisation and that these effects are, in turn, contributing to the kind of global health issues being faced today. The book explores how the actors, context, processes and content of health policy are changing as a result of globalisation, raising concerns about growing differences in who can influence health policy, what priorities are set, what interventions are deemed appropriate and ultimately who enjoys good and bad health.

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Global Public Health: A New Era

edited by Robert Beaglehole PB 256 pages

The aim of this book is to promote the practice of public health in all countries, with an emphasis on developing countries. It stems from the evidence that public health as a discipline and set of activities has for
too long been neglected. The reinvigoration of public health needs to be based on a realistic assessment of the challenges to be faced and the current state of public health practice globally. Beaglehole looks at current state of public health theory and practice, presents major global health challenges facing public health practitioners, reviews practice of public health in all major regions of the world, and suggests the way forward..

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