Foundations for Global Health Practice by Lori DiPrete Brown - 9781118505564

Foundations for Global Health PracticeAuthor(s): Lori DiPrete Brown\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.\nISBN-13: 9781118505564, 978-1118505564\nSynopsis\nAn essential introduction to global health in the modern world Foundationsfor Global Health Practice offers a comprehensive introduction to global health with a focus on ethical engagement and participatory approaches. With a multi-sectoral perspective grounded in Sustainable Development Goals, the text prepares students for engagement in health care and public health and goes beyond traditional global health texts to include chapters on mental health, agriculture and nutrition, water and sanitation, and climate change. In addition to presenting core concepts, the book outlines principles for practice that enable students and faculty to plan and prepare for fieldwork in global health. The book also offers perspectives from global health practitioners from a range o.