This brief, 25-page bonus chapter explores intersectoral approaches to enabling better health. Designed to supplement Global Health 101, 3rd edition, the chapter takes a holistic view of the factors that determine health and the range of measures across agencies that are needed to ensure better health. The author explores the value of health impact assessments and how they are conducted. Students will gain a clear understanding of how to speak about a “health in all perspective” for government policymaking as well as the most important policy measures that countries can take to address health through intersectoral approaches. The chapter includes a vignette, figures, key terms, and references.
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ISBN
9781284154122
Publisert
2017-12-20
Utgave
3. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
Vekt
28 gr
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
18

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Biographical note

Richard Skolnik has spent more than 40 years working on international development and global health and was formerly a lecturer in the Yale School of Public Health, the Yale School of Management, and the George Washington University School of Public Health.