Provides basic consumer information on global public health, infectious diseases that affect global public health, environmental pollutants that affect global public health, and precautions to control these global infections. Includes an index and a directory of organizations for additional help and information.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Part 1. Overview of Global Public Health
• Chapter 1—Major Global Health Challenges for the Next Decade
• Chapter 2—Determinants of Health and Disease
• Chapter 3—Measuring Global Health
• Chapter 4—Health–Associated Human Development: Current and Future Challenges
• Chapter 5—Disability: An Emerging Issue in the Global Health Landscape
• Chapter 6—Understanding the Impact of an Aging Society
• Part 2. Global Infectious Disease Threats and Public Health
• Chapter 7—Globalization and Infectious Disease
• Chapter 8—The Global Impact of Tuberculosis
• Chapter 9—Global HIV/AIDS Overview
• Chapter 10—Public Health Challenge for Malaria Control and Elimination
• Chapter 11—Major Infectious Disease Threats and Global Killers
• Chapter 12—Why Neglected Tropical Diseases Still Matter
• Chapter 13—Diarrheal Diseases in Developing Countries
• Part 3. Noncommunicable Chronic Diseases of the 21st Century
• Chapter 14—Global Atlas on Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors
• Chapter 15—Global Cancer Facts
• Chapter 16—The Burden of Chronic Respiratory Diseases
• Chapter 17—Diabetes
• Chapter 18—Metabolic Syndrome
• Chapter 19—Mapping Global Mental Health
• Chapter 20—Tobacco Use: A Modifiable Risk Factor for NCD
• Chapter 21—Global Burden of Disease Attributed to Alcohol and Substance Use
• Part 4. Environment, Climate Change, and Global Health
• Chapter 22—Adverse Impacts of Human Activity on Environment
• Chapter 23—Climate Change and Health
• Chapter 24—Global Environmental Health and Sustainable Development
• Chapter 25—The Critical Role of Safe Water and Sanitation in Improving Health Systems
• Chapter 26—Bioterrorism, an Emerging Public Health Threat
• Chapter 27—The Global Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance
• Part 5. Public Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Emergency Preparedness
• Chapter 28—Global Health in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals
• >Chapter 29—Role of Epidemiology in Public Health
• Chapter 30—Strengthening Global Immunization Systems
• Chapter 31—Prioritizing Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Treatment in Global Health
• Chapter 32—Reducing the Global Burden of Injuries and Violence
• Chapter 33—Research and Development Needs in Global Health
• Chapter 34—Technology and the Future of Public Health
• Chapter 35—Global Health Security: Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Global Health Threats
• Chapter 36—International Health Regulations: Enhancing Global Health Capacity
• Part 6. Additional Help and Information
• Chapter 37—Glossary of Terms Related to Global Public Health
• Chapter 38—Directory of Organizations That Provide Information about Global Public Health