Urban Health Research In Developing Countries

Author : Marcel Tanner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134171382
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban Health in Developing Countries written by Marcel Tanner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The impact of urbanization on the health of citizens in developing countries has received increasing attention recently. This book addresses the problems in an integrated way, looking in detail at both the problems themselves and the action and research necessary to alleviate them. It includes contributions from leading practitioners and advisors to many of the main international agencies and presents the latest thinking of those institutions. It also presents recent information on research findings, the management and financing of urban health services and trends in urban health policy. Case studies examine major initiatives in cities as diverse as Santiago, Dar es Salaam, Dhaka, Kampala and Bombay.

Author : Sarah J. Atkinson
Publisher : C A B International
ISBN 13 : 9780851991351
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban Health Research in Developing Countries written by Sarah J. Atkinson and published by C A B International. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent rapid growth of urban populations in developing countries, particularly the urban poor, is making increasing demands upon public sector services. Health care provision in many developing countries has traditionally been focused on rural areas. As the favelas and shanty towns continue to grow there is an increasing need to review the applicability of rural primary health care experience for use within urban areas. This book presents one of the first collations of research work currently being carried out in this field. The important question of how research can inform and help to set policy is also addressed. Urban environmental health and urban health service provision are discussed. There are also chapters that consider some of the wider issues of public health, such as the social aspects of the urban population, topics which are not always included in traditional public health research volumes.

Author : Trudy Harpham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781853832857
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban Health in Developing Countries written by Trudy Harpham and published by . This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The impact of urbanization on the health of citizens in developing countries has received increasing attention recently. This book addresses the problems in an integrated way, looking in detail at both the problems themselves and the action and research necessary to alleviate them. It includes contributions from leading practitioners and advisors to many of the main international agencies and presents the latest thinking of those institutions. It also presents recent information on research findings, the management and financing of urban health services and trends in urban health policy. Case studies examine major initiatives in cities as diverse as Santiago, Dar es Salaam, Dhaka, Kampala and Bombay.

Author : Sandro Galea
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387258221
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Urban Health written by Sandro Galea and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-10-12 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The editors are two of the most prominent researchers in this area. Both are at the Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies. David Vlahov is particularly visible and known as the editor of the Journal of Urban Health. Sandro Galea is very prominent for his research on urban health; in particularly, research done on PTSD and children post-9/11. Thorough analysis of different populations in urban settings and specific health considerations Useful section on methods for the research audience. Applied in nature with section on prevention and interventions There are over 100 urban health centers in North America and there are no thorough, up-to-date ressources.

Author : Michael Christopher Gibbons
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441956441
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perspectives of Knowledge Management in Urban Health written by Michael Christopher Gibbons and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-08-19 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a tragic paradox of American health care: a system renowned for world-class doctors, the latest medical technologies, and miraculous treatments has shocking inadequacies when it comes to the health of the urban poor. Urban Health Knowledge Management outlines bold, workable strategies for addressing this disparity and eliminating the “knowledge islands” that so often disrupt effective service delivery. The book offers a wide-reaching global framework for organizational competence leading to improved care quality and outcomes for traditionally underserved clients in diverse, challenging settings. Its contributors understand the issues fluently, imparting both macro and micro concepts of KM with clear rationales and real-world examples as they: • Analyze key aspects of KM and explains their applicability to urban health. • Introduce the KM tools and technologies most relevant to health care delivery. • Offer evidence of the role of KM in improving clinical efficacy and executive decision-making. • Provide extended case examples of KM-based programs used in Washington, D.C. (child health), South Africa (HIV/AIDS), and Australia (health inequities). • Apply KM principles to urban health needs in developing countries. • Discuss new approaches to managing, evaluating, and improving delivery systems in the book’s “Measures and Metrics” section. Urban health professionals, as well as health care executives and administrators, will find Urban Health Knowledge Management a significant resource for bringing service delivery up to speed at a time of great advancement and change.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Role of Health Centres in the Development of Urban Health Systems written by World Health Organization and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Franz W. Gatzweiler
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9813360364
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban Health and Wellbeing Programme written by Franz W. Gatzweiler and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-02-18 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of policy briefs produced from research presented at the 16th Conference on Urban Health in Xiamen, China, November 4–8, 2019, under the theme “People Oriented Urbanisation: Transforming Cities for Health and Well-Being”, co-organized by the Urban Health and Wellbeing (UHWB) programme of the International Science Council (ISC). The UHWB programme takes an interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral and systemic view on issues of health and wellbeing in cities which include the urban economy and finance systems, education, employment, mobility and transport, food, energy and water resources, access to public services, urban planning, public spaces and urban green, as well as social inclusion. Contributions to this book have been made by scientists from multidisciplinary research fields. The policy briefs in this book present the background and context of an urban health issue, research findings and recommendations for policy/decision-makers and action-takers. In some cases, they inform about relevant events and developments from the science community or important opinion pieces which address health emergencies, like the current COVID-19 pandemic. The book is intended for citizens and political decision-makers, who are interested in systems perspectives on urban health and wellbeing, examples of how to deal with the increasing complexity of cities and the accompanying environmental and social impacts of increasing urbanization. Furthermore, it hopes to inspire decision-makers to facilitate finding solutions, in order to reach the goal of advancing global urban health and wellbeing.

Author : Edmundo Werna
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134180977
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Healthy City Projects in Developing Countries written by Edmundo Werna and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the growth of cities and towns throughout the developing world have come significant health problems. The urban poor are particularly affected, faced with the worst of both worlds: urban problems such as pollution and stress, combined with infectious diseases common in both rural and urban areas. The Healthy City Project shows how to put health high on the agenda of urban officials, integrating it into all other planning and development decisions. Healthy City Projects in Developing Countries presents a comprehensive account of this very important and increasingly influential initiative. Drawing on experience in a range of cities it shows how to design, implement and evaluate the integration of public health into urban management. The results will be very significant to all those making and implementing urban policies, as well as those working in and on public health, urban development and environmental issues.

Author : Nicholas Freudenberg
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470483032
Total Pages : 467 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban Health and Society written by Nicholas Freudenberg and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-07-08 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for Urban Health and Society "This is a spectacular resource for practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and students interested in improving the lives and health of individuals and families in urban settings. This book provides the most current frameworks, research, and approaches for understanding how unique features of the urban physical and social environments that shape the health of over half of the world's population that is already residing in large cities. Its interdisciplinary research and practice focus is a welcome innovation." Hortensia Amaro, associate dean, Urban Health Research; Distinguished Professor, Bouve College of Health Sciences; and director, Institute on Urban Health Research, Northeastern University "Urban Health and Society: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Research and Practice provides students in public health, urban planning, social work, and other professions with the critical knowledge and practical guidance they need to work as effective members of interdisciplinary teams aimed at studying and addressing urban health problems. Throughout the chapters, the book's attention to community participation, social justice, and equity as well as interdisciplinary research methods make it an invaluable resource." Barbara A. Israel, professor, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan "The book will be of great interest to academics, politicians, planners, and public health professionals attempting to understand or reduce urban health risks, create safe urban environments, and deliver effective and sustainable health services and programs to urban populations." Stephen Lepore, professor and PhD program director, Department of Public Health, Temple University

Author : I. Tabibzadeh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spotlight on the Cities written by I. Tabibzadeh and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: