Author: Michael Merson

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 755

ISBN-13: 0763729671

In this text for graduate students in various disciplines who are studying international public health, the author focuses on conditions in low- and middle-income countries, occasionally making reference to high-income countries. He suggests approaches for fostering public health, and discusses future challenges for health promotion and disease prevention around the world. The text can also be used as a reference by those working in government agencies, international health and development agencies, and NGOs.