Introduction to Global Health Promotion

Introduction to Global Health Promotion addresses a breadth and depth of public health topics that students and emerging professionals in the field must understand as the world's burden of disease changes with non-communicable diseases on the rise in low- and middle-income countries as their middle class populations grow. Now more than ever, we need to provide health advocacy and intervention to prevent, predict, and address emerging global health issues. This new text from the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) prepares readers with thorough and thoughtful chapters on global health promotion theories, best practices, and perspectives on the future of the field, from the individual to the global level.

The world's biggest health care challenges―including HIV, malaria, heart disease, smoking, and violence, among others―are explored in detail in Introduction to Global Health Promotion. The state of the science, including the latest empirical data, is distilled into 19 chapters that update readers on the complex issues surrounding a variety of illnesses and conditions, and disease epidemics and individual, social, institutional, and governmental barriers to preventing them. Expert authors bring to the fore human rights issues, new uses of technology, and practical application of theory. These perspectives, along with the book's multidisciplinary approach, serve to create a well-rounded understanding of global health today.

Learn more from the Editors of Introduction to Global Health Promotion here.

EDITORS

RICK S. ZIMMERMAN, PHD, is a Professor and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Nursing at the University of Missouri—St. Louis.

RALPH J. DICLEMENTE, PHD, is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Public Health and Associate Director, Emory Center for AIDS Research.

JON K. ANDRUS, MD, is Executive Vice President of the Sabin Vaccine Institute and Director of the Vaccine Advocacy and Education (VAE) program.

EVEROLD N. HOSEIN, PHD, is a Senior Communication Advisor-Consultant for the World Health Organization and Communication Consultant for the United Nations Children's Fund.

SOCIETY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION (SOPHE) is the leading international professional association for health education professionals, faculty, and students. Founded in 1950, SOPHE is the only independent, professional organization devoted exclusively to health education and health promotion in all settings.