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Health, illness and wellbeing:: perspectives and social determinants Perspectives and Social Determinants.

Langue : Anglais

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Couverture de l’ouvrage Health, illness and wellbeing:: perspectives and social determinants
Health, Illness and Wellbeing: Perspectives and Social Determinants introduces students to the important ideas that underlie the field of public health today. Written for beginning students, it provides an overview of the forces and trends that combine to shape the health of individuals, communities, and populations, within a conceptual framework of determinants of health. The book examines the biological, environmental, social, cultural and economic determinants of health, within the context of their causes and interrelationships. It is structured to enable students to understand and reflect upon health
1. Health, Illness and Well-being: An Introduction. PART 1 PERSPECTIVES OF HEALTH, ILLNESS AND WELL-BEING. 2. Introduction to Pathogens and Impacts on Health and Illness. 3. Introduction to Epidemiology. 4. Human Genetics and Inheritance: Biological, Social, Cultural and Environmental Perspective. 5. Chronic Illness and the Genome. 6. Ageing and health: Biological, social and environmental perspectives. 7. Introduction to Health Promotion. 8. Anthropogenic Change and Human Health. 9. Climate Change: Drivers and Health Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for the Health Sector. 10. Health and the Living Environment. PART 2 SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, ILLNESS AND WELL-BEING. 11. Social Determinants of Health: Historical Developments and Global Implications. 12. Health as a Social Construct. 13. Health throughout the Life Course. 14. Language, Culture, and Health. 15. Deviance, Difference, and Stigma as Social Determinants of Health. 16. Health and the Media. 17. Health and Social Justice. 18. The Economics of Health and Disease. 19. The Social Determinants and the Health Care System.
Professor Pranee Liamputtong, Personal Chair in Public Health at the School of Public Health, La Trobe University. Pranee has a particular interest in issues related to cultural and social influences on childbearing, childrearing and women's reproductive and sexual health. She has published books and a large number of papers in these areas. Dr Rebecca Fanany, Lecturer in the School of Public Health, La Trobe University. Her research interests include the ways in which health is conceptualised; the interaction between language, culture, religion and health practices; and health status in the context of social and cultural change. Dr Glenda Verrinder, Senior Lecturer in the La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University. Her current teaching, research and publications reflect her interest in population health with respect to health promotion and ecological sustainability.

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