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University of California Press

Public Health in East and Southeast Asia

by Roger Detels (Editor), Sheena G. Sullivan (Editor), Chorh Chuan Tan (Editor)
Paperback
Price: $47.95 / £40.00
Publication Date: Jun 2012
Edition: 1st Edition
Title Details:
Rights: World
Pages: 360
ISBN: 9780520289833
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Illustrations: 4 b/w photographs, 31 line illustrations, 4 maps, 39 tables
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About the Book

Public Health in East and Southeast Asia presents an overview of the state of public health across this vast region and considers the challenges and prospects for its future advancement. It pays particular attention to how rapid economic progress has brought accelerated change, both demographic and epidemiological, to an area already marked by great heterogeneity in health status and public health systems. In comparative and thematically oriented chapters, leading scholars consider such issues as changes in values and lifestyles, infectious diseases, nutrition, tobacco, chronic diseases, accidents and injury, environmental health, occupational health, the effect of globalization, and health services.

About the Author

Roger Detels is Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases and Chair of Epidemiology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the former president of the International Epidemiological Association. Sheena G. Sullivan is an epidemiologist at the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza and was previously with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Chorh Chuan Tan is President of the National University of Singapore and was previously the Director of Medical Services in Singapore’s Ministry of Health.

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction
    Roger Detels, Sheena G. Sullivan, and Chorh Chuan Tan
2. Changes in Social Values and Lifestyles
    William Lavely
3. Emerging Infectious Diseases in East and Southeast Asia
    Rajesh Bhatia, Jai P. Narain, and Samlee Plianbangchang
4. Nutrition
    Pattanee Winichagoon and Kraisid Tontisirin
5. Tobacco
    Sarah M. McGhee, Tai Hing Lam, and Anthony J. Hedley
6. Chronic Disease
    Thomas Tsang, Ting Hung Leung, Lilian W. C. Wan,
    Binh Y. Goldstein, Donald Maxwell Parkin, Zuo-Feng Zhang,
    Ee Heok Kua, and Sunbaunat Ka
7. Accidents and Injuries
    Wen-Ta Chiu, Lu Pai, and Shin-Han Tsai
8. Environmental Issues in East and Southeast Asia
    Chien-Jen Chen and Ling-I Hsu
9. Occupational Health
    Judy Sng and David Koh
10. Economic Globalization and Public Health in Asia
    Elizabeth A. Jahncke, Saumik Paul, Ramkishen S. Rajan,
    and Adeline Seow
11. Health Services
    U Than Sein and Kumnuan Ungchusak
12. Opportunities and Challenges
    Roger Detels, Sheena G. Sullivan, and Chorh Chuan Tan
    
Contributors
Index

Reviews

“This volume is unique in its comprehensive investigation of the changing face of public health in East and Southeast Asia. The region’s countries have experienced major challenges resulting from colonialism, conflicts, economic and technological development, varying levels of government stability, widening disparities between social classes, uneven distribution of wealth, emerging epidemics, chronic diseases, occupational hazards, and changing health services. All of these issues are ably addressed by the authors, firsthand experts in their respective countries and fields. With its useful summaries and wealth of international sources, it will be an excellent resource for scholars and practitioners seeking an introduction to the region’s complex context and development.”—Chitr Sitthi-amorn, former president, International Epidemiological Association