Introduction to Global Health Promotion

Experts Examine the State of Global Health and Review the Programs and Interventions That Can Keep the World Healthy

Introduction to Global Health Promotion offers a comprehensive resource that contains a range of global health promotion theories, best practices, prevention strategies, and perspectives on the future of the field. From the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) and with contributions from experts in the field, this important book considers the most challenging public health concerns such as HIV, malaria, heart disease, violence and more.

The contributors offer insights on the current state of the science and a review of the complex issues surrounding a variety of illnesses and health conditions. The text details disease epidemics and the individual, social, institutional, and governmental forces that either stand in the way of or are essential for preventing them.

Introduction to Global Health Promotion is the essential resource that:

Offers a review of the most recent empirical findings and significantapplications of global health models from over 40 noted experts Puts the spotlight on the use of technology in global health prevention and identifies the strategies that have the potential to transform worldwide health practices in the future Presents information on the approaches, programs, and interventions that have proven to work in the global health community

The text′s multidisciplinary approach serves to create a thorough understanding of today′s global health promotion issues.

Chapter 1 State of Global Health
Richard Skolnik

Chapter 2 Global Health Promotion: The State of the Science
David V. McQueen

Chapter 3 Global Health Promotion and the Social Determinants of Health
Kumanan Rasanathan and Alyssa Sharkey

Chapter 4 Models of Health Behavior Change: International Applications
Rick S. Zimmerman, Zhiwen Xiao, Purnima Mehrotra, and Charles Roy

Chapter 5 Two Health Communication Approaches: COMBI and Entertainment Education
Everold N. Hosein, May G. Kennedy, and Sandra de Castro Buffington

Chapter 6 Global Health Promotion (GHP) in the Context of Human Rights
Elvira Beracochea and Lubna Ahmed

Chapter 7 eHealth and Global Health Promotion
Sheana S. Bull, Gretchen Domek, and Deborah Thomas

Chapter 8 Reducing Maternal and Infant Mortality: Meeting a Global Challenge
Padmini Murthy

Chapter 9 Malaria Prevention and Control
Fouzia Farooq and Elke S. Bergman–Leitner

Chapter 10 Global Immunization Initiatives from a Health Promotion Perspective
Marilyn E. Rice, Jon K. Andrus, Virginia Swezy, and Rick S. Zimmerman

Chapter 11 The Evolving Global HIV Pandemic: Epidemiology, Prevention, and Future Priorities
Ralph J. DiClemente, Puja Seth, and Purnima Mehrotra

Chapter 12 Community–Based Risk Communication in Epidemics and Emerging Disease Settings
Renata Schiavo, Karen M. Hilyard, and Ewart C. Skinner

Chapter 13 Non–Communicable Diseases (NCDs): Moving toward Health Promotion
C. James Hospedales, Andre Pascal Kengne, Branka Legetic, and Adriana Blanco Marquizo

Chapter 14 Women s Cancers
Silvana Luciani and Irene Agurto

Chapter 15 Health Promotion in Families and Communities: An Integrated Approach from Latin America and the Caribbean
Fernando Zacarías, Adrián Díaz, Manuel Peña, Adela Páez Jiménez, Leticia Martínez, and Gina Tambini

Chapter 16 Oral Health Promotion
Margaret Scarlett and Gary Kreps

Chapter 17 Adaptation and Implementation of Public Health Innovations in Developing Countries
Bonita Stanton, Xiaoming Li, and Linda Kaljee

Chapter 18 Health Promotion in the Global Setting: The Role of International Organizations and Governments
John Bryant and F. Curtiss Swezy

Chapter 19 The Future of Global Health Promotion
Rick S. Zimmerman, Jon K. Andrus and C. James Hospedales

About the Author

Index

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.