Critical issues in global health / C. Everett Koop, Clarence E. Pearson, M. Roy Schwarz [editors] ; foreword by Jimmy Carter.

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2001], ©2001.

xxvi, 472 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Pt.1. Countries, continents, and the world. The future of the world's health -- Africa -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Eastern Mediterranean region -- Europe -- Western Pacific -- People's Republic of China -- India -- Russian Federation -- United States -- Mexico -- Canada. pt. 2. The organizational landscape in global health. Infectious diseases -- Chronic disease -- Mental health -- Tropical diseases -- The outlook for eradicating AIDS -- Future worldwide health effects of current smoking patterns -- Tobacco control -- Environmental and occupational health -- Environmental health --Family and reproductive health -- Maternal and child health -- Midwifery -- Building the capacity of schools to improve health -- Women's health -- Undernutrition -- The nutritional crisis to come -- Population and health -- Interpersonal violence -- Terrorism -- Urban health -- Biomedical research in the next century -- The role and potential of health services research -- Reinventing medicine and public health -- Integrative medicine -- Health promotion, health education, and disease prevention -- The role of communication and advertising -- Effective communication as the path to ideal health -- Changes associated with aging -- The relationship between oceans and human health -- Careers in public health and medical care. pt. 3. Organizations, management, leadership, and partnerships. Shaping the future of health through global partnerships -- The role of governments -- The role of business -- The role of the nonprofit sector -- Business in partnership with the nonprofit sector -- The nonprofit sector in partnership with government -- Philanthropy and global health equity -- The role of public health associations -- The mandate : transformational leadership.

Includes bibliographical references and index.