Global public health and disease control sourcebook : provides basic consumer health Information about understanding the importance of global public health, strategies, and noncommunicable disease control; how the various diseases and environmental factors affect public health and the public health promotion, emergency preparedness, and disease prevention; along with helpful information about public health across the globe, and a glossary of related terms and a directory of related resources / edited by Kevin Hayes.

Includes bibliographies and index.

PART 1: OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH. Major health challenges for the next decade ; Determinants of health and disease ; Measuring global health ; Health - associated human development ; Disability ; Understanding the impact of an aging society

PART 2: GLOBAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE THREATS AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Globalization and infectious disease ; The global impact of Tuberculosis ; Global HIV/AIDS overview ; Public health challenge for Malaria control and elimination ; Major infectious disease threats : --Ebola, Zika, Dengue, Pneumococcal, MERS, SARS, COVID-19, Seasonal and pandemic Influenza : Why neglected tropical diseases still matter ; Diarrheal diseases in developing countries

PART 3: NONCOMMUNICABLE CHRONIC DISEASES OF THE 21ST CENTURY. Global atlas on cardiovascular disease risk factors ; Global cancer facts ; The burden of chronic respiratory diseases ; Diabetes ; Metabolic Syndrome ; Mapping global mental health Tobacco use: A modifiable risk factor for NCD ; Global burden of disease attributed to alcohol and substance use

PART 4: ENVIRONMENTAL, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND GLOBAL HEALTH. Adverse impacts of human activity on environment ; Climate change and health ; Global environmental health and sustainable development ; The critical role of safe water and sanitation in improving health systems ; Bioterrorism: an emerging public health threat ; The global threat of antimicrobial resistance

PART 5: PUBLIC HEALTH PROMOTION, DISEASE PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. Global health in the context of the sustainable development goals ; Role of epidemiology in the public health: zoonotic disease ; Strengthening global immunization systems ; Prioritizing noncommunicable disease prevention and treatment in global health ; Reducing the global burden of injuries and violence ; Research and development needs in global health ; Technology and the future of public health Global health security: prevent, detect, and respond to global health threats ; International health regulations: Enhancing global health capacity.

"Provides basic consumer information on global public health, infectious diseases that affect global public health, environmental pollutants that affect global public health, and precautions to control these global infections. Includes an index and a directory of organizations for additional help and information"-- Publisher's site

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