{"product_id":"9781493966264","title":"Global Handbook on Noncommunicable Diseases and Health Promotion","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGlobal Handbook on Noncommunicable Diseases and Health Promotion\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMcQueen, David V.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlobal Handbook on Noncommunicable Diseases and Health Promotion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid V. McQueen, editor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A scan of health challenges around the globe readily brings to mind a range of infectious illnesses, from HIV to influenza. Yet chronic non-contagious conditions--heart disease, asthma, diabetes, cancer--are more prevalent, and their rates soaring, across the developed and developing worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The \u003ci\u003eGlobal Handbook on Noncommunicable Diseases and Health Promotion\u003c\/i\u003e is an important resource for understanding and approaching chronic illnesses and their prevention. This timely text balances theory and strategies to provide an integrative context for health-affecting behaviors regarding tobacco use, food choices, and physical activity. Coverage expands on current medical\/clinical public health perspectives, arguing that closer attention to social context is crucial to better use of health resources and more relevant preventive efforts. Possible roles for hospitals, the workplace, government agencies, NGOs, and other institutions are analyzed, as is the potential for addressing larger underlying health factors (e.g., inequities and poverty) at the societal level. Topics covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe nature of causality: beyond traditional evidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearning from the social sciences in chronic disease health promotion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContextual factors in health and illness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding and applying a social determinants of health framework for addressing NCDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublic health, NCDs, health promotion and business partnering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNCDs and civil society: a history and a roadmap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the authors of the \u003ci\u003eGlobal Handbook on Noncommunicable Diseases and Health Promotion\u003c\/i\u003e make abundantly clear, opportunities are as numerous as the issues, and researchers and graduate students in global public health, health promotion, and chronic disease epidemiology will find these chapters positive and realistic.p\u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-09-16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781493966264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4614-7594-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 254.0cm x178.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 481.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44477510058124,"sku":"9781493966264","price":197.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781493966264.jpg?v=1757551440","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781493966264","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}