Critical Epidemiology and the People's Health

ISBN-13: 9780190492786 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 280 str.

Jaime Breilh

Recenzje

Jaime Breilh must be praised for calling attention to culture in disciplinary transformation by underscoring how the contribution of indigenous knowledge and thinking complements academic critical thinking. As we continue to advance our knowledge and methods in epidemiology and public health in diverse and multicultural contexts, this book offers a timely and much needed intellectual breeze of fresh air for our critical thinking and approaches in addressing and solving population health problems for years to come.

O autorze

Jaime Breilh, MD, PhD, is Director of the Collective Health Research Center and Laboratories (CILABSalud) and former rector (2016-2018) at the Andean University of Ecuador (UASB-E); and former President of the Ecuadorian Academy of Medicine (2014-2016). Dr. Breilh is internationally recognized as one of the founders of Latin American critical epidemiology and the Latin American Movement of Social Medicine/Collective Health. His work has been lauded for its groundbreaking contributions to the understanding of the social determinants of health, critical health theory, and alternative research methodology. Various universities have nominated him as honorary professor. He has been granted academic awards by the International Students Organization, University of California San Diego (2004); the Peter Wall Advanced Studies Institute, University of British Columbia (2012); the National Congress of Students of Ecuador (2018); and the Rector's Award, University of Antioquia, Colombia (2018).