Public Health and Beyond in Latin America and the Caribbean: Reflections from the Field

ISBN-13: 9780367440763 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 216 str.

Sherri L. Porcelain

Opis

Public Health and Beyond in Latin America and the Caribbean: Reflections from the Field explores the diverse and complex public health landscape, from global to regional to local, by considering historical and socio-cultural factors to contextualize the ongoing public health crisis.

Spis treści

0. Introduction  1. Public Health  2. Development and Public Health  3. Globalization and Public Health  4. Disasters, Climate Crisis, and Public Health  5. Public Health Diplomacy  6. Public Health Security  7. Conclusion – Public Health and Beyond: Case Study of SARS-CoV-2

O autorze

Sherri L. Porcelain is a Lecturer in the Department of International Studies at the University of Miami where she teaches global public health in world affairs with focus on Latin America and the Caribbean for the International Studies Program. She has also been a voluntary faculty member in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the university since 1988.