public health

A comprehensive overview of pandemics and their influence on global health that examines major types of infectious agents and modes of transmission, worldwide pandemics and attempts to control them, outbreaks and methods of fighting them, and other related topics.

An exploration of the public health and disease that provides information on the history of public health, international organizations, financial and legal aspects of health care, noncommunicable and communicable diseases, research, treatments, and more.

Describes the World Health Organization, why it was formed, what it does, and what future problems it anticipates solving.

Examines health, its maintenance and enemies, medical treatment, infections and diseases.

Discusses the politics of the war against drugs in the United States, arguing that the policies of fear traditionally used have failed to control the problem, and urging reforms that will emphasize dialogue and deliberation, with force and punishment as a last resort.

Provides an overview of global health issues, as well as the health problems that arise from economic and social situations in particular parts of the world, and explores the work of the World Health Organization.