Griffiths, S.M(ed.)|Tang, J.L(ed.)|Yeoh, E.K(ed.)

Routledge handbook of global public health in Asia - Oxon Routledge 2014 - xxix, 737p.

Explores perspectives on current public health issues in South, Southeast and East Asia. Presents the world's largest and most populous continent public health dynamics. With Asia being a major player in the challenges for improving global public health the text states that, with substantial health inequalities, environmental degradation due to rapid urbanization, higher risks of natural disasters, increasing migration and an aging population, the public health of the Asian population will only improve through global, national, local and individual efforts.

978-0-415-64382-5


Public Health|Medical policy|Asia

RA 525 .R68 2014