Description
Book SynopsisGiven ongoing worldwide calamities such as famine, natural disasters, and drug abuse, international attention has increasingly focused upon disease detection, prevention, containment, and treatment. Serving an unmet need in the marketplace,
Health Capital and Sustainable Socioeconomic Development highlights mounting evidence of the strong relationship between human capital and socioeconomic development and poses management strategies from international and interdisciplinary sources. With a fresh perspective, scholars and practitioners in the health and sustainable development fields address such issues as healthcare and education, funding for healthcare services, and the impact of legal and political policies on healthcare needs.
An original contribution to the subject, this indispensable reference not only analyzes diverse worldwide health crises and their causes, but also provides insights into effective, pragmatic, and sustainable solutions.
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Table of Contents
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES
The Morality of HIV/AIDS: A Comparison of Russian Orthodox Church and Secular NGO Approaches. Health, Gender, and Religion in a Russian Province in Transition. Collaborative Networks—A Beneficial Perspective on Health Care in Developing Countries. Alcohol: Health Risk and Development Issue. Right to Health and Sustainable Health Development: Improving Psychosocial Strategies in HIV-Related Stress. The Community and Its Telemedicine Program: Mutual Sustainability Issues with a Focus on the United States and Russian Federation. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Convergence in Western Healthcare Systems: Plus Ca Change. The Brain Drain of Health Capital: Iraq as a Case Study. Famine Elimination: A Tangible Step toward Sustainable Development. Health SWAps: For a Sustainable Development of Healthcare Systems in Low-Income Countries. Global Health Capital and Sustainable Socioeconomic Development. Implementation of a Hospital Information System in Lithuania: Implications for the Role of Nursing.
Healthcare in the United States: A Matter of Right or Privilege? LEGAL AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT
Social and Economic Benefits of Ending the ‘‘War on Drugs.’’ Salud Para Todo: Cuba’s Revolutionary Approach toward Fulfillment of the Right to Health. Looking for More Inclusive and Sustainable Health Policies: The Role of Participation. Healthcare for Children in Sub-Saharan Africa—A Gordian Knot? Catastrophic Opportunity: Public Health Emergencies, Healthcare Infrastructure, and Human Rights.
Which Policies Effectively Enable Smoking Cessation? The Role of Risk Perception in the European Union. Dealing with Healthcare Security: Catastrophic Health and Drug Expenditures in Nicaragua. Disparities in Health, Disparities in Law: The Global Potential of Individual Advocacy. Taking a Human Rights Approach to Healthcare Commercialization. Index.
