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Author Sykes, Helen.

Title Health / edited by Helen Sykes
Published Albert Park, Vic. : Future Leaders, 2011

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 W'PONDS  613 Syk/Hea  AVAILABLE
Description iv, 279 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents The future of global health / Gutsav Nossal -- Chronic disease and public health / Margo Honeyman and Leonard Harrison -- Influenza / Anne Kelso -- Control and eradication of malaria: past, present and future / Graham Brown -- Child health / Fiona Stanley -- Why adolescent health matters / Susan Sawyer and George Patton -- Aboriginal Health / Jonanthan Carapetis -- Rural health: problems, prevention and positive outcomes / Lauren Rickards -- The changing brain / Michael Valenzuela -- Climate change: human health impacts past present and future / Tony McMichael -- Educating doctors about health promotion and preventive care / Leon Piterman -- Health Systems in the 21st century :evolution or revoluation? / Ed Byrne
Summary "The first part, written by leading academics and researchers, covers health policy, chronic disease, climate change and health,the education of doctors, child and adolescent health, indigenous health, ageing and health, mental health, rural health, global health and the control and eradication of malaria. The second part of the book features writing by young people, entrants in the future leaders wriiting prize"--Back cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Also freely available via WWW
Subject Health education.
Health.
Medicine, Preventive.
Public health.
Well-being.
SUBJECT Australia. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326
Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315
Author Sykes, Helen, editor
ISBN 0980332052 (paperback)
9780980332056 (paperback)