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This book presents some of the most important public health topics to be faced in the 21st Century. The authors do not only analyse the challenges, but also propose solutions to researchers, practitioners and policy makers. Urbanisation is an on-going process throughout the world today. It has a profound impact on people's lives and health status. The globalisation of markets, increased use of communication and new information technologies are the driving forces behind this process. By 2025 it is estimated that about 60 percent of the world's population and 83 percent of Europeans will live in urban centers. Migration and immigration have an impact on social inequalities in health. Achieving good health is one of the major concerns of contemporary societies. Therefore future public health policy, practice and research have to focus not only on factors causing disease and injuries (pathogenesis), but also on factors promoting health (salutogenesis). Most of the chapters of the book refl

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Book category Books in English Medicine Medicine: general issues Public health & preventive medicine

• Full title: Urbanisation & Health
• Subtitle: New Challenges in Health Promotion & Prevention
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 368
• EAN: 9788274772083
• ISBN: 9788274772083
• ID: 06441490
• Publisher: Oslo Academic Press
• Weight: 1016 g
• Dimensions: 240 × 177 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. December 2005

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