The General Editor for the Encyclopedia of Global Health will be Yawei Zhang, M.D., Ph.D. from Yale University. She teaches in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences and is well known for her research in products that have been known to cause certain types of cancer. Her international background, as well as holding an M.D. degree makes her an ideal candidate to take the editorial role for this project. She is also very well connected within her department at Yale and with faculty at Johns Hopkins Univ. – the two programs are the leading centers for Global Health research in the U.S.
"The impact of health issues is complex, vast, and diverse-from the
health effects of global warming to new strains of infectious
diseases. Encompassing four volumes and containing more than 1200
articles, this comprehensive, interdisciplinary A-to-Z encyclopedia
examines nearly 20 topics ranging from children′s, men′s, and
women′s health to diseases, procedures and therapies, and research.
Coverage is global: the set gives various countries′ health
statuses and compares the mortality rates of infectious and
noncommunicable diseases in both developing and developed
countries. Additionally, there are biographies of major doctors and
researchers; profiles of medical institutions, organizations, and
corporations; descriptions of drugs and operations; and articles on
national health policies. The articles, written by scholars and by
general editor Zhang (environmental health sciences, Yale Sch. of
Public Health), each range from one to three pages in length and
include clear and well-organized descriptions of conditions.
Helpful See also references to other articles, bibliographies with
extensive online references, a glossary of health definitions,
thorough bibliographic citations, and indexes complete the text.
BOTTOM LINE A useful, one-stop reference for health professionals
and the general population alike that speaks to important changes
and issues in global health; a foundation of knowledge essential
for any library."
—Library Journal
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