TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 29, Issue 4 (2008)
Articles |
National Public Health Institutes — Commentaries |
The Federation's Pages |
Book Review |
Letters
Global Health
Editorial: An Inquiry in the Name of "Global Health" FREE
Phyllis Freeman and Anthony Robbins
J Public Health Pol 29: 379-382; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.38
In the Name of Global Health: Trends in Academic Institutions FREE
Is global health about improving health worldwide, reducing disparities, and protection of societies against global threats that disregard national borders? The authors discuss distinctions among academic programs in tropical medicine, international health, or global health and call for new clarity and better collaboration across institutions.
Sarah B Macfarlane, Marian Jacobs and Ephata E Kaaya
J Public Health Pol 29: 383-401; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.25
Commentary: Definitions of Global Health – The 2005 PBS Series Rx for Survival's Approach
Linda Harrar
J Public Health Pol 29: 402-403; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.26
Commentary: Global Health Acquires a Meaning Different from International Health
Philip Hilts
J Public Health Pol 29: 404-405; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.27
Articles
Tobacco Farmers and Tobacco Manufacturers: Implications for Tobacco Control in Tobacco-Growing Developing Countries
Can studies about the politics of tobacco, particularly alliances between farmers and the manufacturers of tobacco products help frame effective control policies?
Alison Snow Jones, W David Austin, Robert H Beach and David G Altman
J Public Health Pol 29: 406-423; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.37
Imprisoned Women's Concepts of Health and Illness: The Implications for Policy on Patient and Public Involvement in Healthcare
By studying how women prisoners in the United Kingdom were able to contribute to research about women's health needs, these authors found that this population is able to contribute to research – and to policies to improve health of women more generally.
Emma Plugge, Nicola Douglas and and Ray Fitzpatrick
J Public Health Pol 29: 424-439; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.32
The Need for an Evidence-Based Approach to Controlling Opium Production in Afghanistan
These Canadian authors suggest that there are ways to overcome serious blind spots in how the countries engaged in Afghanistan formulate policy to control opium production.
Daniel Werb, Thomas Kerr, Julio Montaner and Evan Wood
J Public Health Pol 29: 440-448; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.29
National Public Health Institutes — Commentaries
Institutional Development for Public Health: Learning the Lessons, Renewing the Commitment
Two former WHO leaders from Mexico opine on what the world, globalizing rapidly, can learn about public health leadership.
Julio Frenk and Miguel Ángel González-Block
J Public Health Pol 29: 449-458; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.35
NPHI Creation: Lessons Learned and Future Directions
Sue Binder, Lola E Adigun and Allison L Greenspan
J Public Health Pol 29: 459-466; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.33
The Federation's Pages
WFPHA World Federation of Public Health Associations www.wfpha.org FREE
J Public Health Pol 29: 467-473; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.36
Book Review
Doubt is their Product: How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens your Health, by David Michaels
David Gee
J Public Health Pol 29: 474-476; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.31
Letters
The Paradox of China's Health Workforces: Oversupply vs. Scarcity
Guoqing Hu, Lingling Zhang and Zhenqiu Sun
J Public Health Pol 29: 477-479; doi:10.1057/jphp.2008.28
