Public Health Challenges in Contemporary China : An Interdisciplinary Perspective

Public Health Challenges in Contemporary China : An Interdisciplinary Perspective edited by MD. Nazrul Islam - 1st ed. - Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016 - 1 recurso en línea (XIV, 122 p.) 6 ilustraciones en color

Libro electrónico de la colección compartida por las bibliotecas de la Red Laureate a través de la plataforma Springer

Introduction -- Challenges to Health Service System in China: Institutional and financial reforms -- Food safety Challenges in China -- Challenge of Population Ageing on Health -- Integrating Chinese Medicine in public health: Contemporary trend and challenges -- State-Religion Partnership: Delivery of Eldercare in Asia -- Substance Abuse and Its Prevention and Treatment in Macao -- Development of Healthcare Social Work in China.

This book addresses contemporary public health challenges in China from an interdisciplinary perspective. These challenges include health service system, population ageing, food safety, substance abuse and its prevention and treatment, Buddhist delivery of elderly care, the development of professional healthcare social work, and the integration of Chinese Medicine in public health. The book brings together top-notch scholars, academics and professionals in each of these research areas to explore and reveal the complex and challenging task of addressing health-related issues in China. Md. Nazrul Islam is Assistant Professor at the United International College, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University, Zhuhai, China. He teaches courses on Sociology and Public Health and do research on Ayurveda and Chinese Herbal Medicine.

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