This book explores the pivotal role played by technology over the past decade in advancing global public health and health care. At present, the global community faces unprecedented healthcare challenges fueled by an aging population, rising rates of chronic disease, and persistent health disparities. New technologies and advancements have the potential to extend the reach of health professionals while improving quality and efficiency of service delivery and reducing costs within the public and the private health systems. The chapters highlight the barriers faced by the global healthcare workforce in using technology to promote health and human rights of communities:
Role of Digital Health, mHealth, and Low-Cost Technologies in Advancing Universal Health Coverage in Emerging Economies Telehealth and Homecare Agencies Technology and the Practice of Health Education in Conflict Zones The Worldwide Digital Divide and Access to Healthcare Technology Technology for Creating Better Professional Teams to Strengthen Healthcare Systems Global Public Health Disaster Management and Technology
As a resource on the evolution of technology as a valuable and integral component in the promotion and practice of public health and health care, with a focus on SDG 3 targets, Technology and Global Public Health should engage students, instructors, practitioners, and other professionals interested in public health, universal health care, health technology, digital health, and health equity.
Dr. Murthy has been a respected leader and mentor on scientific health-related matters within the UN system for many years. Her book develops a theoretical system connecting concepts that have coined global public health with the rapid development of technology, all with the focus to achieve Sustainable Development Goal number three, within the time frame set by World Leaders.
- Henry L. Mac-Donald, Former Permanent Representative of Suriname to the United Nations
Edited by:
Padmini Murthy,
Amy Ansehl
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 1st ed. 2020
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Weight: 652g
ISBN: 9783030463571
ISBN 10: 3030463575
Pages: 388
Publication Date: 23 October 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface: Padmini Murthy, MD MPH, FAMWA, FRSPH, and Amy Ansehl, RN MSNFNP-BC, DNP Part I: Reflections Space and Global Health Camille Wardrop Alleyne MSc, EdD Universal Health Coverage in Japan: Leveraging Technologies to Ensure Equitable, Affordable, and Quality Health Care for All Satoshi Ezoe MD, MPH, PhD Georgia’s Success Towards Universal Health Coverage Mariam Jashi MD, MPH, MPA. Tamar Tchelidze MD, MPH Women, Girls, and STEM Roya Mahboob, MBA Role of New Media in Advancing Gender Equality Wale Idris Ajibade, PhD Part II: Technology in Advancing Health: Meeting Sustainable Development Goal 3 Targets 1. Role of Digital Health, mHealth, and Low-Cost Technologies in Advancing Universal Health Coverage in Emerging Economies Padmini Murthy MD, MPH FAMWA, FRSPH and Mahtab Naji MD 2. Social Media and the Practice of Public Health Amy Ansehl, DNP, FNP-BC and Jessica Ansehl, MBA 3. The Role of Technology in Women’s Empowerment and Well-Being and Addressing Gender-Based Violence Padmini Murthy MD, MPH, FAMWA, FRSPH and Jonathan Ogulnick, BA, MusB 4. Telehealth and Homecare Agencies Dr. Amy Ansehl, DNP, FNP-BC, Timothy Leddy, MBA 5. Health Transformation in Saudi Arabia via Connected Health Technologies Hebah Abdulaziz Elgibreen, PhD 6. Simple Technology for Menstrual Hygiene Management: A Case Study from Northern Ethiopia Shewaye Belay MSc, Freweini Mebrahtu BSc, Anne Sebert Kuhlmann PhD, Amanuel Haile MD, L. Lewis Wall MD, DPhil. 7. Technology and the Practice of Health Education in Conflict Zones Kamiar Alaei, MD, MPH, MS, DrPH, Mst; Arash Alaei, MD 8. Law, Technology, and Public Health Denise Scotto, Esq. 9. mHealth for Better Quality of Life, Healthier Lifestyles, and More Meaningful Lives Aishwarya Narasimhadevara, MA, and Renuka Rambhatla, MPH 10. Digital Health Transforming Health Care in Rural and Remote Australia Professor Christine C Bennett AO MBBS; MPaed; FRACP and Uma Srinivasan PhD 11. Telehealth and Traumatic Brain Injury Shana De Caro, Esq. 12. Leveraging Technology for Attaining Sustainable Development Goal 3: The Road Ahead Gopal Sankaran, MD, DrPH, MNAMS, CHES Part III: Types of Innovative Technology in Health Care 13. Technology vs. Mercury: The Metal that Scars Civilization Diane E. Heck, Laurie B. Joseph, Padmini Murthy, Amy Ansehl, Yi-Hua Jan, Gabriella Composto Wahler, and Hong-Duck Kim 14. Trafficking, Technology, and Public Health: The Malignant Malady of Modern Slavery Melissa Jane Kronfeld, MS, M.S., PhD 15. The Worldwide Digital Divide and Access to Healthcare Technology Irene M. Wohlman, PhD 16. Technology for Creating Better Professional Teams to Strengthen Healthcare Systems Elvira Beracochea MD, MPH and Aaron Pied MPM 17. Global Public Health Disaster Management and Technology Erica L. Nelson, MD, PhM, Nirma D. Bustamante, MD and Sean M. Kivlehan, MD, MPH 18. Employing Data Science Technologies Towards Shaping a Sustainably Healthy Future: The Efforts in Contemporary Taiwan Chih-Wei Chen FRGS 19. Telemedicine in India and Its Impact on Public Health Radha Ramana Murthy Gokula, MD 20. The Role of Technology in Sustainable Development Goal Performance in Taiwan Joyce Tsung-Hsi Wang MD, PhD 21. Reducing the Burden of Oral Diseases Through Technology David Alexander BDS, MSc, DDPH, Ramon Baez, DDS, MPH, Prathip Phantumvanit, DDS, MSc 22. Future and Impact of Rehabilitation Robotics on Post-Stroke Care and RecoveryAnindo Roy, PhD, Prasad Mavuduri, MSc, MBA Epilogue: Padmini Murthy, MD, MPH, FAMWA, FRSPH, and Amy Ansehl, RN, MSNFNP-BC, DNP
Padmini Murthy, MD, MPH, MS, FAMWA, FRSPH, is professor and global health director at New York Medical College, School of Health Sciences and Practice, in Valhalla, New York, USA. Dr. Murthy is Medical Women’s International Associations Secretary - General and NGO representative to the United Nations. She is also Global Health lead of American Medical Women’s Association and a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine. Amy Ansehl, DNP, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, is associate dean for Student Experience at New York Medical College, School of Health Sciences and Practice, in Valhalla, New York, USA. She is a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine and Chairperson of the Visiting Nurse Service Westchester Foundation.
Reviews for Technology and Global Public Health
This well-written book looks at various technologies and their impact in healthcare. It can be useful for medical practitioners, healthcare workers, students, and computer science and engineering faculty members. (S. Ramakrishnan, Computing Reviews, June 1, 2022)
