The Palgrave handbook of global health data for policy. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Handbook of global health data for policy
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Sarah B. Macfarlane and Carla AbouZa.
• Editors: Macfarlane, Sarah B; Abou Zahr, Carla
• Contents: Preface.- Foreword.- Part I Global Health Data for Policy and Practice.- 1 National Health Systems for Generating and Managing Data for Health.- 2 Indicators for Monitoring Health Targets.- 3 Challenges in Shaping Health Policy with Data.- 4 Challenges in Shaping Health Programmes with Data.- 5 Measure, Inform, Build: Enabling Data-Driven Government Policymaking.- Part II Major Sources of Global Health Data.- 6 The Population Census: Counting People because They Count.- 7 Civil Registration and Vital Statistics: A Unique Source of Data for Policy.- 8 National Household Surveys: Collecting Data Where People Live.- 9 Health Management Information Systems: Backbone of the Health System.- 10 Public Health Surveillance: A Vital Alert and Response Function.- Part III Specialised Systems for Global Health Data.- 11 Tracking Health Resources Using National Health Accounts.- 12 Data to Monitor and Manage the Health Workforce.- 13 Mortality Data in Service of Conflict-Affected Populations.- 14 Climate Matters in Health Decision-Making.- 15 Advancing Health Policy Using a Geographic Approach.- Part IV Methods for Collecting and Analyzing Global Health Data.- 16 Seeking Insight: Using Qualitative Data for Policymaking.- 17 Describing Dynamic Populations: Demographic Data Methods.- 18 Epidemiology for Policy and Programme Management.- 19 Health Economics: Tools to Measure and Maximize Programme Impact.- 20 Tracking Health Outcomes in Space and Time: Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Methods.- 21 Global Health Estimates: Modelling and Predicting Health Outcomes.- Part V Principles and Policies for Managing Global Health Data.- 22 A Matter of Trust: Data Quality and Information Integrity.- 23 Opening Data for Global Health.- 24 Principles and Ethics of Collecting and Managing Health Data.- 25 Global Health Data: An Unfinished Agenda.- Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 610.285; Medical care -- Statistics -- Databases; Medical informatics -- International cooperation; Public health -- International cooperation; Globalization -- Health aspects; HEALTH & FITNESS / Holism; HEALTH & FITNESS / Reference; MEDICAL / Alternative Medicine; MEDICAL / Atlases; MEDICAL / Essays; MEDICAL / Family & General Practice; MEDICAL / Holistic Medicine; MEDICAL / Osteopathy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137549846
• Related ISBNs: 113754984X; 9781137549839
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 08, 2019).
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