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Format: X, 255 p. 21 illus., 17 illus. in color. , online resource.

Edition: 1st ed. 2024.

ISBN: 9783031605024

Series Statement: Integrated Science, 22

Content: This book presents a unique overview of significant disparities in health, which exist within complex and multifaceted contexts across different regions. In the twenty-first century, global health inequity presents substantial health challenges, encompassing diverse and interconnected ramifications across socioeconomic, cultural, and political dimensions. Additionally, it thoroughly explores the interconnected and multifaceted underlying factors that are widespread in developing nations. The book puts forth essential and comprehensive recommendations that call for collaborative efforts at multiple levels, including global, national, and local, to identify and address issues effectively.

Note: Part 1. "Addressing Global Health Inequity: Enhancing Access to Treatments and Resources" -- 1. Infectious Diseases and Global Health Inequity. Shuvra Kanti Dey, Nadim Sharif (Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh) -- 2. Global Disparities in HIV/AIDS Treatment. Tapen Sinha (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico) -- 3. The inequity of Cancer Treatment Services in Kenya. Francis Wambalaba (United States International University-Africa, Kenya) -- 4. Addressing health care inequity for people with Severe Mental Disorders: Integrating physical activity therapies and professionals into mental health. Diego Munguia-Izquierdo & Álvaro López-Moral, Camilo López-Sánchez, Ismael Asad-Cabrera, Jesús Borrueco-Sánchez, Javier Bueno-Antequera. (Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain) -- 5. Covid-19 Lessons and Medical Inequalities in Africa. Omar Abdiqani (Somalia Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, Somalia) -- 6. A review of global inequities inCOVID-19 vaccination access and uptake. Alessandro Siani (University of Portsmouth, UK) -- 7. Isoperimetric control inequality: Application to the management of limited resources in times of pandemics. Ilias Elmouki, Ling Zhong, Abdelilah Jraifi, and Aziz Darouichi. (Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco) -- Part 2. "Striving for Health Equity: Challenges and Resolutions" -- 8. Clean Water Inequality in Africa. Daniel Jinnefält (MediTec International FairLife Group, United Arab Emirates) -- 9. Global Nutrition Landscape: Exploring Dietary Data Gaps in Relationship to Health Inequity. Yutong Chen, Bingjie Zhou, Elena N. Naumova (Tufts University, US) -- 10. Revealing Health Disparities with Big Data and Visual Analytics: from Individual Attributes to Global Patterns in Nutritional Surveillance. Bingjie Zhou, Yutong Chen, Elena N. Naumova (Tufts University, US) -- 11. Women's Care in Kenya: Socioeconomic and Cultural Barriers. Akosa Wambalaba (United States International University-Africa, Kenya) -- 12. Addressing Gender Health Inequity: Bridging the Gap in Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights for Young Girls. Ni Komang Yuni Rahyani (Research Director at Ministry of Health, Indonesia) -- 13. Health Equity for the Tribal Minority: Issues from Indochina. Rujittika Mungmunpuntipantip (Private Academic Consultant - Bangkok, Thailand) -- 14. Healthcare Disparities in Latinos Living in the U.S. Frank Cardenas (CSULA, US) -- 15. Challenges of the U.S. healthcare regulations in lessening health disparities. Mark Simonian (CSULA, US) -- 16. Inequity vs Inequality in One Health: Inching towards a Sustainable & Equitable Ecosystem. Sandul Yasobant (Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar, India).

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Language: English

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-60502-4

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-60502-4

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Format: 1 online resource (257 pages)

Edition: First edition.

ISBN: 9783031605024

Series Statement: Integrated Science Series ; Volume 22

Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction to the Landscape of Global Health Inequity -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 General Observations -- 1.2 Organization of the Book -- 2 Global Disparities in Treatments and Resources -- 2.1 Global Epidemics and Health Inequity -- 2.2 Global Pandemics and Health Inequity -- 3 Striving for Health Equity: Challenges and Resolutions -- 3.1 Clean Water Access and Nutrition -- 3.2 Health Equity for Women and Minority -- 3.3 Mental Health and Health Inequity -- 3.4 Striving Toward Global Health Equity: Building a Sustainable and Equitable Ecosystem -- 4 Conclusion -- 5 Core Messages -- References -- 2 Infectious Diseases and Global Health Inequity -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Infectious Diseases Affecting the Global Health -- 2.1 Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health -- 2.2 COVID-19 and Economic Crisis -- 2.3 COVID-19 and Inequality -- 3 Infectious Diseases and Inequality -- 4 Facts of Real World Health Inequity -- 4.1 Maternal and Child Mortality as an Indicator of Health Inequity -- 4.2 Life Expectancy and Health Inequities Varies Between Cities and Countries -- 4.3 Disease of Poverty -- 5 Health Equity for Health Security -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Global Disparities in HIV/AIDS Treatment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Historical Background -- 3 How the Global Pandemic of HIV/AIDS Unfolded -- 4 The African Story of HIV/AIDS -- 5 Global Political Economy of Pharmaceuticals -- 6 The Political Economy of HIV/AIDS in a Developing Country -- 7 HIV: Vaccine Versus Treatment -- 8 National and International Initiatives Against HIV/AIDS -- 9 Rich Countries Have Other Levers -- 10 Conclusions -- References -- 4 The Inequity of Cancer Treatment Services in Kenya -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cancer Treatment Inequity: Demand Side Issues -- 2.1 Socioeconomic Barriers -- 2.2 Cultural Barriers -- 2.3 Transportation and Geographic Barriers. , 2.4 Limited Health Literacy -- 3 Cancer Treatment Inequity: Supply Side Issues -- 3.1 Cancer Screening and Treatment Constraints -- 3.2 Resource Constraints -- 3.3 Medical Personnel Constraints -- 4 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- 5 COVID-19 Lessons and Medical Inequities in Africa -- 1 Introduction -- 2 COVID-19 and Healthcare Landscape in Africa -- 3 African Responses to COVID-19 -- 3.1 Healthcare and Economic Inequities -- 3.2 Access to Vaccines and Treatment -- 3.3 Roles of Governments and NGOs -- 4 COVID-19 Lessons in Africa -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 6 A Review of Global Inequities in COVID-19 Vaccination Access and Uptake -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Global Disparities in Diagnosis and Data Collection -- 3 Impact of the Global Inequities in Vaccine Distribution and Access -- 4 Economic and Geopolitical Factors Influencing Vaccination Access -- 5 Vaccine Hesitancy, Cultural Influence and Misinformation -- 6 Global Initiatives and Collaborations -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- 7 Isoperimetric Control Inequality: Application to the Management of Limited Resources in Times of Pandemics -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 General Problem and Main Goal -- 1.2 General Context of Control for Epidemics -- 1.3 Specific Developments of Control for Pandemics -- 2 Contributions to Global Epidemic Control Modeling -- 3 Isoperimetric Inequality in the Administration of Scarce Resources -- 3.1 Introduction with Limited Vaccine Stock -- 3.2 Budgetary Restrictions on Insecticide Supply -- 3.3 Immunization-Related Shortages in Two Interconnected Regions -- 4 Discussions -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Inequality of Clean Water in Africa -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Causes of Water Inequality in Africa -- 2.1 Climate Change -- 2.2 Poor Governance -- 2.3 Population Growth -- 2.4 Urbanization -- 3 Consequences of Water Inequality in Africa. , 3.1 Gender and Education -- 3.2 Income -- 3.3 Nutrition and Health -- 3.4 Environment -- 3.5 Conflicts -- 4 Challenges and Solutions for Water Inequality in Africa -- 4.1 Desalination -- 4.2 Boreholes -- 4.3 Water Harvesting and Conservation -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 9 Exploring Global Dietary Data Gaps in Relationship to Nutrition Inequity: A Case of Sodium Intake -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Individual Level Assessment and National Dietary Database Comparison: NHANES and CHNS -- 2.1 The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) -- 2.2 China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) -- 2.3 Comparison of NHANES and CHNS -- 2.4 Illustrative Example: Sodium Intake Among Chinese and American Adults -- 2.5 Sodium Intake Among Chinese Adults -- 2.6 Sodium Intake of the US Adults -- 2.7 Comparison of Intakes in Two Countries Using Individual-Level Databases: Strengths and Limitations -- 2.8 Limitations in Existing Individual Level Databases -- 3 Population Level Assessment Based on Global Dietary Databases Comparison: GDD Versus GBD -- 3.1 The Global Dietary Database (GDD) -- 3.2 The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) -- 3.3 Comparison of GDD and GBD -- 3.4 Illustrative Example: Sodium Intakes in GDD Versus GBD -- 3.5 Limitations in Population Level Existing Databases -- 4 Disadvantaged Population, Health Equity, and Nutrition Surveillance -- 5 Conclusion and Moving Forward -- References -- 10 Revealing Health Disparities with Visual Analytics in the Digital Era: From Individual Attributes to Global Patterns in Nutrition Surveillance -- 1 Evolution of Nutrition Surveillance: Tracing Its Development Journey -- 1.1 The History of Global Nutrition Surveillance -- 1.2 National Nutrition Surveillance Programs Across Different Regions -- 2 Future Direction of Nutrition Surveillance in the Digital Era -- 2.1 Database Development. , 2.2 Technology Advancement -- 3 Growing Opportunities for Nutrition Data Dashboards -- 3.1 Leveraging the Potential: Visual Analytics in Nutrition -- 3.2 Recent Advancement of the Nutrition Dashboard -- 3.3 Navigating Present Challenges in Nutrition Dashboards -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- 11 Addressing Health Equity Challenges in Women's Care: Insights from Kenya -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Concept of Personhood -- 3 Socioeconomic Barriers to Care and Resolutions -- 3.1 Affordability -- 3.2 Social Barriers to Care: Social Capital and Resolutions -- 3.3 Social Barriers to Care: Language and Literacy Levels and Resolutions -- 3.4 Social Barriers to Care: Mobile Phone Technology and Resolutions -- 3.5 Social Barriers to Care: Perception of Care and Resolutions -- 3.6 Cultural Barriers and Resolutions -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- 12 Addressing Gender Health Inequity: Bridging the Gap in Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights for Young Girls -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Gaps in the Quality of Reproductive and Sexual Health Services for Adolescent Girls -- 3 Strategy for Fulfilling Adolescent Rights Regarding Reproductive and Sexual Health Services -- 4 Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- 13 Health Equity for the Tribal Minority: Issues from Indochina -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Health Equity and Minority -- 3 The Health and Development Concerns of Tribal Communities -- 4 Ethnic Minority in Indochina: A Large Group that is Forgotten for the Good Public Health System -- 5 Important Public Health Problems for Tribal Minority Groups in Indochina -- 5.1 Malaria -- 5.2 Tuberculosis -- 5.3 HIV Infection -- 5.4 Narcotic Drug Use -- 6 Problems of Health Equity Among Tribal Groups in Indochina -- 6.1 Limited Access to Healthcare -- 6.2 Socioeconomic Disparities -- 6.3 Cultural and Language Barriers -- 6.4 Discrimination and Stigmatization. , 7 Effective Tools to Manage Health Equity for Tribal Minority in Indochina -- 7.1 Health Equity Assessment -- 7.2 Community Engagement and Empowerment -- 7.3 Culturally Competent Care -- 7.4 Health Education and Promotion -- 7.5 Strengthening Health Systems -- 7.6 Intersectoral Collaboration -- 7.7 Policy and Advocacy -- 8 Lessons Learned for Future Direction to Manage Health Equity Among Tribal Minority Groups in Indochina -- 9 Centering Strengths of Traditional Knowledge and Culturally Sensitive Interventions -- 10 Strategies to Address Health Inequity -- 11 Conclusion -- References -- 14 Tackling Healthcare Disparities in Severe Mental Disorders: Integrating Physical Activity Therapies and Professionals into Mental Health with the Psychiactive Project -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Physical Activity Therapies and Professionals in Mental Healthcare -- 2.1 Benefits of Integrating Physical Activity Therapies and Physical Activity Professionals in Mental Healthcare -- 2.2 Integrated Approach with Practitioners: Lifestyle Psychiatry -- 2.3 The Problem of Adherence and Dropout Rates -- 3 Case Studies: Integrating Physical Exercise into Mental Health -- 3.1 Challenges in Implementing an Exercise Intervention Within Residential Psychiatric Care: A Mixed-Methods Study -- 3.2 Evaluating the Feasibility of a Pilot Exercise Intervention Implemented Within a Residential Rehabilitation Unit for People with Severe Mental Illness: GO HEART (Group Occupational Health Exercise and Rehabilitation Treatment) -- 3.3 Participation in and Satisfaction with an Exercise Program for Inpatient Mental Health Consumers -- 3.4 Multidisciplinary Lifestyle-Enhancing Treatment for Inpatients with Severe Mental Illness (Multi-study): Effects on Physical Health, Psychotic Symptoms, Quality of Life and Functioning. , 3.5 Keeping the Body in Mind: A Qualitative Analysis of the Experiences of People with First-Episode Psychosis Participating in a Lifestyle Intervention Program.

Additional Edition: ISBN 9783031605017

Language: English