Publisher's Synopsis
"This multi-volume reference set contributes new thinking and evidence to a critical global issue: How can we better understand, prepare for, and respond to global health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic which shocked the whole planet in recent years? This is foundationally relevant to a global infectious disease crisis, but there are other pandemics - non-communicable diseases, mental health, climate change, commercial impacts on health - that also require effective responses. This set uniquely combines the evidence and perspectives from diverse disciplines ranging from public health sciences such as epidemiology, medical and clinical sciences, and social sciences including political science, economics, and organizational science. These views are brought together through an innovative new framework linking evolving disease-focused science with analysis of the interaction of Institutions, Politics, Public Health Systems Organization