Public Health Challenges in Contemporary China

Download or read book Public Health Challenges in Contemporary China written by MD. Nazrul Islam and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-08-28 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.