Technology and Global Public Health

Preface.- Part I: Reflections.- Space and Global Health.- Universal Health Coverage in Japan: Leveraging Technologies to Ensure Equitable, Affordable, and Quality Health Care for All.- Georgia's Success Towards Universal Health Coverage.- Women, Girls, and STEM.- Role of New Media in Advancing Gender Equality.- Part II: Technology in Advancing Health: Meeting Sustainable Development Goal 3 Targets.- Chapter 1. Role of Digital Health, mHealth, and Low-Cost Technologies in Advancing Universal Health Coverage in Emerging Economies.- Chapter 2. Social Media and the Practice of Public Health.- Chapter 3. The Role of Technology in Women's Empowerment and Well-Being and Addressing Gender-Based Violence.- Chapter 4. Telehealth and Homecare Agencies.- Chapter 5. Health Transformation in Saudi Arabia via Connected Health Technologies- Chapter 6. Simple Technology for Menstrual Hygiene Management: A Case Study from Northern Ethiopia.- Chapter 7. Technology and the Practice of Health Education in Conflict Zones.- Chapter 8. Law, Technology, and Public Health.- Chapter 9. mHealth for Better Quality of Life, Healthier Lifestyles, and More Meaningful Lives.- Chapter 10. Digital Health Transforming Health Care in Rural and Remote Australia.- Chapter 11. Telehealth and Traumatic Brain Injury.- Chapter 12. Leveraging Technology for Attaining Sustainable Development Goal 3: The Road Ahead.- Part III: Types of Innovative Technology in Health Care.- Chapter 13. Technology vs. Mercury: The Metal that Scars Civilization.- Chapter 14. Trafficking, Technology, and Public Health: The Malignant Malady of Modern Slavery.- Chapter 15. The Worldwide Digital Divide and Access to Healthcare Technology.- Chapter 16. Technology for Creating Better Professional Teams to Strengthen Healthcare Systems.- Chapter 17.  Global Public Health Disaster Management and Technology.- Chapter 18. Employing Data Science Technologies Towards Shaping a Sustainably Healthy Future: The Efforts in Contemporary

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.

"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)