Jacobsen (global and community health, George Mason U.) introduces undergraduate students to global health. She describes demographic, epidemiologic, and nutritional changes that occur in populations undergoing socioeconomic development; global health metrics; background on eight countries profiled throughout the book (the US, South Korea, Poland, Brazil, China, India, Kenya, and Sierra Leone); global health research methods; the social determinants of health; global health across the lifespan; drinking water, sanitation, energy, occupational health, and other aspects of environmental health; HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and influenza, with new coverage of major initiatives to address them; nutrition; and public health programs. This edition has more on infant and child health; new chapters on the health of young adults, chronic noncommunicable diseases and aging, and health, human rights, and humanitarian aid; an expanded chapter on emerging issues, including urbanization, emerging infectious diseases, nutrition and food safety, bioterrorism, and global environmental change; and new emphasis on infectious disease prevention and control. Study tools like crossword puzzles, flashcards, a glossary, matching questions, and links are featured on a companion website. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)