Using Population Health Indicators for Global Health and Development - Paperback

by Raywat Deonandan (Author)

Concepts like life expectancy, poverty, and the demographic transition seem easy and obvious. But there's actually some nuance to them. This book is an easy introduction to the use of these traditional measures, indicators and models of population health. It's ideal for use by students, researchers, policy makers, NGOs, and funders.

Author Biography

Raywat Deonandan (www.deonandan.com) holds a PhD in Epidemiology & Biostatistics from the University of Western Ontario, and is a faculty member of the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa. Since 2009, he has served on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. He is also the founder and Executive Editor of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Health Sciences.