Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Part 1: Ecology and Disease Climate Change and the Spread of Zoonotic Disease Hantavirus and Babesiosis – A Red Flag of Climate Change and Environmental Stress Marburg Virus Disease Outbreaks – Lessons Learned Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and the Importance of Information Transparency Yellow Fever – A Continuing Challenge Under Climate Change and Globalization Zika – A Virus with Impacts on Societies’ Value Systems Geographic Factors and Natural Hazards Cancer and Geographical Environment Chemical Releases in Natech Events Health Impacts of the Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi Accidents Epidemics after Natural Disasters Malaria Control – Progress and Challenges Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the Socio-Economic Environment Impact of Environmental Damages on Health Alberta Struggles to Contain Health Risks from Oil Sands Could Lab Leaks Pose Serious Threats to Public Health? Deforestation and Increasing Risks of Lyme Disease Dengue Fever and Runaway Urbanization in Asian Cities Radioactive Contamination Due to Mining – What Can Be Learned? Part 2: Population Health and Well-Being Aging and Health Challenges Aging from Cultural Perspectives Combatting Dementia – Lessons Japan and the United States Can Share to Improve Care and Innovation Global Aging – Exploring the Role of Geography, Genetics, and Socioeconomic Factors Environmental Triggers of Parkinson's Disease – Insights for Prevention and Management Why Societies Must Be Prepared for Population Aging Education and Public Health Challenges to Traditional Chinese Medicine in China Comprehensive Sexuality Education in China, Japan, and Korea – Cultural Challenges and Reforms “I Am Not A Virus” – Combatting Racism and Xenophobia through Education Nutrition Education in Japan Promoting Health Education in Africa through Artistic Forms Healthcare Systems and Public Health China’s Healthcare System – Challenges and Opportunities Healthcare in Africa – Challenges and Opportunities Japan’s Healthcare System How Healthcare Systems in the United States and Canada Address Their Challenges Differently What Can the United States Learn from Other Industrialized Countries in Controlling Drug Prices? Lifestyle and Health Issues China's Struggle with Mental Health Challenges E-Cigarettes and Their Associated Health Risks China's Struggle with Fatty Liver Disease and Gout Could GLP-1 Drugs End Obesity? Japanese Tips for a Healthy Diet – Insights and Practices Overwork-Related Health Consequences in Japan and Korea Traditional Chinese Medicine and Its Contribution to Treatment and Prevention of Disease Part 3: Social Determinants of and Policy Impacts on Health Public Policies’ Impact on Public Health China’s Zero-Covid Policy and Its Abrupt Ending Covid-19 and Politics in the United States – It’s More than Fighting the Virus Eradication of Smallpox – The First Major Milestone of Modern Vaccination Resurgence of Syphilis in China What Covid-19 Reveals about China’s Social-Cultural Dynamics Socio-Economic Divide and Health China’s Blueprint for Hepatitis B Control – An Extraordinary Public Health Success Story Depression and Anxiety in College Population in the United States Preventable Diseases in an Unequal World – Addressing Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis Malnutrition in the United States – A Socioeconomic Challenge Salmonella and E. Coli – A Growing Global Public Health Crisis Synthetic Opioids and Methamphetamine Addition in the United States War and Forced Migration Control and Prevention of Polio in Africa Impact of Migration on the Spread of HIV/AIDS Resurgence of Louse-Borne Diseases Due to Migration The 1918 Flu – How War Promotes Pandemics Forced Migration and Health Crises – Insights from the Syrian Experience The Surge of Covid, TB, and HIV in War-Torn Ukraine Addressing the Health Needs of Migrant Populations Part 4: Globalization and Public Health Mpox: Understanding Its Origins, Global Spread, and Strategies for Control Prion Diseases – Navigating Global Health Risks in an Era of Zoonotic Threats and Globalization Influenza in a Globalized World – Swine Flu and Bird Flu Globalization, Forced Migration, and the Growing Threat of Tuberculosis Outbreaks Ebola in West Africa – The Clash of Globalization and Tradition Part 5: Spatial Technology and Public Health John Snow’s Legacy in Cholera Control and Prevention Enhancing Public Health Through Geographic Information Systems (GIS) How China and the United States Used Spatial Technology to Fight the Covid-19 Pandemic How Spatial Tools Empower Global Health Organizations Mapping the Future – How Spatial Technology is Revolutionizing Chronic Disease Prevention and Management Index About the Author

• Human geography

• Epidemiology & medical statistics

• Primary & Secondary Education

• Tertiary Education (US: College)

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