Editorial: Global child mental health - emerging challenges and opportunities

No health without mental health: challenges and opportunities in global mental health.

Mental health is an essential component of health, yet it is often not given the attention that ir deserves as a global health and development issue. In this paper, we examine the global health context, including the substantial burden of disease, resources available for mental health, treatment gap, human rights issues, links between mental health and development, and economic impact of mental...

Global health: challenges and opportunities for Singapore.

Over the past decade, global health has evolved from a buzzword to a discipline, attracting interest from governments, academic institutions and funding organisations. Global health centres, institutes and initiatives in Western countries have increased in both size and number, aided primarily by institutional backing and supportive funding mechanisms. As the rise to prominence of global health...

Challenges for child and adolescent mental health.

Editorial: Today's Nutrition and Tomorrow's Public Health: Challenges and Opportunities

Scientific research in the field of nutrition and health has made great strides in recent years. Food-related investigations cover a broad range of topics in close relation with many other health-oriented disciplines. This E-book elaborates on the relevance of putting diet and food habits at the heart of strategies aiming to improve the global health status of the general public, and on the nee...

Safety and Occupational Health: Challenges and Opportunities in Emerging Economies