This dictionary by Lee (Simon Fraser Univ.; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) and Fang (Simon Fraser Univ.) is a substantially revised and expanded follow-up to Lee's first edition (CH, Dec'98, 36-1936). Featuring more than 1,000 entries, the volume has nearly doubled in size. Updates include the introduction, which provides an excellent overview of the World Health Organization, its history, and current challenges. Appendixes contain the constitution of the WHO, a list of member states by year of membership, programs by region, organizational structure over time, and a list of WHO directors-general and regional directors. A comprehensive bibliography completes the volume. As with the rest of the books in this series, no index is included; however, the authors attempt to remedy this with an extensive network of see also references, both within the entries and as stand-alone items. This is a welcome addition, especially to an e-reference collection. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty
An upgrade of an invaluable sourcebook, Lee and Fang’s second edition approaches the history of WHO with a 14-page time line and a 40-page introduction to individual agencies and programs. Events from the past 15 years—monitoring of noncommunicable diseases, bioethics, and treatment distribution—indicate the direction and intent of global initiatives. The authors add commentary on an HIV vaccine and recent studies of alcohol, cancer, cardiovascular disease, deafness, diabetes, diarrhea, and food-borne illness. Recommended for public and academic libraries, particularly as a replacement for the original, 1998 edition.
International documents collections and medical libraries where international health and health policy are important will want to add this resource to their collections.
American Reference Books Annual
This dictionary by Lee (Simon Fraser Univ.; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) and Fang (Simon Fraser Univ.) is a substantially revised and expanded follow-up to Lee's first edition (CH, Dec'98, 36-1936). Featuring more than 1,000 entries, the volume has nearly doubled in size. Updates include the introduction, which provides an excellent overview of the World Health Organization, its history, and current challenges. Appendixes contain the constitution of the WHO, a list of member states by year of membership, programs by region, organizational structure over time, and a list of WHO directors-general and regional directors. A comprehensive bibliography completes the volume. As with the rest of the books in this series, no index is included; however, the authors attempt to remedy this with an extensive network of see also references, both within the entries and as stand-alone items. This is a welcome addition, especially to an e-reference collection. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty
This dictionary by Lee (Simon Fraser Univ.; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) and Fang (Simon Fraser Univ.) is a substantially revised and expanded follow-up to Lee's first edition (CH, Dec'98, 36-1936). Featuring more than 1,000 entries, the volume has nearly doubled in size. Updates include the introduction, which provides an excellent overview of the World Health Organization, its history, and current challenges. Appendixes contain the constitution of the WHO, a list of member states by year of membership, programs by region, organizational structure over time, and a list of WHO directors-general and regional directors. A comprehensive bibliography completes the volume. As with the rest of the books in this series, no index is included; however, the authors attempt to remedy this with an extensive network of see also references, both within the entries and as stand-alone items. This is a welcome addition, especially to an e-reference collection. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through researchers/faculty
An upgrade of an invaluable sourcebook, Lee and Fang’s second edition approaches the history of WHO with a 14-page time line and a 40-page introduction to individual agencies and programs. Events from the past 15 years—monitoring of noncommunicable diseases, bioethics, and treatment distribution—indicate the direction and intent of global initiatives. The authors add commentary on an HIV vaccine and recent studies of alcohol, cancer, cardiovascular disease, deafness, diabetes, diarrhea, and food-borne illness. Recommended for public and academic libraries, particularly as a replacement for the original, 1998 edition.
3 Stars from Doody
The body of this historical dictionary is an alphabetized list of terms relating specifically to the World Health Organization, including a definition and history of each term. Several appendixes and supplementary sections contain the WHO constitution, a list of member states, addresses of WHO offices and names of officers, and a brief timeline of the history of the organization. The content is well presented and organized. This book is intended to provide summary information about a complex organization, the WHO, in one comprehensive reference text. Medical and public health historians, undergraduate students, medical students, and professionals seeking specific information about the WHO are the audience. This dictionary is useful not only for the specific reference information it provides, but also for its extensive categorized bibliography, which directs the reader toward the more in-depth information that it cannot provide. The author's prose in the book's introduction, ""A Brief History of the World Health Organization,"" is thoughtful and concise, and the definitions are well put. The major drawback is the advanced medical vocabulary, which renders this book inaccessible to younger students who may have a need for just this sort of cursory information. The medical professionals it is geared toward will have no problem understanding it, but it is likely that they will need to make use of its bibliography and look elsewhere for the full information that they require. This is the only WHO reference text of its kind, and it provides a good starting point for anyone seeking general information about the organization, or wanting to know where to find more specific information. Theomission of more complete information is necessary; more facts would only bog down the person seeking quick information.
Brings together data on the World Health Organization (WHO), covering key offices, programs, events, and individuals of the WHO from its creation to present calls for reform. An introduction provides a brief history of WHO. A chronology, a bibliography of primary and secondary sources, and appendices of documents and organizational structures further complement the work. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Reviewer: Robyn A. Liu, AB (University of Kansas Medical Center)Description: The body of this historical dictionary is an alphabetized list of terms relating specifically to the World Health Organization, including a definition and history of each term. Several appendixes and supplementary sections contain the WHO constitution, a list of member states, addresses of WHO offices and names of officers, and a brief timeline of the history of the organization. The content is well presented and organized.Purpose: This book is intended to provide summary information about a complex organization, the WHO, in one comprehensive reference text.Audience: Medical and public health historians, undergraduate students, medical students, and professionals seeking specific information about the WHO are the audience.Features: This dictionary is useful not only for the specific reference information it provides, but also for its extensive categorized bibliography, which directs the reader toward the more in-depth information that it cannot provide. The author's prose in the book's introduction, "A Brief History of the World Health Organization," is thoughtful and concise, and the definitions are well put. The major drawback is the advanced medical vocabulary, which renders this book inaccessible to younger students who may have a need for just this sort of cursory information. The medical professionals it is geared toward will have no problem understanding it, but it is likely that they will need to make use of its bibliography and look elsewhere for the full information that they require.Assessment: This is the only WHO reference text of its kind, and it provides a good starting point for anyone seeking general information about the organization, or wanting to know where to find more specific information. The omission of more complete information is necessary; more facts would only bog down the person seeking quick information.
This is the only WHO reference text of its kind, and it provides a good starting point for anyone seeking general information about the organization or wanting to know where to find more specific information.
Health Sciences Supplement
...an excellent resource for an overview of WHO...recommended for any library that needs a quick reference about WHO.
Thoroughly researched entries...International documents collections and medical libraries where international health and health policy are important will want to add this resource to their collections.
American Reference Books Annual (ARBA)
...well-presented and produced....North American reference librarians will certainly waste no time in adding these two volumes to their collections....Academic collections, supporting courses in US history, politics, and social studies, will not hesitate to accession them.
