Book chapters

Elsevier,

Clinical Decision Support and Beyond (Third Edition): Progress and Opportunities in Knowledge-Enhanced Health and Healthcare, 2023, Pages 715-725

This chapter advances the UN SDG Goal 3: Good Health and Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by discussing the components of a technical infrastructure to support PHM, including data sources (registries, electronic health records), data analytics tools, patient outreach and engagement tools, and patient tracking dashboards along with real-world examples of PHM programs focused on chronic disease management, genetic testing for hereditary cancers, colorectal cancer screening, COVID-19 testing and vaccination, and tobacco cessation.
Elsevier,

Comprehensive Guide to Hepatitis Advances

2023, Pages 137-152

This content supports the SDG Goal 3: Good health and well-being by presenting the antiviral strategies available to treat viral infections, those used to treat chronic viral hepatitis, and the mechanisms of action of drugs approved or at the developmental stage.
Elsevier,

Circularity of Plastics: Sustainability, Emerging Materials, and Valorization of Waste Plastic, Volume 1, 1 January 2023

This chapter aligns with Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy by explaining that, as plastics are largely derived from fossil fuels, the valorizing of these waste plastics into value-added fuels or chemicals could help tackle the huge plastic waste deposition, contribute to a circular economy, and reduce reliance on the scarce hydrocarbon resource.
Elsevier,

Computational Modeling of Infectious Disease: With Applications in Python, 2023, Pages 93-119

This chapter advances the UN SDG Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being by exploring the mathematical modeling and host factor models that seek to explain the pathogenic dynamics, where there are meaningful differences in the way different populations transmit disease (β differences), recover from disease (γ differences), or in some other clinically meaningful factor.
Elsevier,

The New Public Health (Fourth Edition)

2023, Pages 215-366

This content supports the SDG Goal 3: Good health and well-being, Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation, and Goal 10: Reduced inequalities by examining scientific advances in microbiology and genetics that advance new successes in vaccinology and therapeutics to meet old and new communicable disease challenges, including diseases of poverty in countries at all developmental and income levels.
Elsevier,

The New Public Health (Fourth Edition)

2023, Pages 1037-1095

This content aligns with Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing as well as Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by emphasizing the importance of technology assessment capability in shaping health policy and priorities to improve health outcomes and quality of life. By promoting strong professional education and practice standards, accreditation processes, and educational programs for public health, the content supports efforts to enhance the quality of healthcare services and public health interventions. Additionally, it aligns with Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by recognizing the need to address disparities and ensure equitable access to evidence-based methods of prevention, diagnosis, and therapy. By advocating for continuous revision of legal frameworks and ethical standards in response to societal changes and emerging health challenges, the content underscores the importance of promoting fairness and equity in public health practices and policies. Moreover, it highlights the ethical imperative of public health interventions to protect populations from illness and premature death, thereby contributing to efforts aimed at reducing inequalities in health outcomes and promoting the well-being of all members of society.
Elsevier,

Hydrogen Economy (Second Edition), pages 511-535

This chapter advances UN SDG goals 7 and 13 by examining large-scale infrastructure and the associated safety hazards of emerging hydrogen technologies as a replacement for fossil fuels in the global energy and transport industries.
Elsevier,

Antimicrobial Resistance in Wastewater and Human Health

2023, Pages 241-254

Drug resistance became widely recognized global threats in last two decades. Knowledge of drug resistance, development of new vaccines and medicines, public awareness program, government support (policies and incentive), development of new diagnostic tool, industrial support in medical research are the need of the hour that will help the mankind to fight back and deal with drug resistance and helps to support SDG3.
Elsevier,

The New Public Health (Fourth Edition)

2023, Pages 467-549

This content aligns with Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing as well as Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by recognizing the importance of addressing health needs across various life stages within the family unit, emphasizing the significance of equal rights and access to healthcare for women, children, and men. It underscores the role of family and community support in promoting health through factors such as nutrition, education, and social and mental well-being, contributing to the overall health and well-being of individuals. Additionally, the discussion of the impact of aging on both individuals and families highlights the need for comprehensive health and social support systems to address the challenges associated with aging, thereby promoting good health and well-being for all members of society. Furthermore, acknowledges the influence of social inequities, poverty, and other factors such as displacement and mass trauma on family health. By advocating for the reduction of poverty and the provision of social support systems, the content supports efforts to reduce inequalities in access to healthcare and promote equitable health outcomes for all members of society.

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