Jeremy N Smith

Epic Measures: One Doctor, Seven Billion Patients Jeremy N Smith

Publisher Marketing:"Moneyball "meets medicine in this remarkable chronicle of the great scientific quests to answer the most essential question of our time: How do we live and die?Medical doctor and economist Christopher Murray began the Global Burden of Disease studies to gain a truer understanding of how we live and how we die. While it is one of the largest scientific projects ever attempted as breathtaking as the first moon landing or the Human Genome Project the questions it answers are meaningful for every one of us: What are the world s health problems? Who do they hurt? How much? Where? Why?Murray argues that the ideal existence isn t simply the longest but the one lived well and with the least illness. Until we can accurately measure how people live and die, we cannot understand what makes us sick or do much to improve it. Challenging the accepted wisdom of the World Health Organization and the United Nations, the charismatic and controversial health maverick has made enemies and some influential friends, including Bill Gates, who gave Murray a $100 million grant. In "Epic Measures," journalist Jeremy N. Smith offers an intimate look at Murray and his groundbreaking work. From ranking countries healthcare systems (the United States is thirty-seventh) to unearthing the shocking reality that world governments are funding developing countries at only 30% of the potential maximum efficiency when it comes to health, "Epic Measures "introduces a visionary leader whose unwavering determination to improve global health standards has already changed the way the world addresses issues of health and wellness, sets policy, and distributes funding." Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2015 (EAN 9780062237507, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 02/16/2015 (EAN 9780062237507, Hardcover) Booklist 03/15/2015 pg. 32 (EAN 9780062237507, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Smith, Jeremy N Jeremy N. Smith has written for Discover, the Christian Science Monitor, and the Chicago Tribune, among many other publications. His first book, Growing a Garden City, was one of Booklist's top ten books on the environment for 2011. Born and raised in Evanston, Illinois, he is a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Montana. He lives in Missoula, Montana, with his wife and young daughter.