Jasneth Mullings

The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica

Jasneth Mullings, Ph.D., is a social epidemiologist in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, Jamaica. She holds a master’s degree in public health/health education and was the first graduate from UWI to obtain a PhD in Epidemiology. Her research interests span the arenas of mental health, urban health, community health and related interventions, with research focused on the mental health effects of neighborhood structural and social processes. Dr. Mullings currently serves as a strategic advisor to UrbanHealth360, global thought leaders in urban health, and is a member of the International Society for Urban Health.

2books edited

2chapters authored

Latest work with IntechOpen by Jasneth Mullings

The concept of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has evolved since the 1980s, with broad-based applications for clinical care, research, and health policy, as well as for individual and patient use. This book, Health-Related Quality of Life - Measurement Tools, Predictors and Modifiers, highlights measurement tools for HRQoL, as well as predictors and modifiers, examining HRQoL in various disease states, including psychological health. It also discusses ethical issues in the use of HRQoL measurements. The book is a compendium of original research, sharing perspectives from across developing and developed world settings. It is a useful text for researchers and students of academic disciplines in public health and clinical studies, extending to healthcare administrators and policymakers.

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Health-Related Quality of Life

Edited by Jasneth Mullings and Sage Arbor

Books edited

Strategies to Reduce Hospital Mortality in Lower and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) and Resource-Limited Settings

Edited by Jasneth Mullings

Chapters authored

Urban Renewal and Sustainable Development in Jamaica: Progress, Challenges and New Directions

By Jasneth Mullings, Leith Dunn, Mona Sue Ho, Rainford Wilks and Carol Archer

The chapter discusses the history and context of urban renewal in Jamaica and shares the country’s integrated model for urban renewal, as well as the lessons learned from over two decades of implementation. As the urban planning landscape evolves there is a call to move in new directions, incorporating concepts which embody the development of human capital. One call is to re-position urban renewal as a public health tool to reduce crime and violence, communicable and non-communicable diseases, especially for the urban poor and urban youth who share a greater burden of Jamaica’s status as a Low/Middle Income Country (LMIC) and Small Island Developing State (SIDS). The call for the paradigm shift from gender-blind to gender-sensitive urban planning is expected to promote policy coherence between commitments to gender mainstreaming and gender equality and urban development modalities. There is also the need for a new governance framework to support the active participation of the average resident in the decision making process for land use management and other aspects of urban renewal to meet the goals of the New Urban Agenda and to realize Vision 2030 Jamaica, making “Jamaica, the place of choice to live, work, raise families and do business”.

Part of the book: An Overview of Urban and Regional Planning

Introductory Chapter: Mortality and Quality of Care Systems in LMICs

By Jasneth Mullings, Affette McCaw Binns, Camille-Ann Thoms-Rodriguez, Antoinette Barton-Gooden and Tomlin Paul

Part of the book: Strategies to Reduce Hospital Mortality in Lower and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) and Resource-Limited Settings

Jasneth Mullings

Latest work with IntechOpen by Jasneth Mullings

Health-Related Quality of Life

Books edited

Strategies to Reduce Hospital Mortality in Lower and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) and Resource-Limited Settings

Chapters authored

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