LEADER 00000nim a22004935a 4500 003 MWT 005 20191125093406.0 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 160417s2015 xxunnn es i n eng d 020 9780062373915 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 0062373919 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ hpc_9780062373915_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT11588157 037 11588157|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 082 04 920.073|223 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Smith, Jeremy N.,|eauthor. 245 10 Epic measures :|bone doctor, seven billion patients |h[Hoopla electronic resource]. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bHarper Wave,|c2015. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (10hr., 13 min.)) : |bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 0 Read by Patrick Lawlor. 520 Moneyball meets medicine in this remarkable chronicle of one of the greatest scientific quests of our time-the groundbreaking program to answer the most essential question for humanity: how do we live and die?-and the visionary mastermind behind it. 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 WHO and the UN, 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 U.S. is 37th) 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. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 600 10 Murray, Christopher J. L. 610 20 World Health Organization. 650 0 World health|vPopular works. 650 0 Medicine|xInternational cooperation. 650 0 Physicians|zUnited States|vBiography. 700 1 Lawlor, Patrick G.|q(Patrick Girard),|enarrator. 710 2 hoopla digital. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 11588157?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ hpc_9780062373915_180.jpeg