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Applying health social science : best practice in the developing world / edited by Nick Higginbotham, Roberto Briceno-Leon, and Nancy A. Johnson.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical care--Research--Developing countries--Case studies.
- Medical care.
- Social sciences--Research--Developing countries--Case studies.
- Social sciences.
- Public health--Research--Developing countries--Case studies.
- Public health.
- Public health--Research.
- Social sciences--Research.
- Medical care--Research.
- Developing countries.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 291 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Zed Books ; Caracas, Venezuela : In association with International Forum for Social Sciences in Health ; New York : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave, 2001.
- Summary:
- Health social science synthesizes diverse fields of knowledge in order to understand and solve complex health problems. This volume presents 10 case studies which reveal some of the best practice in health social science in developing countries. Each study addresses the critical question of how social and behavioral science approaches can make a difference in improving significant health problems. Examples drawn from Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Pacific look at problems such as AIDS, people's reliance on traditional healers, STDs, smoking, heart disease, and psychological stress.
- Contents:
- Part I Applying Social Science to Improve Human Health 1
- 1 Health Social Science: Transdisciplinary Partnerships for Improving Human Health / Nick Higginbotham, Roberto Briceno-Leon, Nancy A. Johnson 3
- Part II Asia and the Pacific 15
- 2 An Indigenous Work-related Social Skills Training Model for Persons with Schizophrenia in Hong Kong / Hector Wing-hong Tsang 21
- 3 Cultural Constructions of Risk: Heart Disease in the New South Wales Coalfields, Australia / Nick Higginbotham, Sonia Freeman, Gaynor Heading, Ann Saul 38
- 4 The Development of a Transdisciplinary Approach to Promote the Rational Use of Drugs: The Indonesian Experience / Johana E. Prawitasari Hadiyono 66
- 5 A Community Approach to Smoking Cessation and Relapse Prevention in a Traditional Fijian Village / Gary Groth-Marnat, Simon Leslie, Mark Renneker, Sunia Vuniyayawa, Maerewai Molileuu 85
- Part III Africa 99
- 6 A Community-action Intervention to Improve Medical Care Services in Kinshasa, Congo: Mediating the Realms of Healers and Physicians / Rene Devisch, Lapika Dimomfu, Jaak Le Roy, Peter Crossman 107
- 7 Representing HIV/AIDS Concerns in Uganda: The Genogram as a Visual Complement to Ethnographic and Epidemiological Evidence / Nelson K. Sewankambo, Patricia A. Spittal, Dennis G. Willms 141
- 8 AIDS Prevention in the Matare and the Community: A Training Strategy for Traditional Healers in Zimbabwe / Dennis G. Willms, Nancy A. Johnson, Alfred Chingono, Maureen Wellington 163
- Part IV Latin America 183
- 9 Lay Beliefs and Gender Stereotypes: Unacknowledged Dimensions of STD Prevention Strategies / Monica Gogna, Silvina Ramos 189
- 10 From 'Milk Bread' to Control of Visceral Leishmaniasis among the Zenu Indians of the Caribbean Coast of Colombia / Ivan D. Velez, Susana Jaramillo, Sonia del Pilar Agudelo, Gloria Palma, Jorge Gallego, Bruno Travi 215
- 11 Mud, Bugs and Community Participation: Remodelling Village Houses to Eradicate Vector-borne Disease / Roberto Briceno-Leon 226
- Part V Lessons and Directions 247
- 12 Best Practice and Future Innovations in Applying Social Science to Advancing the Health of Populations / Nancy A. Johnson, Nick Higginbotham, Roberto Briceno-Leon 249.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1842770500
- 1842770519
- OCLC:
- 46822315
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