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Building partnerships in the Americas : a guide for global health workers / edited by Margo J. Krasnoff, MD.
Van Pelt Library RA418.5.P6 B85 2013
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poor--Medical care--Developing countries.
- Poor.
- Medically Underserved Area.
- Poor--Medical care.
- Central America.
- Mexico.
- West Indies.
- Volunteers.
- Medical Missions.
- Relief Work.
- Voluntary Health Agencies.
- Global Health.
- Developing countries.
- Medical Subjects:
- Medically Underserved Area.
- Central America.
- Mexico.
- West Indies.
- Volunteers.
- Medical Missions.
- Relief Work.
- Voluntary Health Agencies.
- Global Health.
- Physical Description:
- xxxvi, 265 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Hanover, New Hampshire : Dartmouth College Press, [2013]
- Summary:
- Students and health practitioners traveling abroad seek insightful, culturally relevant background material to orient them to the environment in which they will be living and working. No single book currently provides this contextual background and global health perspective. These essays emphasize building partnerships and were written by United States medical and dental professionals, in collaboration with social scientists and Latin American medical personnel. The authors provide the historical, political, and cultural background for contemporary health care challenges, especially related to poverty. Combining personal insights with broader discussion of country contexts, this volume serves as an essential guide for anyone--from medical professionals to undergraduate students--heading to Mexico, Central America, or the Caribbean to do health care-related work.
- Contents:
- Mexico / Daniel Palazuelos and Linnea Capps
- Guatelmala / Peter Rohloff and Anne Kraemer Døaz
- El Salvador / Jennifer Kasper and Clyde Lanford Smith
- Honduras / Ryan Alaniz and Peter J. Daly
- Nicaragua / James E. Saunders, Margo J. Krasnoff, and Benjamin Jastrzembski
- Nicaragua / Belinda Forbes and Gerardo Gutierrez
- Haiti / Natasha Archer and Phuoc Le
- Dominican Republic / Karen Sadler and Kim Wilson.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781611684445
- 1611684447
- 9781611684209
- 161168420X
- OCLC:
- 818143828
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