Global health narratives : a reader for youth / edited, and with an introduction by Emily Mendenhall ; foreword by Kate Winskell ; illustrations by Hannah Adams.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mendenhall, Emily, 1982-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World health--Juvenile literature.

World health.

Readers--Health.

Readers.

Genre:

Juvenile works.

Physical Description:

xvii, 238 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2009.

Summary:

A young boy suffering from epilepsy in Nepal seeks treatment from traditional healers and western medicine. A young girl in a Tijuana slum observes the role pollution plays in the health of her community. A teenager in Atlanta is the only member of his family not infected with HIV and is learning to deal with the stigma of the disease.

This collection of unique narratives about young peoples' experiences from around the world serves as a valuable educational tool, providing youth with a context for understanding global health, not just in a physiological sense, but from a psychological and sociological perspective as well. Representing six geographical regions and twenty-three countries, these stories also address chronic diseases like diabetes and cancer; infectious diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, and typhoid; and mental and behavioral health issues such as depression, eating disorders, and smoking cessation.

These stories are sure to spark debate and stimulate discussions in classrooms, community centers, and at dinner tables around the world. To assist in leading the conversations, Mendenhall has established a website: www.ghn4c.org, to which she invites all teachers and parents.

Contents:

Part 1 : Asia

Toshio and the crane (cancer, toxic chemicals : Japan) / Jackie Protos

The little Dhami (epilepsy, traditional healers : Nepal) / Brandon Kohrt

A brighter future (air pollution : India) / Ajay Pillarisetti

Leilei's breakfast (eating and exercise : China) / Jie Liu

Tuya's ride (pollution, mercury exposure: Mongolia) / Ember Keighley and Leslie Greene

Lek's story (HIV/AIDs : Thailand) / Dredge Byung'chu Käng

Part 2 : Oceania

Fa'asamoa: a sizable health problem (obesity: American Samoa)

Part 3 : The United States

Overcast highs (drugs, depression : United States) / Mary Souder

Bathroom numb (body image, anorexia, and bulimia : United States) / Courtney E. Martin

Dancing between Cleveland and Standing Rock (race, juvenile diabetes : United States) / Lavone G. Bradfield

Joey and the rain (drug use : United States) / Ryan A. Brown

Between cheeseburgers and Burek : refugee life in America (refugee health, depression : United States) / Ana Croegaert

The cries of a drum (HIV/ AIDS, youth mentors : United States) / Alyce Latisha Tucker and Sangogbemi J. Ajamu

Azúcar en la sangre (diabetes, depression : United States) / Emily Mendenhall and Elizabeth A. Jacobs

Part 4 : Latin America and the Caribbean

Paola's Tijuana (environmental contamination and violence on the border : Mexico) / Elizabeth Burpee

Growing up Maya (labor migration : Guatemala) / Matthew Dudgeon

The shaman's daughter (cross-cultural friendship : Guatemala) / Dorothy Foster

Students fight rubella (vaccinations : El Salvador) / Ana Elena Chévez

DOTS (multidrug-resistant tuberculosis : Peru) / Emily Mendenhall

Karai Guasu's cock-a-doodle-doo (access to clean water : Paraguay) / Deborah Casanova

Rosa's farm (urbanization : Chile) / Emily Mendenhall

Part 5 : Africa

The pen pals (gender-based violence : South Africa) / Sarah Raskin

Innocence's journey (HIV/AIDS, access to health care : Zambia) / Verna Miller Case

Maji ni uhai (water, typhoid, trachoma : Tanzania) / Maggie Montgomery

The open door (maternal mortality, midwifery : Burkina Faso) / Nicole Warren

The accident (traffic accidents : Ghana) / Kenneth Maes and Gabriel Okpattah

Mr. Coulibaly's advice (malaria, water : Mali) / Amy Patterson

Amina Ndiaye (tuberculosis, stigma : Senegal) / Charlotte Kvasnovsky

Part 6 : Europe

The birthday house (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis : Romania) / Mary Carleen Veal

Little ashes (smoking, emphysema : France) / Laurie R. Hibbett

Broken strings (war, refugees : Bosnia) / The ArtReach Foundation

Envisioning invisibility (body image, cerebral palsy : England) / Athena Stevens.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780826346056

0826346057

OCLC:

261404136