Integrating poverty and gender into health programmes [electronic resource] : a sourcebook for health professionals. Foundational module on poverty.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coll-Black, Sarah.

World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Western Pacific.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--Health aspects.

Poverty.

Poor--Health and hygiene--Statistics.

Poor.

Poor women--Health and hygiene--Statistics.

Poor women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (55 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Foundational module on poverty

Place of Publication:

Manila, Philippines : World Health Organization, Western Pacific Region, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The set of modules that comprise this Sourcebook are intended for use in pre-service and in-service training of health professionals. This module on curricular integration aims to strengthen the capacity of teachers, administrators, and those developing training materials to introduce changes into curricula that will ensure health professional curricula or courses include the concept of gender, poverty and health. Accordingly, the module sets out a systematic framework that incorporates the knowledge, strategies and techniques needed to develop and implement a curricula change process.

Contents:

COVER; Module on Curricular Integration; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; PREFACE; Introduction; 1. What is curriculum development and change?; 2. Why is it important to integrate poverty and gender into health curricula?; 3. How to integrate poverty and gender into health professional education curricula; 4. Facilitator's Notes; 5. Tools, resources and references; REFERENCES; ENDNOTES

Notes:

Prepared by a team comprising Sarah Coll-Black ... (et al.).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

92-9061-410-2

OCLC:

437123754