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Conflict and health / edited by Natasha Howard, Egbert Sondorp and Annemarie ter Veen.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Understanding public health.
- Understanding public health series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical policy--International cooperation.
- Medical policy.
- Disaster medicine.
- Medical assistance.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (226 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This introductory text is perfect for students new to the specialised area of the theoretical constructs underlying health and humanitarian work.
- Contents:
- Half title; Understanding Public Health series; Title; Copyright; Prasie for this book; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of authors; Acknowledgements; Overview of the book; SECTION I - Context; 1 Causes of conflict; 2 Effects of conflict on societies; 3 Effects of conflict on health; 4 International responses to conflict; SECTION II Humanitarian health interventions; Front cover; 6 Initial assessment and priority setting; 7 Health service delivery; 8 Infectious disease control; 9 Chronic conditions and cross-cutting interventions; 10 Monitoring and evaluation
- 11 Security and protectionSECTION III Reconstruction; 12 Transition and early recovery; 13 Post-conflict health system strengthening; 14 Health in state-building and peace-building; 15 Conflict and health concepts and priorities; Glossary; References; Index; Advert; Back cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [184]-191) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-96124-5
- 0-335-24380-0
- OCLC:
- 823720554
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