Environment and hope : improving health, reducing aids and promoting food security in the world / I. Leslie Rubin, Joav Merrick, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rubin, Isadore Leslie, editor.

Merrick, Joav, 1950- editor.

Series:

Pediatrics, child and adolescent health.

Pediatrics, Child and Adolescent Health

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relief--Congresses.

International relief.

Public welfare--Control.

Public welfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book represents a body of work performed by students from a diverse set of disciplines and a variety of universities in the United States and Santiago, Chile. Each project was developed by the students to ""break the cycle of social, economic and environmental health disparities."" This book contains the projects from the eighth annual 'Break the Cycle' program. ""Break the Cycle"" projects are designed to raise awareness among the students of the reality of environmental health disparities and its impact on the world around them. Although students may feel daunted by the magnitude of the

Contents:

""ENVIRONMENT AND HOPE: IMPROVING HEALTH, REDUCING AIDS AND PROMOTING FOOD SECURITY IN THE WORLD""; ""ENVIRONMENT AND HOPE: IMPROVING HEALTH, REDUCING AIDS AND PROMOTING FOOD SECURITY IN THE WORLD""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Chapter 1: BREAK THE CYCLE OF DISADVANTAGE AND DISABILITY: FINDING HOPE""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""PREMATURITY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND CEREBRAL PALSY""; ""LESSONS FROM ANNISTON, ALABAMA""; ""STUDENT PROJECTS""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS""; ""EDUCATION""; ""IMPACT OF AIDS""; ""FOOD AND FOOD INSECURITY""

""CONCLUSION""""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""SECTION ONE: BREAK THE CYCLE""; ""Chapter 2: LEGAL INSTRUMENTS TO LOWER THE RISK OF MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION OF HIV""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""HIV INFECTIONS AND DEATHS""; ""SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES""; ""HIV-POSITIVE MOTHERS""; ""PERTINENT INTERNATIONAL BODIES, REGULATIONS AND STRATEGIES""; ""COUNTRY CASE STUDIES""; ""PRACTICAL CHALLENGES""; ""CUSTOMARY AND RELIGIOUS LAWS""; ""CRIMINALIZATION OF HIV TRANSMISSION AND EXPOSURE""; ""PROPOSALS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""

""Chapter 3: HEALTH DISPARITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA: BREAKING THE CYCLE THROUGH ECOLOGICAL HEALTH PROMOTION""""INTRODUCTION""; ""HEALTH DISPARITIES AMONGST CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA""; ""FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION""; ""CURRENT APPROACHES""; ""INTERVENTIONS � THE SIYAKHANA INITIATIVE""; ""OUTCOMES""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 4: COMMUNITY GARDENS TO FIGHT URBAN YOUTH CRIME AND STABILIZE NEIGHBORHOODS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CASE STUDY""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 5: PEDIATRIC OBESITY AND FOOD ACCESS IN DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA""; ""INTRODUCTION""

""OUR STUDY""""FINDINGS""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 6: INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS FOR PEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY DISEASES IN AN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY IN SANTIAGO, CHILE""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""OUR STUDY""; ""FINDINGS""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 7: HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND ACTION PLANS TO REMEDIATE BROWNFIELDS IN A SUBURBAN COMMUNITY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""OUR STUDY""; ""FINDINGS""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""

""Chapter 8: HOW DOES THE SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION OF SCHOOLS AFFECT THE PREVALENCE OF CHILDREN WITH MILD INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY?""""INTRODUCTION""; ""OUR STUDY""; ""FINDINGS""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 9: IMPACT OF MATERNAL HEALTH LITERACY TRAINING ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN HOMELESS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""OUR STUDY""; ""FINDINGS""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 10: TRAINING HEAD START PARENTS IN DIALOGIC READING TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""OUR STUDY""; ""FINDINGS""; ""DISCUSSION""

""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63321-782-5

OCLC:

914433323