Hoping to help : the promises and pitfalls of global health volunteering / Judith N. Lasker.

Ithaca : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, [2016]

ix, 262 pages ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-254) and index.

Introduction : a "tsunami" of international volunteers -- Who sponsors international medical missions? -- The activities and goals of sponsoring organizations -- Becoming a volunteer -- What leads to volunteering, what volunteering leads to -- The best and the worst : host perspectives on volunteer programs -- Benefits to host communities -- First do no harm : the unintended negatives for host communities -- Mutuality and continuity, two pillars of effective programs -- Community-focused research -- Programmatic focus -- Lessons learned : responding to the debate.