Building partnerships in the Americas : a guide for global health workers / edited by Margo J. Krasnoff, MD.

Date:
[2013]
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Description

"A historical, cultural, and medical guide for those planning to do health-related work in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Students and health practitioners traveling abroad seek insightful, culturally relevant background material to orient them to the environment in which they will be living and working. No single book currently provides this contextual background and global health perspective. These essays emphasize building partnerships and were written by United States medical and dental professionals, in collaboration with social scientists and Latin American medical personnel. The authors provide the historical, political, and cultural background for contemporary health care challenges, especially related to poverty. Combining personal insights with broader discussion of country contexts, this volume serves as an essential guide for anyone--from medical professionals to undergraduate students--heading to Mexico, Central America, or the Caribbean to do health care-related work."--Publisher's description.

Publication/Creation

Hanover, New Hampshire : Dartmouth College Press, [2013]

Physical description

xxxvi, 265 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Mexico / Daniel Palazuelos and Linnea Capps -- Guatemala / Peter Rohloff and Anne Kraemer Díaz -- El Salvador / Jennifer Kasper and Clyde Lanford Smith -- Honduras / Ryan Alaniz and Peter J. Daly -- Nicaragua I / James E. Saunders, Margo J. Krasnoff, and Benjamin Jastrzembski -- Nicaragua II / Belinda Forbes and Gerardo Gutiérrez -- Haiti / Natasha Archer and Phuoc Le -- Dominican Republic / Karen Sadler and Kim Wilson.

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Where to find it

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    History of Medicine
    JO.7
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 161168420X
  • 1611684447
  • 9781611684209
  • 9781611684445