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Anthropology in public health : bridging differences in culture and society

Title
  1. Anthropology in public health : bridging differences in culture and society / edited by Robert A. Hahn, with the assistance of Kate W. Harris.
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  1. New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

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Additional authors
  1. Hahn, Robert A., 1945-
  2. Harris, Kate W.
Description
  1. xxii, 384 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  1. Public health > Anthropological aspects
  2. Public Health Practice
  3. Anthropology, Cultural
  4. Community Health Planning
  5. Developing Countries
  6. Health Services, Indigenous
Contents
  1. 1. Anthropology and the Enhancement of Public Health Practice / Robert A. Hahn -- 2. Folk Flu and Viral Syndrome: An Anthropological Perspective / Susan C. McCombie -- 3. The Role of Anthropological Methods in a Community-Based Mosquito Net Intervention in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania / Peter J. Winch -- 4. Engaging Indigenous African Healers in the Prevention of AIDS and STDs / Edward C. Green -- 5. Anthropological Perspectives on Childhood Pneumonia in Pakistan / Dorothy S. Mull -- 6. Ethnography and Breast Cancer Control among Latinas and Anglo Women in Southern California / Leo R. Chavez, F. Allan Hubbell and Shiraz I. Mishra -- 7. A Policy Approach to Reducing Cancer Risk in Northwest Indian Tribes / Roberta L. Hall, Kerri Lopez and Edward Lichtenstein -- 8. The Rational Basis of "Irrational" Drug Use: Pharmaceuticals in the Context of Development / Nina L. Etkin, Paul J. Ross and Ibrahim Muazzamu --
  2. 9. Cultural Tailoring in Indonesia's National Nutrition Improvement Program / Marcia Griffiths and Michael Favin -- 10. Road Warriors: Driving Behaviors on a Polynesian Island / Judith C. Barker -- 11. Balancing Risks and Resources: Applying Pesticides without Using Protective Equipment in Southern Mexico / Linda M. Hunt, Rolando Tinoco Ojanguren and Norah Schwartz [et al.] -- 12. Prospects for Family Planning in Cote d'Ivoire: Ethnographic Contributions to the Development of Culturally Appropriate Population Policy / Ruth P. Wilson, Carolyn F. Sargent and Shegou Darret [et al.] -- 13. Integrating Mental Health Care and Traditional Healing in Puerto Rico: Lessons from an Early Experiment / Joan D. Koss-Chioino -- 14. Project Community Diagnosis: Participatory Research as a First Step toward Community Involvement in Primary Health Care / Mark Nichter -- 15. Neglect of Cultural Knowledge in Health Planning: Nepal's Assistant Nurse-Midwife Program / Judith Justice --
  3. 16. Bureaucratic Aspects of International Health Programs / George M. Foster -- App. Resources in Anthropology.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.