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Primary Health Care in Cuba - The Other Revolution

English · Hardback

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Informationen zum Autor Linda M. Whiteford is professor of medical anthropology and associate vice president for academic affairs and strategic initiatives at the University of South Florida. She has also served as president of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Laurence G. Branch is professor of social psychology for the College of Public Health at the University of South Florida. Klappentext Cuba's primary health care system is a well-known and well-hidden jewel of global health care. It has eradicated malaria and polio, and curtailed HIV/AIDS and dengue fever. This book focuses on the successes of Cuba's preventive primary health care system, rather than the deficit of the curative care system. Zusammenfassung Cuba's primary health care system is a well-known and well-hidden jewel of global health care. It has eradicated malaria and polio! and curtailed HIV/AIDS and dengue fever. This book focuses on the successes of Cuba's preventive primary health care system! rather than the deficit of the curative care system. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 The Cuban Health Care Revolution Chapter 2 An Overview of the Cuban Primary Health Care Model Between 1959 - 2000 Chapter 3 Alma Ata and the Concept of 'Primary Health Care' Chapter 4 The Cuban Primary Health Care Model for Child/Maternal Care Chapter 5 The Cuban Experience with Controlling Infectious and Communicable Diseases Through Primary Health Care Chapter 6 Chronic Diseases in Cuba Chapter 7 Recasting the 'Public' in Public Health: Assessing the Cuban Experience Chapter 8 Lessons Learned from Cuba's Primary Health Care Model

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Authors Laurence G. Branch, Branch Laurence G., Linda M. Whiteford, Linda M. Branch Whiteford, Linda M./ Branch Whiteford, Whiteford Linda M.
Publisher Rowman and Littlefield
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 05.12.2007
 
EAN 9780742559943
ISBN 978-0-7425-5994-3
No. of pages 150
Dimensions 159 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries
Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General
Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous

History, MEDICAL / Health Policy, MEDICAL / Public Health, HISTORY / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic Conditions, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, HISTORY / Social History, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, Social & cultural history, MEDICAL / Medicaid & Medicare, HISTORY / Latin America / Central America, HISTORY / Latin America / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Insurance / Health, MEDICAL / Caregiving, macroeconomics, General & world history, Public health & preventive medicine, Economic systems & structures, History of the Americas, History of specific companies / corporate history, Insurance & actuarial studies, Economics of specific sectors, Health systems & services, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Free Enterprise & Capitalism, Nursing & ancillary services, Medicolegal issues, Medical insurance, Cuba studies;Cuban studies

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