Primary Health Care in Cuba - The Other Revolution

Informationen zum Autor Linda M. Whiteford, Laurence G. Branch 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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• Autori: Laurence G. Branch, Branch Laurence G., Linda M. Whiteford, Linda M. Branch Whiteford, Whiteford Linda M.
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 16.04.2009
• EAN: 9780742566354
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-6635-4
• Pagine: 150
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