Search Results - "Africanization"

Forgotten people, forgotten diseases : the neglected tropical diseases and their impact on global health and development / by Hotez, Peter J.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to the neglected tropical diseases : the ancient afflictions of stigma and poverty -- "The unholy trinity" : the soil-transmitted helminth infections ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm infection -- Schistosomiasis (snail fever) -- The filarial infections : lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) and dracunculiasis (guinea worm) -- The blinding neglected tropical diseases : onchocerciasis (river blindness) and trachoma -- The mycobacterial infections : buruli ulcer and leprosy -- The kinetoplastid infections : human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), chagas disease, and the leishmaniases -- The urban neglected tropical diseases : leptospirosis, dengue, and rabies -- The neglected tropical diseases of North America -- The global network for neglected tropical diseases -- Future trends in control of neglected tropical diseases and the antipoverty vaccines -- Repairing the world.…”
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Ethical choices in long-term care what does justice require?.

Table of Contents: “…Or, I'd rather be some mother's child a reply to Nussbaum and Daniels -- App. D. The African perspective -- App. E. List of participants.…”
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Private guns, public health by Hemenway, David

Table of Contents: “…-- Guns in the home -- Guns in schools -- Guns in public -- Young children -- Adolescents and young adults -- Women -- African Americans -- Manufacturers -- Licensed dealers -- The unregulated market -- The second amendment -- Public opinion -- Evaluating regulation -- The wrong arguments -- Lessons from other products -- Lessons from other countries -- International effects of our permissive policies -- A brief history of firearms law -- Reasonable policies -- Public health surveillance.…”
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Cancer disparities causes and evidence-based solutions /

Table of Contents: “…Allen -- The North Carolina beauty and health project : preventing cancer in African American beauty salons / Laura Linnan ... …”
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Megacities and global health

Table of Contents: “…Conceptual framework : megacities and public health / Greg Pappas -- The urban ecology of megacities / David Vlahov -- Housing, crowding, migration : case study of Dhaka, Bangladesh / Omar Rahman -- Emerging infectious disease threats in megacities : case study of Brazil / Mary Wilson -- Developing health indicators for megacities : case study of the European Urban Health Indicator System (EURO-URHIS) / Arpana Verma -- Environmental and occupational hazards : case study of Karachi, Pakistan / Greg Pappas & Zafar Fatmi -- Forced displacement of African-Americans in New York City and the international diffusion of MDR-HIV / Rodrick Wallace -- Megacities and disaster preparedness / Irshad Shaikh & Greg Pappas -- Tackling health issues in a megacity : case study from London / Neil Blackshaw -- Emergency response : case study of NYC / Linda Landesman -- Suburbs of megacities : case study of Los Angeles / Dennis Andrulis, Najia Siddiqui -- Public health impacts of megacities and primary care responses / Omar Khan, Tom Peterson.…”
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The socioeconomic dimensions of HIV/AIDS in Africa challenges, opportunities, and misconceptions /

Table of Contents: “…HIV/AIDS, economic growth, inequality / Markus Haacker -- Governing a world with HIV and AIDS : an unfinished success story / Alex de Waal -- Microeconomic perspectives on the impacts of HIV/AIDS / Kathleen Beegle, Markus Goldstein, and Harsha Thirumurthy -- The AIDS epidemic, nutrition, food security and livelihoods in the pre-ART and ART era : review of evidence in Africa / Suneetha Kadiyala and Antony Chapoto -- The relationship between HIV infection and education : an analysis of six Sub-Saharan African countries / Damien de Walque and Rachel Kline -- Back to basics : gender, social norms, and the AIDS epidemic in Africa / Susan Cotts Watkins -- The fight against AIDS in the larger context : the end of "AIDS exceptionalism" / Roger England -- Prevention failure : the ballooning entitlement burden of U.S. global AIDS treatment spending and what to do about it / Mead Over -- HIV prevention in Africa : what has been learned? …”
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Psychology of stress

Table of Contents: “…Keyes -- An effective trial to increase psychological well-being and reduce stress among African American blue collar working women / Linda Napholz -- Stress management interventions for medical populations / Wendy G. …”
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Are you being served? new tools for measuring service delivery /

Table of Contents: “…Qualitative research to prepare quantitative analysis: absenteeism among health workers in two African countries -- Use of vignettes to measure the quality of health care -- Client satisfaction and the perceived quality of primary health care in Uganda -- Health facility and school surveys in the Indonesia family life surveys -- Collecting data from service providers within the living standards measurement study -- Sharing the gain: some common lessons on measuring service delivery.…”
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AIDS and religious practice in Africa

Table of Contents: “…The rise of occult powers, AIDS and the Roman Catholic church in western Uganda / Heike Behrend -- Christian salvation and Luo tradition : arguments of faith in a time of death in western Kenya / Ruth Prince -- The new wives of Christ : paradoxes and potentials in the remaking of widow lives in Uganda / Catrine Christiansen -- AIDS and the power of God : narratives of decline and coping strategies in Zanzibar / Nadine Beckmann -- Competing explanations and treatment choices : Muslims, AIDS and ARVs in Tanzania / Felicitas Becker -- 'Muslims have instructions' : HIV/AIDS, modernity and Islamic religious education in Kisumu, Kenya / Jonas Svensson -- 'Keeping up appearances' : sex and religion amongst university students in Uganda / Jo Sadgrove -- Healing the wounds of modernity : salvation, community and care in a Neo-Pentecostal church in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania / Hansjörg Dilger -- Gloves in times of AIDS : Pentecostalism, hair and social distancing in Botswana / Rijk van Dijk -- Leprosy of a deadlier kind : Christian conceptions of AIDS in the South African Lowveld / Isak Niehaus -- Subjects of counselling : religion, HIV/AIDS and the management of everyday life in South Africa / Marian Burchardt -- Therapeutic evangelism : confessional technologies, antiretrovirals and biospiritual transformation in the fight against AIDS in West Africa / Vinh-Kim Nguyen.…”
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AIDS and religious practice in Africa /

Table of Contents: “…The rise of occult powers, AIDS and the Roman Catholic church in western Uganda / Heike Behrend -- Christian salvation and Luo tradition : arguments of faith in a time of death in western Kenya / Ruth Prince -- The new wives of Christ : paradoxes and potentials in the remaking of widow lives in Uganda / Catrine Christiansen -- AIDS and the power of God : narratives of decline and coping strategies in Zanzibar / Nadine Beckmann -- Competing explanations and treatment choices : Muslims, AIDS and ARVs in Tanzania / Felicitas Becker -- 'Muslims have instructions' : HIV/AIDS, modernity and Islamic religious education in Kisumu, Kenya / Jonas Svensson -- 'Keeping up appearances' : sex and religion amongst university students in Uganda / Jo Sadgrove -- Healing the wounds of modernity : salvation, community and care in a Neo-Pentecostal church in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania / Hansjörg Dilger -- Gloves in times of AIDS : Pentecostalism, hair and social distancing in Botswana / Rijk van Dijk -- Leprosy of a deadlier kind : Christian conceptions of AIDS in the South African Lowveld / Isak Niehaus -- Subjects of counselling : religion, HIV/AIDS and the management of everyday life in South Africa / Marian Burchardt -- Therapeutic evangelism : confessional technologies, antiretrovirals and biospiritual transformation in the fight against AIDS in West Africa / Vinh-Kim Nguyen.…”
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AIDS and religious practice in Africa /

Table of Contents: “…The rise of occult powers, AIDS and the Roman Catholic church in western Uganda / Heike Behrend -- Christian salvation and Luo tradition : arguments of faith in a time of death in western Kenya / Ruth Prince -- The new wives of Christ : paradoxes and potentials in the remaking of widow lives in Uganda / Catrine Christiansen -- AIDS and the power of God : narratives of decline and coping strategies in Zanzibar / Nadine Beckmann -- Competing explanations and treatment choices : Muslims, AIDS and ARVs in Tanzania / Felicitas Becker -- 'Muslims have instructions' : HIV/AIDS, modernity and Islamic religious education in Kisumu, Kenya / Jonas Svensson -- 'Keeping up appearances' : sex and religion amongst university students in Uganda / Jo Sadgrove -- Healing the wounds of modernity : salvation, community and care in a Neo-Pentecostal church in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania / Hansjörg Dilger -- Gloves in times of AIDS : Pentecostalism, hair and social distancing in Botswana / Rijk van Dijk -- Leprosy of a deadlier kind : Christian conceptions of AIDS in the South African Lowveld / Isak Niehaus -- Subjects of counselling : religion, HIV/AIDS and the management of everyday life in South Africa / Marian Burchardt -- Therapeutic evangelism : confessional technologies, antiretrovirals and biospiritual transformation in the fight against AIDS in West Africa / Vinh-Kim Nguyen.…”
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HIV/AIDS and older adults challenges for individuals, families, and communities /

Table of Contents: “…Nursing home experiences of older African Americans with HIV/AIDS: issues for future research / by Emily J. …”
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The culture of mental illness and psychiatric practice in Africa /

Table of Contents: “…Reich -- Child soldiers and community reconciliation in postwar Sierra Leone : African psychiatry in the twenty-first century / William P. …”
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Case studies in multicultural counseling and therapy

Table of Contents: “…Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations Chapter 1 Clinical Applications with African AmericansShelly P. Harrell and Daryl M. RoweAnd Still I Rise: The Story of NiaRedefined: The Story of Andre Chapter 2 Clinical Applications with American Indians and Alaska NativesJoseph Stone and Connie HuntTreating "Depression" in a Dying Native Relative: The Story of WillTreating "Depression" in a Deeply Bereaved and Traumatized Client: The Story of MaryChapter 3 Clinical Applications with Asian AmericansMichi FuFighting Chance: The Story of DonnaIntergenerational Effects of War: The Story of WadeChapter 4 Clinical Applications with Latina/o AmericansMelba Vasquez, Martha Ramos Duffer, and Cynthia de las FuentesMargaret Can't Do It All (by herself) AnymoreMultiple Roles, Multiple Identities: The Story of ElisandroChapter 5 Clinical Applications with Individuals of Middle Eastern and Northern African Descent Sylvia C. …”
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Multiculturalism and diversity issues in applied behavior analysis : bridging theory and application /

Table of Contents: “…Conners -- Addressing cultural complexities / Rebecca Tagg -- Standards for culturally sensitive practice of applied behavior analysis / Elizabeth Hughes Fong -- Applied behavior analysis within the African American community / Shawn Thomas Capell, Mawule A. …”
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Strong women, dangerous times gender and HIV/AIDS in Africa /

Table of Contents: “…Schaad -- Religion and the rights of African women in the age of HIV/AIDS : illustrations from Kenya / Mary Nyangweso Wangila -- "We must do whatever it takes" : promoting and sustaining Black Canadian women's health in Toronto / Karen Flynn and Audrey Taylor.…”
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The therapeutic properties of medicinal plants : health-rejuvenating bioactive compounds of native flora /

Table of Contents: “….: Effect on Fecal Egg Count of West African Dwarf (WAD) Rams / Azeez Olanrewaju Yusuf and Ganiyat Abiola Oladunmoye -- Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa L.) …”
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Applied ethics in mental health care : an interdisciplinary reader /

Table of Contents: “…Tushup -- The experience of violent injury for young African-American men : the meaning of being a "sucker" / John A. …”
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Birthing models on the human rights frontier : speaking truth to power /

Table of Contents: “…Johnson -- To bring back birth is to bring back life : the Nunavik story / Brenda Epoo, Kim Morehouse, Maggie Tayara, with Jennie Stonier and Betty-Anne Daviss -- Home-based lifesaving skills : harnessing local leaders to prevent / Maternal and Perinatal Mortality Sandra Tebben Buffington, Lynn Sibley, Deborah Armbruster, Diana Beck, Jody Lori, Michelle Dynes, Lelisse Tadesse -- "There's something wrong here" : African American women and their babies are at greatest risk in the USA / Jennie Joseph -- Bringing back breech : dismantling hierarchies and re-skilling practitioners / Betty-Anne Daviss and Andrew Bisits -- What made her think she could win in court? …”
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Beyond the dispensary : on giving community balance to primary health care /