UID:
almafu_9961491169402883
Format:
1 online resource (340 p.)
ISBN:
9781565492752
Content:
The idea of working for peace through the health sector has sparked many innovative programs, described expertly and accessibly in Peace Through Health by professionals in the field.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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PART I Basic Concepts in Peace through Health --
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1 Introduction --
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2 History of Peace through Health --
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3 Setting the Role of the Health Sector in Context: Multi-track Peacework --
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4 Mechanisms of Peace through Health --
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PART II War and Its Impact on Human Health --
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5 The Health Effects of War --
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6 Future Wars --
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PART III Values and Ethics in Peace through Health --
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7 What Values Underlie Our Actions? --
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8 Human Rights --
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9 Medical Ethics --
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10 Respect for Culture --
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11 Speaking Truth to Power: Acting on Values, Ethics, and Rights in South Africa --
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PART IV Preparing to Act on Peace through Health --
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12 Analyzing a Peace through Health Problem --
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13 Tools for Peace through Health Work --
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14 Dealing with Conflict --
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15 Epidemiology as a Tool for Interdisciplinary Peace and Health Studies --
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PART V Case Studies --
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16 Primary Prevention --
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17 Secondary Prevention --
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18 Tertiary Prevention --
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19 Evaluation of Peace through Health Initiatives --
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PART VII Expanding the Bounds of Peace through Health --
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20 Expanding the Bounds of Medical Peace Practice --
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21 Social Injustice and the Responsibility of Health-Care Workers: Observation, Assessment, Action --
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22 Living in Harmony with the Earth and with Each Other --
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PART VIII Special Topics --
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23 A Role for Emergency Humanitarian Aid Organizations in Peace? --
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24 Students and Peace through Health: Education, Projects, and Theory --
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25 Technology and Activism --
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26 Educating Health Professionals in Peace --
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CONCLUSION --
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27 Looking Ahead --
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Index --
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About the Contributors
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781565492752
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781565492752
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781565492752
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781565492752
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781565492752