Building Partnerships in the Americas: A Guide for Global Health Workers

by Margo J. Krasnoff (Editor)

Overview

Students and health practitioners traveling abroad seek insightful, culturally relevant background material to orient them to the environment in which they will be living and working. No single book currently provides this contextual background and global health perspective. These essays emphasize building partnerships and were written by United States medical and dental professionals, in collaboration with social scientists and Latin American medical personnel. The authors provide the historical, political, and cultural background for contemporary health care challenges, especially related to poverty. Combining personal insights with broader discussion of country contexts, this volume serves as an essential guide for anyone—from medical professionals to undergraduate students—heading to Mexico, Central America, or the Caribbean to do health care–related work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781611684094
Publisher:	Dartmouth College Press
Publication date:	07/09/2013
Series:	Geisel Series in Global Health and Medicine
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	265
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

MARGO J. KRASNOFF, MD, was associate professor of medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and had extensive health-related experience in Nicaragua.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments • Introduction – Margo J. Krasnoff • Mexico – Daniel Palazuelos and Linnea Capps • Guatemala – Peter Rohloff and Anne Kraemer Díaz • El Salvador – Jennifer Kasper and Clyde Lanford Smith • Honduras – Ryan Alaniz and Peter J. Daly • Nicaragua – James E. Saunders, Margo J. Krasnoff, and Benjamin Jastrzembski • Nicaragua – Belinda Forbes and Gerardo Gutiérrez • Haiti – Natasha Archer and Phuoc Le • Dominican Republic – Karen Sadler and Kim Wilson • Glossary • Contributors • Index

What People are Saying About This

Paul Farmer

“This book answers a great, and until now unmet, need. For all those who ask what to read before going to work in these settings, Building Partnerships in the Americas is the answer. It’s sure to become the go-to volume for those deeply engaged in such work.”

Valerie Miller

“A one-stop source of information and inspiration for health and development workers that provides a thoughtful and heartfelt look at the intersection of politics, people, history, and health, grounded in a commitment to justice and health for all.”

Paul H. Wise

“This remarkable book is required reading for anyone interested in the reality of health work in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. It conveys truly essential information and does so with the humility and humane commitment to service and social justice that true solidarity demands.”

Charlie Clements

“This book teaches the importance of delivering healthcare in the cultural, political, and historical context in which it is immersed. Building Partnerships in the Americas should be required reading for anyone contemplating health-related work in Mexico, Central America, or the Caribbean.”

Editorial Reviews

Each chapter provides an excellent general account of a country’s cultural, sociopolitical, geographical, and historical context of disease as well as information on the country’s health system . . . . A must read for anyone interested in volunteer work in the seven Central American and Caribbean countries highlighted here. . . . Highly recommended.”—Choice

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