Conflict and Health

by Natasha Howard, Egbert Sondorp, Annemarie Ter Veen

Overview

This introductory text is perfect for students new to the specialised area of the theoretical constructs underlying health and humanitarian work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780335243792
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date:	10/01/2012
Series:	Understanding Public Health
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

Natasha Howard is Lecturer in Global Health and Conflict at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), UK and an experienced distance learning tutor and course director.

Egbert Sondorp is Senior Lecturer in Conflict and Health at LSHTM and Senior Advisor for Health Systems at the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Annemarie Ter Veen is Senior Advisor for Health and Education at KIT in Amsterdam and an experienced distance learning tutor and module organiser at LSHTM, UK.

Table of Contents

Overview of the book

Section 1: Context

1. Causes of conflict
2. Effects of conflict on societies
3. Effects of conflict on health
4. International responses to conflict
5. The humanitarian system

Section 2: Humanitarian Health Interventions

6. Initial assessment and priority-setting
7. Health services delivery
8. Infectious disease control
9. Chronic and cross-cutting interventions
10. Monitoring and evaluation
11. Security and protection

Section 3: Reconstruction

12. Transition and early recovery
13. Post-conflict health system strengthening
14. Health in statebuilding and peacebuilding
15. Conflict and health concepts and priorities

Glossary