Community health narratives : a reader /

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Imprint:	Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2015.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Community health services -- Cross-cultural studies. Public health -- Cross-cultural studies. Medical care -- Cross-cultural studies. Community Health Services. Community health services. Medical care. Public health. Electronic books. Cross-cultural studies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11304936

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Other authors / contributors:	Mendenhall, Emily, 1982- editor. Wollner, Kathy, 1986- editor. Choucair, Bechara, writer of foreword. Burque, Hannah Adams, illustrator.
ISBN:	9780826355607 0826355609 9780826355591 0826355595
Notes:	Includes index. Print version record.
Summary:	Mark struggled at school and became depressed because he was bullied. Ana Maria feared leaving her home after dark due to gun violence. Mario and his family benefited from an intervention to prevent the spread of avian flu in his village. Health problems like these affect not only individuals but also families and communities. These examples suggest how community health is realized in peoples' lives and affects people living in the same place who share similar beliefs and values. For example, feeling safe within one's community is an essential part of living a healthy life. The narratives i.
Other form:	Print version: Community health narratives 9780826355591

Table of Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword / Bechara Choucair; Acknowledgments; Introduction / Emily Mendenhall; Section I: Social Ties; 1: Seeking Success / Lauren Slubowski Keenan-Devlin; 2: The Big Fat Truth / Judi Marcin; 3: Dadi's Chart / Lesley Jo Weaver; 4: Mai'suka, My Island / Kelley Alison Smith and Chandra Y. Osborn; 5: Thiago and the Beach / Brian Ackerman; COMMUNITIES IN ACTION: The Gay-Straight Alliance Network / Kathy Wollner; Section II: Gender & Sexuality; 6: Slow Motion / Patrick Klacza; 7: Nditai's Initiation / Fiona Cresswell.
8: Chris Not Christina / Judi Marcin9: Ariana's Decision / Kathy Wollner; 10: My Body, My Self / Molly O'Brien and Aunchalee E.L. Palmquist; COMMUNITIES IN ACTION: Texas Freedom Network / Kathy Wollner; Section III: Mental Health; 11: The Ties That Bind / Neely Myers; 12: Chantalle's Secret / Ashley Hagaman; 13: A Homecoming / Erin P. Finley; 14: Tenzin's Dream / Sara Lewis; COMMUNITIES IN ACTION: Sangath / Kathy Wollner; Section IV: Violence; 15: Paris of the West / Ember Keighley; 16: We All Fight / Charlie Speicher; 17: Nelson's Soweto / Emily Mendenhall.
18: The Grove / Suzanne Farrell SmithCOMMUNITIES IN ACTION: Cure Violence / Kathy Wollner; Section V: Prevention; 19: Gone Goes the Worm / Adam Koon; 20: A Pandemic Pig Tale / Erica Gibson; 21: Route 100 / Suzanne Farrell Smith; 22: Girl Parts / Judi Marcin; COMMUNITIES IN ACTION: Sabin Vaccine Institute / Kathy Wollner; Section VI: Health-Care Access; 23: Scars / Stephen Lavenberg; 24: Mandy and the Motorized Wheelchair / Patrick Klacza; 25: Open Secrets and Breaking Hearts / Heather Wurtz; 26: There Will Always Be More Struggles to Win / Lesley Jo Weaver and David Meek.
COMMUNITIES IN ACTION: BRAC / Kathy WollnerPostscript / Emily Mendenhall; Teaching Guide / Kathy Wollner; Contributors; Index; Back Cover.

Community health narratives : a reader /

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