Reviews
"This book is oriented towards public health practitioners, and, as befits the supremely pragmatic orientation of that field, it is a very helpful compendium of the applications of medical anthropology to solve specific problems. As a collection of case studies, it is probably without peer. It is broader in orientation than either Trostle's Epidemiology and Culture (Cambridge University Press, 1995) or Nichter's Global Health: Why CulturalPerceptions, Social Representations, and Biopolitics Matter (University of Arizona Press, 2008)."--Doody's, "This book is oriented towards public health practitioners, and, as befits the supremely pragmatic orientation of that field, it is a very helpful compendium of the applications of medical anthropology to solve specific problems. As a collection of case studies, it is probably without peer. It is broader in orientation than either Trostle's Epidemiology and Culture (Cambridge University Press, 1995) or Nichter's Global Health: Why Cultural Perceptions, Social Representations, and Biopolitics Matter (University of Arizona Press, 2008)."--Doody's, "This book is oriented towards public health practitioners, and, as befits the supremely pragmatic orientation of that field, it is a very helpful compendium of the applications of medical anthropology to solve specific problems. As a collection of case studies, it is probably without peer. It is broader in orientation than either Trostle's Epidemiology and Culture (Cambridge University Press, 1995) or Nichter's Global Health: Why Cultural Perceptions, Social Representations, and Biopolitics Matter (University of Arizona Press, 2008)."-- Doody's, "This book is oriented towards public health practitioners, and, as befits the supremely pragmatic orientation of that field, it is a very helpful compendium of the applications of medical anthropology to solve specific problems. As a collection of case studies, it is probably without peer. It is broader in orientation than either Trostle'sEpidemiology and Culture(Cambridge University Press, 1995) or Nichter'sGlobal Health: Why Cultural Perceptions, Social Representations, and Biopolitics Matter(University of Arizona Press, 2008)."--Doody's
Table of Content
bPart I: Anthropological Understanding of Public Health Problems/b1. The Anthropology of Childhood Malaria in Tanzania, Vinay Kamat2. Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in the Medical Marketplace of India: Implications for Effort to Improve Global Respiratory Health, David Van Sickle3. Situating Stress: Lessons from Lay Discourses on Diabetes, Nancy E. Schoenberg, Elaine M. Drew, and Eleanor Palo Stoller4. Undersatnding Prgnancy in a Population of Inner-City Women in New Orleans-- Results of Qualitative Research, Carl Kendall, Aimee Afable-Munsuz, Ilene Speizer, Alexis Avery, Norine Schmidt, and John Santelli5. The Limits of "Heterosexual AIDS:" Ethnographic Research on Tourism and Male Sexual Labor in the Dominican Republic, Mark B. Padilla6. Male Infertility and Consanguinity in Lebanon: the Power of Ethnogrpahic Epidemiology, Marcia C. Inhorn, Loulou Kobeissi, Antoine A. Abu-Musa, Johnny Awward, Michael H. Fakih, Najwa Hammoud, Antoine B. Hannoun, Da'ad Lakkis, and Zaher Nassar7. Structural Violence, Political Violence, and the Health Costs of Civil Conflict: A Case Study from Peru, Tom Leatherman and R. Brooke ThomasbPart II: Anthropological Design of Public Health Interventions/b8. Bridges between Mental Health Care and Religious Healing in Puerto Rico: The Outcome of an Early Experiment, Joan D. Koss-Chioino9. Indigenization of Illness Support Groups for Lymphatic Filariasis in Haiti, Jeannine Coreil and Gladys Mayard10. Using Formative Research to Explore and Address Elder Health and Care in Chiapas, Mexico, Namino Glantz11. Anthropological Contributions to the Development of Culturally Appropriate Tobacco Cessation Programs: A Global Health Priority, Mark Nichter, Mimi Nichter, Siwi Padmawti, C.U. Thresia, and Project Quit Tobacco International Group12. From Street Research to Public Health Intervetnion: The Hartford Drug Monitoring Project, Merrill Singer, Greg Mirhej, Claudia Santelices, and Hassan Saleheen13. Sexual Risk Reduction Among Married Men and Women in Urban India: An Anthropological Intervention, Stephen L. Schensul, Ravi K. Verma, Bonnie K. Nastasi, Niranjan Saggurti, and Abdelwahed Mekki-BerradabPart III: Anthropological Evaluations of Public Health Initiatives/b14. Honorable Mutilation? Changing Responses to Female Genital Cutting in Sudan, Ellen Gruenbaum15. Making Pregnancy Safer for Women around the World: The Example of Safe Motherhood and Maternal Death in Guatemala, Nicole S. Berry16. Counting on Mother's Love, Karen Marie Moland and Astrid Blystad17. The Brazilian Response to AIDS and the Pharmaceuticalization of Global Health, Joao Biehl18. Anthropological and Public Health Perspectives on the Polio Eradication Initiative in Northern Nigeria, Elisha P. RennebPart IV: Anthropological Critiques of Public Health Policy/b19. "Sanitary Makeshifts" and the Perpetuation of Health Stratification in Indonesia, Eric A. Stein20. Global Panic, Local Repercussions: The Economic and Nutritional Effects of Bird Flu in Vietnam, Stacy Lockerbie and D. Ann Herring21. Neoliberal Infections and the Politics of Health: Resurgent Tuberculosis Epidemics in New York City and Lima, Peru, Sandy Smith-Nonini22. Biological Citizenship After Chernobyl, Adriana Petryna23. An Ethnographic Evaluation of Post-Alma Ata Health System Reforms in Mongolia: Lessons for Addressing Health Inequities in Poor Communities, Craig R. Janes24. Bureaucratic Aspects of International Health Programs, George M. Foster, Part I: Anthropological Understanding of Public Health Problems1: Vinay Kamat: The Anthropology of Childhood Malaria in Tanzania2: David Van Sickle: Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in the Medical Marketplace of India: Implications for Effort to Improve Global Respiratory Health3: Nancy E. Schoenberg, Elaine M. Drew, and Eleanor Palo Stoller: Situating Stress: Lessons from Lay Discourses on Diabetes4: Carl Kendall, Aimee Afable-Munsuz, Ilene Speizer, Alexis Avery, Norine Schmidt, and John Santelli: Undersatnding Prgnancy in a Population of Inner-City Women in New Orleans-- Results of Qualitative Research5: Mark B. Padilla: The Limits of "Heterosexual AIDS:" Ethnographic Research on Tourism and Male Sexual Labor in the Dominican Republic6: Marcia C. Inhorn, Loulou Kobeissi, Antoine A. Abu-Musa, Johnny Awward, Michael H. Fakih, Najwa Hammoud, Antoine B. Hannoun, Da'ad Lakkis, and Zaher Nassar: Male Infertility and Consanguinity in Lebanon: the Power of Ethnogrpahic Epidemiology7: Tom Leatherman and R. Brooke Thomas: Structural Violence, Political Violence, and the Health Costs of Civil Conflict: A Case Study from PeruPart II: Anthropological Design of Public Health Interventions8: Joan D. Koss-Chioino: Bridges between Mental Health Care and Religious Healing in Puerto Rico: The Outcome of an Early Experiment9: Jeannine Coreil and Gladys Mayard: Indigenization of Illness Support Groups for Lymphatic Filariasis in Haiti10: Namino Glantz: Using Formative Research to Explore and Address Elder Health and Care in Chiapas, Mexico11: Mark Nichter, Mimi Nichter, Siwi Padmawti, C.U. Thresia, and Project Quit Tobacco International Group: Anthropological Contributions to the Development of Culturally Appropriate Tobacco Cessation Programs: A Global Health Priority12: Merrill Singer, Greg Mirhej, Claudia Santelices, and Hassan Saleheen: From Street Research to Public Health Intervetnion: The Hartford Drug Monitoring Project13: Stephen L. Schensul, Ravi K. Verma, Bonnie K. Nastasi, Niranjan Saggurti, and Abdelwahed Mekki-Berrada: Sexual Risk Reduction Among Married Men and Women in Urban India: An Anthropological InterventionPart III: Anthropological Evaluations of Public Health Initiatives14: Ellen Gruenbaum: Honorable Mutilation? Changing Responses to Female Genital Cutting in Sudan15: Nicole S. Berry: Making Pregnancy Safer for Women around the World: The Example of Safe Motherhood and Maternal Death in Guatemala16: Karen Marie Moland and Astrid Blystad: Counting on Mother's Love17: Joao Biehl: The Brazilian Response to AIDS and the Pharmaceuticalization of Global Health18: Elisha P. Renne: Anthropological and Public Health Perspectives on the Polio Eradication Initiative in Northern NigeriaPart IV: Anthropological Critiques of Public Health Policy19: Eric A. Stein: "Sanitary Makeshifts" and the Perpetuation of Health Stratification in Indonesia20: Stacy Lockerbie and D. Ann Herring: Global Panic, Local Repercussions: The Economic and Nutritional Effects of Bird Flu in Vietnam21: Sandy Smith-Nonini: Neoliberal Infections and the Politics of Health: Resurgent Tuberculosis Epidemics in New York City and Lima, Peru22: Adriana Petryna: Biological Citizenship After Chernobyl23: Craig R. Janes: An Ethnographic Evaluation of Post-Alma Ata Health System Reforms in Mongolia: Lessons for Addressing Health Inequities in Poor Communities24: George M. Foster: Bureaucratic Aspects of International Health Programs
