Igniting the Power of Community The Role of CBOs and NGOs in Global Public Health /

Igniting the Power of Community The Role of CBOs and NGOs in Global Public Health Edited by Paul A. Gaist, PhD, MPH Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Igniting the Power of Community: The Role of CBOs and NGOs in Global Public Health introduces readers to the pursuit and potential of co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Gaist, Paul A. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edición:1st ed. 2010.
Temas:
Public health.
Medicine, Preventive.
Health promotion.
Public Health.
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preparing for Action
  • A Brief History of CBOs/NGOs in Health and Public Health
  • From an Idea to a Sustainable Organization: Getting a Grassroots CBO Off the Ground
  • The Importance of Sustainability in International Public Health NGOs
  • Donor Organizations: What You Need to Know
  • Areas of Action
  • Philanthropy and the Culture of Giving: Its Beginnings, Current Character, and Future Expectations
  • The Freedom to Innovate: The Contributions of Social Entrepreneurs to the Field of Global Public Health
  • Faith-Based Organizations and Public Health
  • Disasters and Conflict Zones Around the World: The Roles and Relationships of the Military and Nongovernmental Organizations
  • Evidence, Equity, and Economics: Lessons and Challenges of the Environmental Health Movement
  • On the Frontline: Community-Based Organizations in Health Research
  • Citizens in Action
  • YEAH: One Story of Inspiration and Success
  • The American Red Cross: Delivering Services and Working with Partners in the USA and Around the World
  • CARE: The Contribution of an International NGO to Global Health
  • Health Care for the Homeless: Beyond Repairing the Safety Net
  • Practical and Pragmatic: Strategically Applying Gender Perspectives to Increase the Power of Global Health Policies and Programs
  • "Happy Healthy Muppets": A Look at Sesame Workshop's Health Initiatives Around the World
  • Working Across Sectors: Preventing Disease and Promoting Health Through Policy and Practice
  • Human Trafficking and Its Public Health Implications
  • Healthy Carolinians Microfinancing: Igniting the Power of the Community
  • Working Across Borders: Transnational NGOs
  • Call to Action
  • Players and Pawns: The Current Controversy with and Clampdown on NGOs in Russia
  • Community-Based Organizations in the Millennium: Opportunities for Growth, Challenges to Survival
  • Global Public Health: Winning the Fight.

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