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The 2016 Olympic games in Rio : issues, concerns, and background on Brazil /
Over the years, host countries and cities have had to deal with a variety of concerns, problems, or criticisms, and Rio de Janeiro is no exception. Separately or collectively, a variety of issues might pose risks to the health, safety, and general well-being of athletes and their families, team pers...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publisher's, Incorporated,
[2016]
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| Colección: | Sports and athletics preparation, performance, and psychology series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Chapter 1; The 2016 Olympic Games: Health, Security, Environmental, and Doping Issues*; Summary; Introduction; Overview; The Zika Virus Outbreak23; Background; A Proposal to Postpone or Cancel the Games; Protections for U.S. Travelers and Athletes; Protections for Pregnant Women; Brazilian Health Services for Olympians and Visitors35; Public Safety and Security during the Games; Public Safety Concerns50; Security Concerns60; Terrorist Incidents in Past Olympics; The Terrorist Threat to the Rio Games64; Brazil's Security Preparations for the Games.
- U.S. Citizens Requiring Assistance7'Environmental Concerns73; Background: Environmental Commitments for the Olympics Games; Water Quality Issues; Implementing the Environmental Commitments; Health Implications for Athletes; Environmental Legacy of Hosting the Olympics; Implications of the Olympics for Brazil99; Doping117; The Russian Athletics Federation and Doping; 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and Doping; Ramifications of the IC Report and IP Report; Russian Athletes; Other Athletes; Re-Testing of Samples from Previous Summer Olympics; Other Athletes' Concerns.
- Protecting Clean Athletes Post-2016 Rio GamesAppendix. Anti-Doping Acronyms; Glossary; End Notes; Chapter 2; Zika Virus in Latin America and the Caribbean: U.S. Policy Considerations*; Summary; Introduction; Background; Aedes-Related Outbreaks in Latin America and the Caribbean; Zika in Latin America and the Caribbean; Zika: From Latin America to the United States and U.S. Territories; International Zika Responses in Latin America and the Caribbean; Country Efforts; Brazil33; Colombia; Multilateral Organizations; WHO and PAHO; World Bank; Inter-American Development Bank; U.S. Government.
- Supplemental RequestReprogrammed Funds for USAID and CDC Programs; Congressional Action on the Budget Request62; Issues to Consider; Balancing Support for Multilateral and Bilateral Zika Responses; Health as a Component of USAID Development Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean68; U.S. Global Health Support in Latin America; Pandemic Preparedness; Research and Development for Neglected Diseases; Possible Future Actions; Appendix A. Supporting Documentation; Appendix B. Online Resources on Zika Virus; End Notes; Chapter 3; Brazil: Background and U.S. Relations*; Summary.
- Domestic SituationLegislative Developments; Recent Developments; Political and Economic Situation; Background; Cardoso Administration (1995-2002); Lula Administration (2003-2010); Rousseff Administration (2011-Present); Economic Challenges; Political Challenges; U.S.-Brazil Relations; U.S. Foreign Assistance and Trilateral Development Initiatives; Zika Virus Response47; Commercial Relations; Bilateral Trade and Investment; Cotton Dispute70; Energy Ties; Biofuels; Oil; Security Cooperation; Counternarcotics; Counterterrorism100; Defense; Promotion of Racial Equality; Amazon Conservation.