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Women's Global Health and Human Rights by Clyde Lanford Smith and Padmini Murthy (2009, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherJones & Bartlett Learning, LLC

ISBN-100763756318

ISBN-139780763756314

eBay Product ID (ePID)102804364

Product Key Features

Number of Pages556 Pages

Publication NameWomen's Global Health and Human Rights

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

SubjectPublic Health, Women's Health, Civil Rights

FeaturesNew Edition

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Health & Fitness, Medical

AuthorClyde Lanford Smith, Padmini Murthy

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight23.5 Oz

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width5.9 in

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Table Of ContentSectionSection I Introduction ChapterChapter 1. Global Women''s Health and Human Rights SectionSection II Impact of Gender-Based Violence, Conflict, Discrimination, Terrorism, Environmental Factors and Transnational Trafficking on Women and the ChapterChapter 2. Violence Against Women and the Girl-Child: A Silent Global Pandemic ChapterChapter 3. Impact and Effects of Terrorism on Women and the Girl-Child ChapterChapter 4. War, Women, and Girls ChapterChapter 5. Women and Children in War and Complex Emergencies: Human Rights, the Humanitarian Endeavor, and Progress Towards Equality ChapterChapter 6. Human Trafficking: A Modern Plague ChapterChapter 7. Shadows on the Sunshine of Women''s Global Health and Human Rights: the Global Gag Rule, Tuskegee and HIV Studies, Tobacco Marketing, Tortur ChapterChapter 8. Going Negative: How Reproductive Rights Discourse Has Been Altered from a Positive to a Negative Rights Framework in Support of "Women''s Ri SectionSection III Women, Economics, and Human Rights ChapterChapter 9. More Than 100 Million Women Are Missing ChapterChapter 10. Globalization, Development, and Health: A Political-Economic Perspective on the Global Struggle for Health SectionSection IV Health: Problems and Challenges Specific to Women, Including Chronic Diseases and Their Global Burden ChapterChapter 11. The AIDS Pandemic and Women''s Rights ChapterChapter 12. Poor, Black, and Female: The Growing Face of AIDS in the United States ChapterChapter 13. Cardiovascular Disease in Women: Risk Factors and Risk Reduction ChapterChapter 14. The Global Scourge of the 21st Century-Diabetes-and Worse for Women ChapterChapter 15. Neurological Disorders in Women ChapterChapter 16. Women''s Musculoskeletal Health ChapterChapter 17. Sexual and Reproductive Health: Women''s Health Is Society''s Wealth ChapterChapter 18. The Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease on the Girl-Child ChapterChapter 19. Breast Cancer in Women: A Public Health Perspective ChapterChapter 20. Cervical Cancer Mortality: A Preventable Tragedy ChapterChapter 21. Maternal Mortality: The Eye of the Storm ChapterChapter 22. Ensuring a Woman''s Right to Survive Childbirth: Preventing Mortality from Postpartum Hemorrhage ChapterChapter 23. Infertility in Developing Countries: Scope, Psychosocial Burden, and the Need for Action ChapterChapter 24. Vaccines and Women: Cultural and Structural Issues for Acceptability ChapterChapter 25. Infectious Diseases and Women''s Human Rights ChapterChapter 26. Women and Disability ChapterChapter 27. Women with Disabilities in Education: The United States and the Americans with Disabilities Act ChapterChapter 28. Blindness and Social Stigma in Women and the Girl-Child ChapterChapter 29. Older Women''s Access to Health and Human Rights ChapterChapter 30. Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues SectionSection V Effects of Cultural Practices, Environment, and Migration on Women and the Girl-Child ChapterChapter 31. Breastfeeding: A Biological, Ecological, and Human Rights Imperative for Global Health ChapterChapter 32. Gender Equality Is Not Just a Women''s Issue, But a Development and a Human Rights Issue ChapterChapter 33. Water and Sanitation ChapterChapter 34. Society, Exercise, and Women ChapterChapter 35. A Woman''s Sexuality ChapterChapter 36. FGM-The Clinician''s Perspective ChapterChapter 37. Practice and Problems in Occupational Health for Women SectionSection VI Challenges and Progress ChapterChapter 38. Women''s Engagement Essential to Building the Culture of Peace ChapterChapter 39. Women''s Health in a Multicultural World: Challenges and Progress in Africa ChapterChapter 40. Being a Woman in Rural India ChapterChapter 41. From Alma-Ata to Millennium Development Goals: Status of Women''s Health in the 21st Century SectionSection VII Conclusion SectionChapter 42. Promoting a Human Rights-Based Approach to Women''s Health

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

SynopsisWomen's Global Health and Human Rights serves as an overview of the challenges faced by women in different regions of the world. Ideal as a tool for both professionals and students, this book discusses the similarities and differences in health and human rights challenges that are faced by women globally. Best practices and success stories are also included in this timely and important text. Major Topics include: "X Globalization "X Gender Based Terrorism and Violence "X Cultural Practices "X Health Problems "X Progress and Challenges, Women's Global Health and Human Rights serves as an overview of the challenges faced by women in different regions of the world. Ideal as a tool for both professionals and students, this book discusses the similarities and differences in health and human rights challenges that are faced by women globally. Best practices and success stories are also included in this timely and important text. Major Topics include: "XGlobalization "XGender Based Terrorism and Violence "XCultural Practices "XHealth Problems "XProgress and Challenges

LC Classification NumberRA778.W7516 2010