Community Health Narratives: A Reader

ISBN-13: 9780826355591 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 328 str.

Emily Mendenhall; Kathy Wollner; Hannah Adams Burque

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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 peoplesAE lives and affects people living in the same place who share similar beliefs and values. For example, feeling safe within oneAEs community is an essential part of living a healthy life. The narratives in this book explore a wide range of topicsusocial ties, gender and sexuality, mental illness, violence, prevention, and health-care accessuthat shape community health. Featuring oCommunities in Actiono sketches describing good community health programming as well as a guide for teachers, this book, along with its companions Global Health Narratives: A Reader for Youth and Environmental Health Narratives: A Reader for Youth (UNM Press), provides a comprehensive curriculum that examines peopleAEs health experiences across cultures and nations.