Primary Health Care in Cuba: The Other RevolutionAs health care concerns grow in the U.S., medical anthropologist Linda M. Whiteford and social psychologist Larry G. Branch present their findings on a health care anomaly, from an unlikely source. Primary Health Care in Cuba examines the highly successful model of primary health care in Cuba following the 1959 Cuban Revolution. This model, developed during a time of dramatic social and political change, created a preventive care system to better provide equity access to health care. Cuba's recognition as a paragon of health care has earned praise from the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the Pan American Health Organization. In this book, Whiteford and Branch explore the successes of Cuba's preventive primary health care system and its contribution to global health. |
Contents
Chapter 1 The Cuban Health Care Revolution | 1 |
Chapter 2 An Overview of the Cuban Primary Health Care Model between 1959 and 2000 | 19 |
Chapter 3 AlmaAta and the Concept of Primary Health Care | 37 |
Chapter 4 The Cuban Primary Health Care Model for Child and Maternal Care | 53 |
Chapter 5 The Cuban Experience with Controlling Infectious and Communicable Diseases through Primary Health Care | 63 |
Chapter 6 Primary Health Care and Chronic Diseases in Cuba | 81 |
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Primary Health Care in Cuba: The Other Revolution Linda M. Whiteford,Laurence G. Branch Limited preview - 2008 |
Primary Health Care in Cuba: The Other Revolution Linda M. Whiteford,Laurence G. Branch No preview available - 2009 |
Primary Health Care in Cuba: The Other Revolution Linda M. Whiteford,Laurence G. Branch No preview available - 2008 |
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