Case Studies in Global Health: Illuminating Theory and Practice [Hardcover]

Introduction: Illuminating Global Health? 1. Multiple Mortalities in Chiapas: Recognizing Structural Violence in Clinical Care??2.?When Technical Solutions Hide Political Harm: Heart Disease and Colonial History in Haiti? 3. A Navajo Transwoman Seeks Care: Rethinking Cultural Competence and Biopower? 4. Constipation as Embodied Oppression: Using Structural Competency in Community Health m 5. Purity and Danger: Menstruation and Social Suffering in Nepal? Conclusion: Learning Together Through Practice

The field of Global Health can be complex and challenging. This?fascinating?set of case studies not only illustrates the global interconnectedness of health issues across different continents but also brings clarity to the range of social theories used to make sense of the construction and distribution of health and illness around the world.

Case Studies in Global Health honors the late Paul Farmer's career-long emphasis on applying social theories to global health interventions and global health problems more generally. The book provides interesting and useful examples at the level of lived experience and clinical and public health practice of why the translation of social theory can be so significant for global health. Just as important and equally representative of the commitment of Farmer, is the presence in the volume of authors whose careers represent this critical practice. A highly appropriate tribute and a practically significant continuation of what critical global public health can be.
 Arthur Kleinman, MD Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard

Ill-health is not a biological phenomenon aloneit is a complex alchemy of social, economic, structural, and political forces. As the poison of health inequity rises globally, the only antidote is solidaritydeep listening to, learning from, and actingl3/