Anthropology and Public Health: Bridging Differences in Culture and Society

by Robert A. Hahn

Book Overview

Many serious public health problems confront the world in the new millennium. Anthropology and Public Health examines the critical role of anthropology in four crucial public health domains: (1) anthropological understandings of public health problems such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, and diabetes; (2) anthropological design of public health interventions in areas such as tobacco control and elder care; (3) anthropological evaluations of public health initiatives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195374649
• ISBN13: 9780195374643
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 752 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"