Global Health Narratives: A Reader for Youth

by Emily Mendenhall

Book Overview

A young boy suffering from epilepsy in Nepal seeks treatment from traditional healers and western medicine. A young girl in a Tijuana slum observes the role pollution plays in the health of her community. A teenager in Atlanta is the only member of his family not infected with HIV and is learning to deal with the stigma of the disease. This collection of unique narratives told from the perspectives of young people from around the world serves as a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826346057
• ISBN13: 9780826346056
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

Global Health

This book should be required reading in the classroom for all preteens. Each chapter demonstrates how young people, while much like our countries youth, have to deal with the added threats of health risks specific to their environment. Well written and engages young people in learning.