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Title:
Igniting the power of community : the role of CBOs and NGOs in global public health / Paul A. Gaist, editor.
Publisher:
Springer,
Copyright Date:
c2010
Description:
xxv, 406 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Subject:
Community Health Services.
International Cooperation.
Public Health.
Voluntary Health Agencies.
Community health services.
Public health--Citizen participation.
Public health--International cooperation.
Other Authors:
Gaist, Paul A.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Community-based organizations in the millennium : opportunities for growth, challenges to survival / Victoria A. Cargill. From an idea to a sustainable organization : getting a grassroots CBO off the ground / Danielle German -- The importance of sustainability in international public health NGOs / Meaghan Smith -- Donor organizations : what you need to know / Kandy S. Ferree -- Philanthropy and the culture of giving : its beginnings, current character, and future expectations / Anisha S. Dharshi and Paul A. Gaist -- The freedom to innovate : the contributions of social entrepreneurs to the field of global public health / Beverly Schwartz -- Faith-based organizations and public health / Roland L. Santiago -- Disasters and conflict zones around the world : the roles and relationships of the military and nongovernmental organizations / Ramey L. Wilson -- Evidence, equity, and economics : lessons and challenges of the environmental health movement / Mary C. Sheehan -- On the frontline : community-based organizations in health research / Manchui Leung and Shobha Srinivasan -- YEAH : one story of inspiration and success / Alischa Ross -- The American Red Cross : delivering services and working with partners in the USA and around the world / Christy Feig -- CARE : the contribution of an international NGO to global health / Helene D. Gayle and Sanjay Sinho -- Health care for the homeless : beyond repairing the safety net / L. Louise Treherne and Jeff Singer -- Practical and pragmatic : strategically applying gender perspectives to increase the power of global health policies and programs / Geeta Rao Gupta and Sarah Degnan Kambou -- "Happy healthy muppets" : a look at sesame workshop's health initiatives around the world / Charlotte F. Cole, Jennifer Kotler, and Seeta Pai -- Working across sectors : preventing disease and promoting health through policy and practice / John M. Clymer -- Human trafficking and its public health implications / Emily Nykaza -- Healthy Carolinians microfinancing : igniting the power of the community / Mary Bobbit-Cooke -- Working across borders : transnational NGOs / Saul Levin -- Players and pawns : the current controversy with and clampdown on NGOs in Russia / Chris Cavanaugh -- Community-based organizations in the millennium : opportunities for growth, challenges to survival / Victoria A. Cargill.
ISBN:
0387981578 (e-ISBN)
9780387981574 (e-ISBN)
038798156X (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780387981567 (hbk. : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)320494422
LCCN:
2009926939
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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