Global Case Studies In Maternal And Child Health by Ruth C. White

by Ruth C. White

Maternal And Child Health (MCH) Continues To Be One Of The Most Important Fields Of Study For Improving The Health Of Populations Across The Globe. Two The 10 Millennium Development Goals Strive Specifically To Improve Maternal And Child Health, And Several Others, Such As Gender Equality And HIV/AIDS, Are Critical Aspects Of Maternal And Child Health. Written For Students In Public Health, Medical, And Allied Health Professions, Global Case Studies In Maternal And Child Health Brings To Life Theoretical And Conceptual Ideas Discussed In Primary Texts, Through The Analysis Of Lived Stories Of Maternal And Child Health Programs Around The World. Using Structured Case Studies Of Community-Based Programs In Maternal And Child Health From Around The World, Students Will Be Presented With Real-Life Ethical, Practical And Theoretical Challenges That Will Develop Critical And Analytical Thinking Skills And Also Provide Them With Practice Models That They Can Use In Their Future Or Present Work.

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First published February 15, 2012

About the author

Ruth C. White, PhD, MPH, MSW, is clinical associate professor at the University of Southern California's School of Social Work and has taught undergraduate and graduate students in social work for fifteen years. White received her MSW from McGill University and her PhD and MPH from the University of California, Berkeley. She has worked as a social worker in Canada, the US, and the UK in various types of social work settings, and she keeps a blog at bipolar-101.blogspot.com.