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Women's health and the world's cities /

This collection of essays, written by urban planners, scholars, medical practitioners, and activists, examines the impact of urban living on the well-being of women and girls in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the United States.

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Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Birch, Eugenie L.; Meleis, Afaf Ibrahim; Wachter, Susan M.
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press,
Publisher Address: Philadelphia, Pa. :
Publication Dates: [2011]
©2011
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: The city in the twenty-first century
Subjects:
Urban health.
Urban women > Health and hygiene.
Urban women > Social conditions.
Urbanization > Environmental aspects.
Urbanization > Social aspects.
Women's Health Services.
Social sciences.
Sociology, other.
Sociology.
Soziale Probleme, Sozialdienste, Versicherungen.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.9783/9780812205084
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Summary: This collection of essays, written by urban planners, scholars, medical practitioners, and activists, examines the impact of urban living on the well-being of women and girls in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the United States.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: 29 illus.
ISBN: 9780812205084
Index Number: RA564
CLC: R173
Contents: Frontmatter --
Contents --
Foreword /
Introduction: Developing Urban Areas as if Gender Matters /
Chapter 1. Women s Health and the City: A Comprehensive Approach for the Developing World /
Chapter 2. Policy for a Better Future: A Focus on Girls and Women /
Chapter 3. Girls Health and Educational Needs in Urban Environments /
Chapter 4. Making Cities Safe for Women and Girls: Integrating a Gender Perspective into Urban Health and Planning /
Chapter 5. Design of Healthy Cities for Women /
Chapter 6. Are Women Victims, or Are They Warriors? /
Chapter 7. Women with Disabilities and Cities /
Chapter 8. The Health and Well-Being of Immigrant Women in Urban Areas /
Chapter 9. Women s Health in the Urban Community: National Institutes of Health Perspective /
Chapter 10. Transforming Urban Environments /
Chapter 11. Bearing Witness: Women in Cities as Agents of Transformation for God /
Chapter 12. Accessibility to Health Care in Urban Environments /
Chapter 13. Mobilizing Communities to Prevent Violence Against Women and HIV in Kampala, Uganda /
Chapter 14. Philanthropy and Its Impact on Urban Women s Health --
Afterword /
Notes --
References --
Contributors --
Index --
Acknowledgments /

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