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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778251503321

Titolo

Violence prevention in low- and middle-income countries [[electronic resource] ] : finding a place on the global agenda : workshop summary / / Kimberly A. Scott, rapporteur ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2008

ISBN

0-309-17778-2

1-281-20924-4

9786611209247

0-309-11206-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ScottKimberly A

Disciplina

303.6

Soggetti

Violence - Developing countries - Prevention

Violence - Health aspects - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Report resulted from a two-day workshop held June 2007, in Washington, D.C.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Setting the Stage""; ""3 Why the World Should Care About Violence Prevention""; ""4 The Intersection of Violence and Health""; ""5 What Is Working Around the World in Violence Prevention?""; ""6 Words of Wisdom: Working with the Media and Nongovernmental Organizations""; ""7 Scaling Up International Support for Violence Prevention""; ""8 Opportunities and Challenges for U.S. Agencies and Organizations to Focus on Violence Prevention in Developing Countries""

""9 Taking Global Violence Prevention to the Next Step: Questions for the Workshop Participants""""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Participant List""; ""Appendix C: Background Papers for June 2007 Workshop""; ""Preventing Violence in Developing Countries: A Framework for Action--James A. Mercy, Alex Butchart, Mark L. Rosenberg, Linda Dahlberg, Alison Harvey""; ""The Intersection of Violence Against Women and HIV/AIDS--Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Marguerite L. Baty, Reem Ghandour, Jamila Stockman, Leilani



Francisco, Jennifer Wagman""

""A Logical Framework for Preventing Interpersonal and Self-Directed Violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries--Susan Zaro, Mark L. Rosenberg, James A. Mercy""""Collective Violence: Health Impact and Prevention--Victor W. Sidel, Barry S. Levy""; ""Violence, Health, and Development--Richard Matzopoulos, Brett Bowman, Alexander Butchart""; ""Appendix D: Biographies of Planning Committee Members and Workshop Speakers""