Women's Health and the World's Cities / / Afaf Ibrahim Meleis, Susan M. Wachter, Eugenie L. Birch |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
Disciplina | 362.1082 |
Collana | The City in the Twenty-First Century |
Soggetto topico |
Urban women - Health and hygiene
Urban women - Social conditions Urban health Women's health services Urbanization - Environmental aspects Urbanization - Social aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-89737-7
0-8122-0508-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword / Gutmann, Amy -- Introduction: Developing Urban Areas as if Gender Matters / Ibrahim Meleis, Afaf -- Part I. Women's Health in Urban Areas -- Chapter 1. Women's Health and the City: A Comprehensive Approach for the Developing World / Frenk, Julio / Gómez-Dantés, Octavio -- Chapter 2. Policy for a Better Future: A Focus on Girls and Women / Levine, Ruth -- Chapter 3. Girls' Health and Educational Needs in Urban Environments / Tjon-A-Ten, Varina / Kerner, Brad / Shukla, Shweta / Hochwalt, Anne -- Chapter 4. Making Cities Safe for Women and Girls: Integrating a Gender Perspective into Urban Health and Planning / Garcia-Moreno, Claudia / Chawla, Manupreet -- Part II. Urbanization, Space, and Geography -- Chapter 5. Design of Healthy Cities for Women / Birch, Eugenie L. -- Chapter 6. Are Women Victims, or Are They Warriors? / Patel, Sheela -- Chapter 7. Women with Disabilities and Cities / Correa-de-Araujo, Rosaly -- Chapter 8. The Health and Well-Being of Immigrant Women in Urban Areas / Hilfinger Messias, DeAnne K. -- Part III. Models of Excellence -- Chapter 9. Women's Health in the Urban Community: National Institutes of Health Perspective / Pinn, Vivian W. / Corry, Nida H. -- Chapter 10. Transforming Urban Environments / Cornman-Levy, Diane / Dyrness, Grace R. / Golden, Jane / Gouverneur, David / Grisso, Jeane Ann -- Chapter 11. Bearing Witness: Women in Cities as Agents of Transformation for God / Dyrness, Grace R. -- Chapter 12. Accessibility to Health Care in Urban Environments / Mwangangi, Francisca M. -- Chapter 13. Mobilizing Communities to Prevent Violence Against Women and HIV in Kampala, Uganda / Musuya, Tina C. -- Chapter 14. Philanthropy and Its Impact on Urban Women's Health -- Afterword / Wachter, Susan M. -- Notes -- References -- Contributors -- Index -- Acknowledgments / Meleis, Afaf I. / Birch, Eugenie L. / Wachter, Susan M. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463863903321 |
Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2011] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Women's Health and the World's Cities / / Afaf Ibrahim Meleis, Susan M. Wachter, Eugenie L. Birch |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
Disciplina | 362.1082 |
Collana | The City in the Twenty-First Century |
Soggetto topico |
Urban women - Health and hygiene
Urban women - Social conditions Urban health Women's health services Urbanization - Environmental aspects Urbanization - Social aspects |
Soggetto non controllato |
Caregiving
Gender Studies Health Medicine Public Policy Urban Studies Women's Studies |
ISBN |
1-283-89737-7
0-8122-0508-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword / Gutmann, Amy -- Introduction: Developing Urban Areas as if Gender Matters / Ibrahim Meleis, Afaf -- Part I. Women's Health in Urban Areas -- Chapter 1. Women's Health and the City: A Comprehensive Approach for the Developing World / Frenk, Julio / Gómez-Dantés, Octavio -- Chapter 2. Policy for a Better Future: A Focus on Girls and Women / Levine, Ruth -- Chapter 3. Girls' Health and Educational Needs in Urban Environments / Tjon-A-Ten, Varina / Kerner, Brad / Shukla, Shweta / Hochwalt, Anne -- Chapter 4. Making Cities Safe for Women and Girls: Integrating a Gender Perspective into Urban Health and Planning / Garcia-Moreno, Claudia / Chawla, Manupreet -- Part II. Urbanization, Space, and Geography -- Chapter 5. Design of Healthy Cities for Women / Birch, Eugenie L. -- Chapter 6. Are Women Victims, or Are They Warriors? / Patel, Sheela -- Chapter 7. Women with Disabilities and Cities / Correa-de-Araujo, Rosaly -- Chapter 8. The Health and Well-Being of Immigrant Women in Urban Areas / Hilfinger Messias, DeAnne K. -- Part III. Models of Excellence -- Chapter 9. Women's Health in the Urban Community: National Institutes of Health Perspective / Pinn, Vivian W. / Corry, Nida H. -- Chapter 10. Transforming Urban Environments / Cornman-Levy, Diane / Dyrness, Grace R. / Golden, Jane / Gouverneur, David / Grisso, Jeane Ann -- Chapter 11. Bearing Witness: Women in Cities as Agents of Transformation for God / Dyrness, Grace R. -- Chapter 12. Accessibility to Health Care in Urban Environments / Mwangangi, Francisca M. -- Chapter 13. Mobilizing Communities to Prevent Violence Against Women and HIV in Kampala, Uganda / Musuya, Tina C. -- Chapter 14. Philanthropy and Its Impact on Urban Women's Health -- Afterword / Wachter, Susan M. -- Notes -- References -- Contributors -- Index -- Acknowledgments / Meleis, Afaf I. / Birch, Eugenie L. / Wachter, Susan M. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788583703321 |
Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2011] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Women's Health and the World's Cities / / Afaf Ibrahim Meleis, Susan M. Wachter, Eugenie L. Birch |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
Disciplina | 362.1082 |
Collana | The City in the Twenty-First Century |
Soggetto topico |
Urban women - Health and hygiene
Urban women - Social conditions Urban health Women's health services Urbanization - Environmental aspects Urbanization - Social aspects |
Soggetto non controllato |
Caregiving
Gender Studies Health Medicine Public Policy Urban Studies Women's Studies |
ISBN |
1-283-89737-7
0-8122-0508-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword / Gutmann, Amy -- Introduction: Developing Urban Areas as if Gender Matters / Ibrahim Meleis, Afaf -- Part I. Women's Health in Urban Areas -- Chapter 1. Women's Health and the City: A Comprehensive Approach for the Developing World / Frenk, Julio / Gómez-Dantés, Octavio -- Chapter 2. Policy for a Better Future: A Focus on Girls and Women / Levine, Ruth -- Chapter 3. Girls' Health and Educational Needs in Urban Environments / Tjon-A-Ten, Varina / Kerner, Brad / Shukla, Shweta / Hochwalt, Anne -- Chapter 4. Making Cities Safe for Women and Girls: Integrating a Gender Perspective into Urban Health and Planning / Garcia-Moreno, Claudia / Chawla, Manupreet -- Part II. Urbanization, Space, and Geography -- Chapter 5. Design of Healthy Cities for Women / Birch, Eugenie L. -- Chapter 6. Are Women Victims, or Are They Warriors? / Patel, Sheela -- Chapter 7. Women with Disabilities and Cities / Correa-de-Araujo, Rosaly -- Chapter 8. The Health and Well-Being of Immigrant Women in Urban Areas / Hilfinger Messias, DeAnne K. -- Part III. Models of Excellence -- Chapter 9. Women's Health in the Urban Community: National Institutes of Health Perspective / Pinn, Vivian W. / Corry, Nida H. -- Chapter 10. Transforming Urban Environments / Cornman-Levy, Diane / Dyrness, Grace R. / Golden, Jane / Gouverneur, David / Grisso, Jeane Ann -- Chapter 11. Bearing Witness: Women in Cities as Agents of Transformation for God / Dyrness, Grace R. -- Chapter 12. Accessibility to Health Care in Urban Environments / Mwangangi, Francisca M. -- Chapter 13. Mobilizing Communities to Prevent Violence Against Women and HIV in Kampala, Uganda / Musuya, Tina C. -- Chapter 14. Philanthropy and Its Impact on Urban Women's Health -- Afterword / Wachter, Susan M. -- Notes -- References -- Contributors -- Index -- Acknowledgments / Meleis, Afaf I. / Birch, Eugenie L. / Wachter, Susan M. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815235003321 |
Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2011] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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