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Hoping to help the promises and pitfalls of global health volunteering Judith N. Lasker

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: Undetermined Series: The culture and politics of health care workPublication details: Ithaca ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press 2016Description: ix, 262 pages 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781501700095
  • 150170009X
  • 9781501700101
  • 1501700103
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RA972.7 .L37 2016
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Contents:
Introduction : a "tsunami" of international volunteersWho sponsors international medical missions? -- The activities and goals of sponsoring organizations -- Becoming a volunteer -- What leads to volunteering, what volunteering leads to -- The best and the worst : host perspectives on volunteer programs -- Benefits to host communities -- First do no harm : the unintended negatives for host communities -- Mutuality and continuity, two pillars of effective programs -- Community-focused research -- Programmatic focus -- Lessons learned : responding to the debate.
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Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction : a "tsunami" of international volunteersWho sponsors international medical missions? -- The activities and goals of sponsoring organizations -- Becoming a volunteer -- What leads to volunteering, what volunteering leads to -- The best and the worst : host perspectives on volunteer programs -- Benefits to host communities -- First do no harm : the unintended negatives for host communities -- Mutuality and continuity, two pillars of effective programs -- Community-focused research -- Programmatic focus -- Lessons learned : responding to the debate.

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