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The first comprehensive examination of the relationship between war
and public health, this book documents the public health
consequences of war and describes what health professionals can do
to minimize these consequences. It explores the effects of war on
health, human rights, and the environment. The health and
environmental impact of both conventional weapons and weapons of
mass destruction (nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons) is
described in chapters that cover the consequences of their
production, testing, maintenance, use, and disposal. Separate
chapters cover especially vulnerable populations, such as women,
children, and refugees. In-depth descriptions of specific military
conflicts, including the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, and
wars in Central America provide striking illustrations of the
issues covered in other chapters. A series of chapters explores the
roles of health professionals and of organizations during war, and
in preventing war and its consequences. This revised second edition
includes seven new chapters, including one on landmines by the
Nobel Prize-winning founding director of the International Campaign
to Ban Landmines.
Since the early twentieth century, politically engaged and socially
committed U.S. health professionals have worked in solidarity with
progressive movements around the world. Often with roots in social
medicine, political activism, and international socialism, these
doctors, nurses, and other health workers became comrades who
joined forces with people struggling for social justice, equity,
and the right to health.
Anne-Emanuelle Birn and Theodore M. Brown bring together a group of
professionals and activists whose lives have been dedicated to
health internationalism. By presenting a combination of historical
accounts and first-hand reflections, this collection of essays aims
to draw attention to the longstanding international activities of
the American health left and the lessons they brought home. The
involvement of these progressive U.S. health professionals is
presented against the background of foreign and domestic policy,
social movements, and global politics.
Since the early twentieth century, politically engaged and socially
committed U.S. health professionals have worked in solidarity with
progressive movements around the world. Often with roots in social
medicine, political activism, and international socialism, these
doctors, nurses, and other health workers became comrades who
joined forces with people struggling for social justice, equity,
and the right to health.
Anne-Emanuelle Birn and Theodore M. Brown bring together a group of
professionals and activists whose lives have been dedicated to
health internationalism. By presenting a combination of historical
accounts and first-hand reflections, this collection of essays aims
to draw attention to the longstanding international activities of
the American health left and the lessons they brought home. The
involvement of these progressive U.S. health professionals is
presented against the background of foreign and domestic policy,
social movements, and global politics.
The first edition of this book was published almost a decade ago to
provide a comprehensive examination of the relationship between
terrorism and public health. It also described what health
professionals could do to mitigate the consequences of terrorist
attacks and threats, and to address the underlying causes of
terrorism. This completely revised second edition provides new
information on emergency preparedness and response planning as well
as lessons learned from responses to terrorist attacks in the
United States and other countries. Expert scholars and
practitioners of public health explore the historical roots of
terrorism and address potential terrorist weapons and their
control. They also explore in detail the adverse health
consequences of the "war on terror," including the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan, other violations of human rights and civil liberties,
diversion of resources, and the adverse impact on civil society
organizations. Arguing for a more balanced approach to
preparedness, the editors and contributors to this second edition
describe challenges and opportunities for strengthening the public
health system, protecting disaster rescue and recovery workers, and
promoting domestic and international law related to terrorism.
Features Offers a useful and up-to-date compendium for courses for
public health students and health workers Presents a more balanced
approach to public health preparedness, placing more emphasis on
urgent public health problems Provides a valuable resource for
public health workers and their agencies and organizations
Cukier and Sidel provide a much-needed overview of the global
problem of gun violence as a threat to public health, including the
effects of violence, the sources of firearms (both legal and
illegal), the factors shaping demand, and the interventions aimed
at reducing the misuse of guns. Just as guns know no borders, gun
violence has become a global epidemic, killing hundreds of
thousands of people each year and injuring many more. The toll is
staggering. Experts estimate that there are 35,000 annual
gun-related deaths in Brazil, 10,000 in South Africa, 20,000 in
Colombia, and 30,000 in the United States. While guns kill or maim
great numbers of people in war zones, two thirds of small arms are
in the possession of civilians. Although guns do not in and of
themselves cause violence, they increase its lethality and fuel
cultures of violence. This book documents the global gun trade, its
threat to public health, and efforts to remedy the situation.
Virtually every illegal gun begins as a legal gun. With the
globalization of trade in licit products has come the globalization
of the illegal trade in guns. For example, weapons originating in
the United States fuel violence in Canada, Latin America, and as
far away as Japan. And unregulated ownership of guns fuels crime.
Because weapons tend to flow from unregulated areas to regulated
areas, international cooperation is critical, but global efforts
have been hampered by major arms producers and gun lobbies such as
the National Rifle Association. Since 1998 there has been an
emerging global movement to control the illicit trade and misuse in
guns, and many countries have moved to strengthen their gun laws in
an effort to combat this global epidemic.
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