Chapter 1 The Cuban Health Care Revolution Chapter 2 An Overview of the Cuban Primary Health Care Model Between 1959 - 2000 Chapter 3 Alma Ata and the Concept of 'Primary Health Care' Chapter 4 The Cuban Primary Health Care Model for Child/Maternal Care Chapter 5 The Cuban Experience with Controlling Infectious and Communicable Diseases Through Primary Health Care Chapter 6 Chronic Diseases in Cuba Chapter 7 Recasting the 'Public' in Public Health: Assessing the Cuban Experience Chapter 8 Lessons Learned from Cuba's Primary Health Care Model
Linda M. Whiteford is professor of medical anthropology and
associate vice president for academic affairs and strategic
initiatives at the University of South Florida. She has also served
as president of the Society of Applied Anthropology.
Laurence G. Branch is professor of social psychology for the
College of Public Health at the University of South Florida.
Linda M. Whiteford and Laurence G. Branch have produced an
important, detailed, and historically grounded analysis of 'Cuba's
jewel'—the community-based primary health care system. They examine
its evolution, structure, and effectiveness in addressing public
health issues, as well as specific medical needs related to child
and maternal health, control of infectious diseases, and treatment
of chronic health problems. The key lessons that the authors
distill from this timely case study are both relevant and
applicable to health care systems in other countries, including the
United States. The subject matter and straightforward prose ensure
that this book will be an invaluable tool for policy makers, public
health and biomedical professionals, social scientists, and
well-suited for widespread classroom use.
*Barbara Rylko-Bauer, Michigan State University, and co-editor of
Making Our Research Useful: Case Studies in the Utilization of
Anthropological Knowl*
Primary Health Care in Cuba: The Other Revolution is a unique
contribution to understanding the relationship between the
development and provision of primary care in a socio-economic and
political context. While the authors are careful to note that the
'Cuban model is idiosyncratically Cuban,' this historically
grounded, in-depth, and broad-based examination of primary health
care in Cuba demonstrates that effective preventive care does not
need to rest on costly medical technology. It also demonstrates the
importance of close collaboration between government and community
participation in planning and implementing public health
initiatives. The final section is invaluable, laying out several
'lessons learned' from the research and from the Cuban health care
model which hopefully will stimulate a reconsideration of standard
practices in public health planning and implementation in other
countries.
*Linda Bennett, professor of anthropology at University of Memphis
and author of Moonshine: Anthropological Perspectives*
This is a groundbreaking work. Primary Health Care In Cuba makes a
significant contribution to medical anthropology and public health
by documenting the history, political economy, and ideology that
has produced the Cuban primary health care system. The authors
explore the critical tensions between the rights of individuals and
the role of the state that have shaped the remarkable successes in
Cuban health care over the past fifty years. They also raise
challenging questions about the relationship between the reduction
of health disparities and advances in public health.
*Carolyn Sargent, professor of anthropology at Southern Methodist
University and president of the Society for Medical Anthropology*
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