Primary Health Care in Cuba: The Other Revolution

by Linda M. Whiteford

Book Overview

As health care concerns grow in the U.S., medical anthropologist Linda M. Whiteford and social psychologist Larry G. Branch present their findings on a health care anomaly, from an unlikely source. Primary Health Care in Cuba examines the highly successful model of primary health care in Cuba following the 1959 Cuban Revolution. This model, developed during a time of dramatic social and political change, created a preventive care system to better...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742566358
• ISBN13: 9780742566354
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"