Tourism and Maternal Health: Customs, Beliefs, and Everyday Practices

by Allison R Cantor

In Tourism and Maternal Health, Allison R. Cantor examines prenatal health in Monteverde, Costa Rica, in the context of a tourism-driven nutrition transition. In today's fast-paced, globally connected society, even rural regions like the central highlands of Costa Rica can be affected by the rise in chronic noncommunicable diseases.Cantor highlights the connection between these diseases and changes in local food systems. She stresses the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1793604258
• ISBN13: 9781793604255
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"