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Urbanization, Dengue, and the Health Transition: Anthropological Contributions to International Health
Author(s) -
Kendall Carl,
Hudelson Patricia,
Leontsini Elli,
Winch Peter,
Lloyd Linda,
Cruz Fernando
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
medical anthropology quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.855
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1548-1387
pISSN - 0745-5194
DOI - 10.1525/maq.1991.5.3.02a00050
Subject(s) - dengue fever , urbanization , public health , citizen journalism , environmental health , economic growth , political science , medicine , virology , economics , nursing , law
A host of resurgent diseases, many in newly created urban environments, challenges the assumptions underlying anthropological contributions to international public health programs. Past programs validated local knowledge about acute and well‐known disease conditions and encouraged self‐help and participatory approaches to respond to these problems. This article discusses the changing picture of health conditions in urban settings by examining local responses to one problem, dengue hemorrhagic fever, in a new program designed to test several earlier assumptions.