Foreword | p. xi |
Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
Introduction | p. xv |
Asia | |
Toshio and the Crane (cancer, toxic chemicals: Japan) | p. 1 |
The Little Dhami (epilepsy, traditional healers: Nepal) | p. 7 |
A Brighter Future (air pollution: India) | p. 14 |
Leilei's Breakfast (eating and exercise: China) | p. 20 |
Tuya's Ride (pollution, mercury exposure: Mongolia) | p. 26 |
Lek's Story (HIV/AIDS: Thailand) | p. 36 |
Oceania | |
Fa'asamoa: A Sizable Health Problem (obesity: American Samoa) | p. 43 |
The United States | |
Overcast Highs (drugs, depression: United States) | p. 49 |
Bathroom Numb (body image, anorexia, and bulimia: United States) | p. 54 |
Dancing between Cleveland and Standing Rock (race, juvenile diabetes: United States) | p. 60 |
Joey and the Rain (drug use: United States) | p. 68 |
Between Cheeseburgers and Burek: Refugee Life in America (refugee health, depression: United States) | p. 74 |
The Cries of a Drum (HIV/AIDS, youth mentors: United States) | p. 81 |
Azúcar en la sangre (diabetes, depression: United States) | p. 87 |
Latin America and the Caribbean | |
Paola's Tijuana (environmental contamination and violence on the border: Mexico) | p. 95 |
Growing Up Maya (labor migration: Guatemala) | p. 101 |
The Shaman's Daughter (cross-cultural friendship: Guatemala) | p. 108 |
Students Fight Rubella (vaccinations: El Salvador) | p. 112 |
DOTS (multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: Peru) | p. 118 |
Karai Guasu's Cock-a-Doodle-Doo (access to clean water: Paraguay) | p. 123 |
Rosa's Farm (urbanization: Chile) | p. 128 |
Africa | |
The Pen Pals (gender-based violence: South Africa) | p. 135 |
Innocence's Journey (HIV/AIDS, access to health care: Zambia) | p. 145 |
Maji Ni Uhai (water, typhoid, trachoma: Tanzania) | p. 153 |
The Open Door (maternal mortality, midwifery: Burkina Faso) | p. 159 |
The Accident (traffic accidents: Ghana) | p. 169 |
Mr. Coulibaly's Advice (malaria, water: Mali) | p. 176 |
Amina Ndiaye (tuberculosis, stigma: Senegal) | p. 181 |
Europe | |
The Birthday House (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis: Romania) | p. 187 |
Little Ashes (smoking, emphysema: France) | p. 194 |
Broken Strings (war, refugees: Bosnia) | p. 201 |
Envisioning Invisibility (body image, cerebral palsy: England) | p. 211 |
Postscript | |
Glossary of Selected Words and Concepts | p. 217 |
Contributors | p. 225 |
Index | p. 231 |
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