Prevention and Health Promotion for the Excluded and the Destitute in Europe

by Chauvin, Pierre

• ISBN13: 9781586032753
• ISBN10: 1586032755
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: IOS PRESS INC

Table of Contents

An Overview on Europeans' Health Care Systems
The Aggravation of Health Inequalities in Europe Demands New Responses	p. 3
Exclusion from Health in Different European Countries	p. 11
The European Health Care Systems: a Focus on Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Switzerland	p. 28
Europeans' Experiences
Illegal Immigrants in Spain	p. 65
Tuberculosis in an Indian Community in Lisbon	p. 71
The Bremen Health Programme for Asylum Seekers and Refugees	p. 73
Evaluation of the Impact of Trauma and Torture on Asylum Seekers: the Geneva Experience	p. 77
Roma and Social Exclusion in Greece	p. 82
The Rom Population in Spain	p. 84
Homeless in the Paris Area: Health and Access to Care	p. 90
Situation of the Homeless in Spain	p. 95
The Medical Emergency Care Facility for Single Homeless in Bremen	p. 98
Substance Abuse in Spain	p. 104
The Advisory Service on Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Bremen	p. 107
Health Promotion
Public Health and Health Promotion	p. 113
Definition of Target Groups for Health Promotion or Preventive Programmes: The Example of Migrants	p. 121
Prevention and Health Promotion among Populations in Precarious Conditions: A Critical Approach	p. 125
Integrating Prevention and Health Promotion Practices into Primary Care for Deprived Populations	p. 128
Framework for Describing the Process of Health Promotion Activities: The "Healthy School" Programme at Sant'Elia, Cagliari, Italy	p. 142
SMILE: A Tooth Decay Prevention Project among Children of Asylum Seekers in Geneva	p. 150
Influence of the Social Characteristics of Patients on the Behaviour of Physicians Regards Prevention within a Hospital Outpatients Consultation	p. 154
Establishing Health Promotion Programmes among Migrant Rom Populations Living in Precarious Conditions in Europe	p. 158
A Workshop for HIV+ African Women Living in Paris	p. 161
Trends in European Health Care Systems: Implications for Destitute Populations	p. 164
Prevention and Health Promotion for the Excluded and the Destitute in Europe: Recommendations for the Health Professionals and Health Institutions	p. 171
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