Hoping to help
Lasker, Judith N. 1947-
Hoping to help the promises and pitfalls of global health volunteering Judith N. Lasker - Ithaca ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press 2016 - ix, 262 pages 23 cm - The culture and politics of health care work .
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction : a "tsunami" of international volunteersWho sponsors international medical missions? -- The activities and goals of sponsoring organizations -- Becoming a volunteer -- What leads to volunteering, what volunteering leads to -- The best and the worst : host perspectives on volunteer programs -- Benefits to host communities -- First do no harm : the unintended negatives for host communities -- Mutuality and continuity, two pillars of effective programs -- Community-focused research -- Programmatic focus -- Lessons learned : responding to the debate.
9781501700095 150170009X 9781501700101 1501700103
2015029553
Volunteer workers in medical care.
Missions, Medical.
Medical assistance--International cooperation.
Voluntary health agencies.
RA972.7 / .L37 2016
Hoping to help the promises and pitfalls of global health volunteering Judith N. Lasker - Ithaca ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press 2016 - ix, 262 pages 23 cm - The culture and politics of health care work .
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction : a "tsunami" of international volunteersWho sponsors international medical missions? -- The activities and goals of sponsoring organizations -- Becoming a volunteer -- What leads to volunteering, what volunteering leads to -- The best and the worst : host perspectives on volunteer programs -- Benefits to host communities -- First do no harm : the unintended negatives for host communities -- Mutuality and continuity, two pillars of effective programs -- Community-focused research -- Programmatic focus -- Lessons learned : responding to the debate.
9781501700095 150170009X 9781501700101 1501700103
2015029553
Volunteer workers in medical care.
Missions, Medical.
Medical assistance--International cooperation.
Voluntary health agencies.
RA972.7 / .L37 2016