TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lasker,Judith N.
TI  - Hoping to help: the promises and pitfalls of global health volunteering
T2  - The culture and politics of health care work
SN  - 9781501700095
AV  - RA972.7 .L37 2016
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Ithaca
PB  - ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press
KW  - Volunteer workers in medical care
KW  - Missions, Medical
KW  - Medical assistance
KW  - International cooperation
KW  - Voluntary health agencies
N1  - 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
UR  - http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9781501700101.pdf
ER  -