Sachgebiete

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Gutes Ex.; Einband etwas berieben; 1 S. Ausschnitt (Inhaltsverzeichnis). - Mit WIDMUNG von Ulli Steltzer. - The health care program described in this book began as a small medical clinic, with an emphasis on curative medicine. The founder of the clinic, Dr. Carroll Behrhorst, however, soon realized that simply treating the sick was not enough: no sooner were the patients cured than they returned to a slough of poverty that once again felled them within months, or even days, of their treatment. For health to supplant disease among the rural poor, larger issues had to be tack-led. Diets had to improve, and for that to happen farming patterns had to change. What began as a medical clinic soon expanded into a general community development program, with nutrition and hygiene classes, a network of rural extension workers, ind a revolving loan fund to help farmers buy land on a cooperative basis. Today the Chimaltenango Development Program has gained worldwide recognition for its innovative approach to rural health care. In this book, Ulli Steltzer explores the day-to-day workings of the program through a combination of sensitive photographs and candid interviews with the participants. Dr. Behrhorst's Introduction traces the history of the program and tells of the lessons learned along the way. The result is a fascinating portrait of a dedicated group of people as they struggle to break the back of disease among the rural poor in Guatemala. ISBN 088894389X