Monday, August 31, 2009

[EQ] Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition - Special Issue: Social Exclusion

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

 

Special Issue: Social Exclusion
Volume 27 number 4 august 2009

 

Editorial: Addressing Social Exclusion: Analyses from South Asia and Southern Africa

Heidi Bart Johnston

 

URL: http://www.icddrb.org/pub/publication.jsp?classificationID=30&pubID=10426

 

“….This special social exclusion issue of the Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition (JHPN) presents original research describing exclusion and its relationships with health and policy analyses that describe policies and actions that were developed or have the potential to address exclusion.

 

Many papers in this issue of the Journal were initially developed as background papers for the South-East Asia hub of the SEKN. The original research articles included in this issue of the Journal make important contributions in the face of the overwhelming need for additional evidence on relationships between social exclusion and health.

 

The collection of papers in its entirety demonstrates the importance of multisectoral approaches to addressing social exclusion: while public-sector commitment is essential, so too is commitment from civil society; non-governmental organizations, and private sectors can also make significant contributions to reducing social exclusion…..”

 

Articles

Relationships of Exclusion and Cohesion with Health: The Case of Bangladesh
[ P. 426 - 440 ]


Living on the Extreme Margin: Social Exclusion of the Transgender Population (Hijra) in Bangladesh
[ P. 441- 451 ]


Homeless in Dhaka: Violence, Sexual Harassment, and Drug- abuse
[ P. 452 - 461 ]


Does Level of Social Capital Predict Perceived Health in a Community?A Study of Adult Residents of Low-income Areas of Francistown, Botswana [ P. 462- 476 ]

Paramedic-conducted Mental Health Counselling for Abused Women in Rural Bangladesh:An Evaluation from the Perspective of Participants [ P. 477 - 491
]

Can Social Inclusion Policies Reduce Health Inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa?A Rapid Policy Appraisal
[ P. 492 - 504 ]


Review of the Bangladesh Female Secondary School Stipend Project Using a Social Exclusion Framework
[ P. 505 - 517 ]


The Group-lending Model and Social Closure: Microcredit, Exclusion, and Health in Bangladesh
[ P. 518 - 527 ]


Capability Development among the Ultra-poor in Bangladesh: A Case Study
[ P. 528 - 535 ]


Civil Society, Health, and Social Exclusion in Bangladesh [ P. 536 - 544 ]

Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives Addressing Social Exclusion in Bangladesh
[ P. 545 - 562 ]


Micro-insurance in Bangladesh: Risk Protection for the Poor?
[ P. 563-573 ]


Strategies to Reduce Exclusion among Populations Living in Urban Slum Settlements in Bangladesh
[ P. 574 - 586 ]


HIV/AIDS Interventions in Bangladesh: What Can Application of a Social Exclusion Framework Tell Us
[ P. 587 - 597 ]



            Table of contents: http://www.icddrb.org/images/JHPN274-Table_of_Contents.pdf

 


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