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Anthropology

Selected Works

2013

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Full-Text Articles in Public Health

Social Foundations For A Community-Based Public Health Cholera Campaign In Borgne, Haiti, John Mazzeo Nov 2013

Social Foundations For A Community-Based Public Health Cholera Campaign In Borgne, Haiti, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

The rapid and widespread progression of cholera in rural Haiti can be attributed to a “perfect storm” of conditions including the widespread use of unprotected water sources, rudimentary sanitation, the lack of means to afford simple necessities, and the near absence of basic health services to treat the sick. Accessibility of essential health care and reliable sources of clean water in remote areas of rural Haiti are fundamental barriers to addressing acute public health emergencies including the ongoing cholera epidemic. This article explores the notion that positive health outcomes for hard to reach populations can be achieved through community mobilization. …

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Welcome To The Journal Of Evolution And Health, Aaron Blaisdell, Paul Jaminet, David C. Pendergrass Oct 2013

Welcome To The Journal Of Evolution And Health, Aaron Blaisdell, Paul Jaminet, David C. Pendergrass

Aaron P Blaisdell

Welcome to the first issue of the Journal of Evolution and Health! The Journal of Evolution and Health is the peer-reviewed, open-access journal of the Ancestral Health Society, a community of scientists, healthcare professionals, and laypersons who collaborate to understand health challenges from an evolutionary perspective.

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Hyptertension Among Haitians Living In The Bahamas, John Mazzeo Sep 2013

Hyptertension Among Haitians Living In The Bahamas, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

For many Haitians in the Bahamas, migration and the process of adapting to life creates stress and may be correlated with high blood pressure. This study examines the social determinants of hypertension among Haitians in the Bahamas by exploring how experiences of migration create stress that is believed to cause high blood pressure. The Haitian explanatory model of high blood pressure, tansyon, explains the relationships between variables such as diet, stress, and poverty with the blood. Research was conducted in several Haitian communities in New Providence and Abaco using ethnographic methods such as interviews and participant observation. Information about hypertension …

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* Peasant Resistance To Hybrid Seed In Haiti: The Implications Of Humanitarian Aid On Food Security And Cultural Identity, John Mazzeo Dec 2012

* Peasant Resistance To Hybrid Seed In Haiti: The Implications Of Humanitarian Aid On Food Security And Cultural Identity, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

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Ant 396: Senior Capstone: The Anthropological Life, John Mazzeo Dec 2012

Ant 396: Senior Capstone: The Anthropological Life, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

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Mph 512: Applied Community Public Health Research Methods, John Mazzeo Dec 2012

Mph 512: Applied Community Public Health Research Methods, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

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Ant 272: Medical Anthropology, John Mazzeo Dec 2012

Ant 272: Medical Anthropology, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

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Observations On Eye Care In Lamu, Kenya: Overlooked Needs And Proposed Interventions, Erick Henderson '12, Rebecca Gearhart Dec 2012

Observations On Eye Care In Lamu, Kenya: Overlooked Needs And Proposed Interventions, Erick Henderson '12, Rebecca Gearhart

Rebecca Gearhart Mafazy

These notes draw attention to the underserved eye care needs of residents of Lamu, Kenya. They are comprised of observations that we, Rebecca Gearhart, an anthropology professor at Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU) and Erick Henderson, an IWU biology and pre-optometry major and president of the Optometry Club, made while volunteering at a clinic in Lamu, Kenya during the summer of 2011. Plans to establish a temporary eye clinic emerged after Rebecca discovered that Erick was an optometric technician who might use his portable optometry lens set to fit residents of Lamu Town on Lamu Island for glasses and teach them …

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Mobility, Latino Migrants, And The Geography Of Sex Work: Using Ethnography In Public Health Assessments, Thurka Sangaramoorthy, Karen Kroeger Dec 2012

Mobility, Latino Migrants, And The Geography Of Sex Work: Using Ethnography In Public Health Assessments, Thurka Sangaramoorthy, Karen Kroeger

Thurka Sangaramoorthy

Recent studies have documented frequent use of female sex workers among Latino migrant men in the southeastern United States, yet little is known about the context in which sex work takes place or the women who provide these services. As anthropologists working in applied public health, we use rapid ethnographic assessment as a technical assistance tool to document local understandings of the organization and typology of sex work and patterns of mobility among sex workers and their Latino migrant clients. By incorporating ethnographic methods in traditional public health needs assessments, we were able to highlight the diversity of migrant experiences …

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