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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. …


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 …


Democratic Insecurities: Violence, Trauma, And Intervention In Haiti, John Mazzeo Dec 2012

Democratic Insecurities: Violence, Trauma, And Intervention In Haiti, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


* 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.


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.


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.


Ant 272: Medical Anthropology, John Mazzeo Dec 2012

Ant 272: Medical Anthropology, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


* Overconsumption And The American Food Enterprise: Anthropological Insights On The Global Nutrition Transition, John Mazzeo Feb 2012

* Overconsumption And The American Food Enterprise: Anthropological Insights On The Global Nutrition Transition, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Humanitarian Assistance Or Corporate Interest? Monsanto And Usaid In Haiti, John Mazzeo Dec 2011

Humanitarian Assistance Or Corporate Interest? Monsanto And Usaid In Haiti, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Ant 360: Topics In Global Health: Hiv/Aids, John Mazzeo Dec 2011

Ant 360: Topics In Global Health: Hiv/Aids, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Ant 235: Cultures Of The Caribbean, John Mazzeo Dec 2011

Ant 235: Cultures Of The Caribbean, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Lsp 110: Alternative Healing In Chicago, John Mazzeo Dec 2011

Lsp 110: Alternative Healing In Chicago, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Ant 102: Cultural Anthropology (Online Version), John Mazzeo Dec 2011

Ant 102: Cultural Anthropology (Online Version), John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Review Essay: Qualitative Inquiry: Critical Perspectives On Methods And Ethics, John Mazzeo Sep 2011

Review Essay: Qualitative Inquiry: Critical Perspectives On Methods And Ethics, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


The Double Threat Of Hiv/Aids And Drought On Rural Household Food Security In Southeastern Zimbabwe, John Mazzeo Aug 2011

The Double Threat Of Hiv/Aids And Drought On Rural Household Food Security In Southeastern Zimbabwe, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Introduction: Anthropologists Confront Hiv/Aids And Food Insecurity In Sub-Saharan Africa, John Mazzeo Aug 2011

Introduction: Anthropologists Confront Hiv/Aids And Food Insecurity In Sub-Saharan Africa, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


The Migration Of People From The Caribbean To The Bahamas, John Mazzeo Jun 2011

The Migration Of People From The Caribbean To The Bahamas, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Hiv/Aids And Food Insecurity In Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges And Solutions, John Mazzeo Apr 2011

Hiv/Aids And Food Insecurity In Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges And Solutions, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Cattle, Livelihoods, And Coping With Food Insecurity In The Context Of Drought And Hiv/Aids In Rural Zimbabwe, John Mazzeo Dec 2010

Cattle, Livelihoods, And Coping With Food Insecurity In The Context Of Drought And Hiv/Aids In Rural Zimbabwe, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Post-Quake Food Security In Haiti, John Mazzeo Dec 2009

Post-Quake Food Security In Haiti, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Concept Paper For Psychosocial Support Training Project, John Mazzeo Dec 2009

Concept Paper For Psychosocial Support Training Project, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Ant 320: Human Variation, John Mazzeo Dec 2009

Ant 320: Human Variation, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


A Baseline Assessment Of Haitian Migrant Communities In Nassau And Abaco, Bahamas, John Mazzeo Dec 2009

A Baseline Assessment Of Haitian Migrant Communities In Nassau And Abaco, Bahamas, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Lavichè: Haiti's Vulnerability To The Global Food Crisis, John Mazzeo Oct 2009

Lavichè: Haiti's Vulnerability To The Global Food Crisis, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Genographic Reflections: A Course Based Experiment, John Mazzeo Dec 2008

Genographic Reflections: A Course Based Experiment, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Zimbabwe Household Livelihood Security Assessment. Care., John Mazzeo Dec 2008

Zimbabwe Household Livelihood Security Assessment. Care., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Zimbabwe Household Livelihood Security Assessment. Catholic Relief Services., John Mazzeo Dec 2008

Zimbabwe Household Livelihood Security Assessment. Catholic Relief Services., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Zimbabwe Household Livelihood Security Assessment. World Vision., John Mazzeo Dec 2008

Zimbabwe Household Livelihood Security Assessment. World Vision., John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Festival Elephants And The Myths Of Global Poverty, John Mazzeo Dec 2008

Festival Elephants And The Myths Of Global Poverty, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Accounting For The Experiences Of Participants In The Evaluation Of Hiv/Aids Home Based Care Programs In Zimbabwe, John Mazzeo Dec 2008

Accounting For The Experiences Of Participants In The Evaluation Of Hiv/Aids Home Based Care Programs In Zimbabwe, John Mazzeo

John Mazzeo, Ph.D.

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