Health capital and sustainable socioeconomic development / edited by Patricia A. Cholewka, Mitra M. Motlagh.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. I. Social and Cultural Issues -- 1. The Morality of HIV/AlDS: A Comparison of Russian Orthodox Church and Secular NGO Approaches / Jarrett Zigon -- 2. Health, Gender, and Religion in a Russian Province in Transition / Baira Darieva -- 3. Collaborative Networks - A Beneficial Perspective on Health Care in Developing Countries / Michael Beier and Thorsten Semrau -- 4. Alcohol: Health Risk and Development Issue / Oystein Bakke -- 5. Right to Health and Sustainable Health Development: Improving Psychosocial Strategies in HIV-Relatcd Stress / Gilbert M. Lelo, Mitra M. Motlagh, Samuel M. M. Mampunza, Paul Verbanck and Emmanuel Streel -- 6. The Community and Its Telemedicine Program: Mutual Sustainability Issues with a Focus on the United States and Russian Federation (RF) / Max E. Stachura and Elena V. Khasanshina -- Pt. II. Economic Development -- 7. Convergence in Western Healthcare Systems: Plus Ca Change / John Anthony Devereux -- 8. The Brain Drain of Health Capital: Iraq as a Case Study / Hala Al Saraf and Richard Garfield -- 9. Famine Elimination: A Tangible Step toward Sustainable Development / Athina Vassilakis -- 10. Health SWAps: For a Sustainable Development of Healthcare Systems in Low-Income Countries / Catherine Paul, Elisabeth Paul and Veronique Zinnen -- 11. Global Health Capital and Sustainable Socioeconomic Development / Patricia A. Cholewka -- 12. Implementation of a Hospital Information System in Lithuania: Implications for the Role of Nursing / Patricia A. Cholewka -- 13. Healthcare in the United States: A Matter of Right or Privilege? / Sharona Hoffman -- Pt. III. Legal and Political Development -- 14. Social and Economic Benefits of Ending the "War on Drugs" / Colin Brewer -- 15. Salud Para Todo: Cuba's Revolutionary Approach toward Fulfillment of the Right to Health / Dabney P. Evans -- 16. Looking for More Inclusive and Sustainable Health Policies: The Role of Participation / Ariel Frisancho Arroyo -- 17. Healthcare for Children in Sub-Saharan Africa- A Gordian Knot? / Nancy Kaymar Stafford -- 18. Catastrophic Opportunity: Public Health Emergencies, Healthcare Infrastructure, and Human Rights / Jonathan H. Marks -- 19. Which Policies Effectively Enable Smoking Cessation? The Role of Risk Perception in the European Union / Joan Costa-Font and Elias Mossialos -- 20. Dealing with Healthcare Security: Catastrophic Health and Drug Expenditures in Nicaragua / Joan Costa-Font, Montse Costa-Font, Rosa Rodriguez, Joan Rovira and Peter Sanidford -- 21. Disparities in Health, Disparities in Law: The Global Potential of Individual Advocacy / Ellen Lawton, Robyn Riseberg, Gavriela M. Bogin-Farber, Rachael Knight, Jonathan Cohen and Lauren A. Smith -- 22. Taking a Human Rights Approach to Healthcare Commercialization / Brigit Toebes.