Interest in the Cuban health care model has grown over the years and despite ongoing changes in Cuban society, the pride and satisfaction Cuban citizens take in their health care system suggest that it will likely prevail in post-Castro Cuba. Susan E. Mason, David L. Strug, and Joan Beder have edited this collection of essays by contributors who are respected professionals in Cuba and the United States. Community Health Care in Cuba examines this closely integrated system in which community representatives, nurses, doctors, social workers, and other health care specialists work together to meet the health care needs of all Cuba's citizens. The collection features a first-hand look into the country's highly successful, integrated, and prevention-oriented health care model and includes interviews with the director of Cuba's National Medical Sciences Information Center (INFOMED) and the president of the Cuban Society of Social Workers in Health Care. Placing Cuba at the forefront as a model of international health care, this book illustrates how Cuba, despite its economic constraints, is able to deliver high-quality care to its citizens from a local to national level.
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Weight: 410g
Dimensions: 154 x 230mm
Publication Date: 01 Jun 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780190616335
About David L. StrugJoan BenderSusan E. Mason
Susan E. Mason (PhD Columbia University; MSSW Columbia University) is professor of social work at Yeshiva University's Wurzweiler School of Social Work professor of sociology and chair of the college departments of sociology and political science. She has written many articles and book chapters on mental health social service utilization and workforce efficacy. She is co-editor of Diagnosis Schizophrenia : A comprehensive Resource for Patients Families and Helping Professionals. David L. Strug (PhD Columbia University; MSW Hunter College) is professor emeritus of social work at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University in New York City and is also a clinical social worker in private practice. He has traveled frequently to Cuba to do research on older persons the development of social work and community-oriented health care. He wrote with Jeanne Lemkau Love Loss and Longing: The Impact of U.S. Travel Restrictions on Cuban-American Families. Joan Beder (PhD Yeshiva University; MSW Adelphi University) is professor of social work at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University in New York City and maintains a clinical practice in Long Island. She is the author of Faces of Bereavement: A Casebook for Grief Counselors and Medical Social Work: The Interface of Medicine and Caring.