Advancing Health in Developing Countries: The Role of Social Research (Hardcover)

Preface Introduction: Addressing the Health Transition Research Agenda: Can We Connect Findings with Action? The Conceptualization of Behavioral Change An Anthropological Approach to Social Science Research on the Health Transition Behavioral Medicine, Health Behavior, and Health Maintenance Strategies: Applicability to Disease Prevention in the Developing World Research Possibilities on Facilitating the Health Care Transition Case Studies The Rise and Fall of the Cigarette: A Brief History of the Antismoking Movement in the United States Using Social Science to Prevent and Control HIV Infection: The Experience of Britain, Sweden, and the United States The Malaria Transition and the Role of Social Science Research Dietary Management of Diarrhea in Peru Assessment of Health Program Performance to Improve Management: Utilization of Lot Quality Assurance Sampling to Increase Immunization Coverage in Peru Social Science Research and the Improvement of Health Health and Development: What Can Research Contribute? Potential of for Social Science Research to Inform and Influence the Delivery of Health Care in Lesser Developed Countries The Health Transition and Social Science Research: A Summary of Workshop Proceedings Index