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Author Antoniello, Patricia, 1946- author.

Title For the public good : women, health, and equity in India / Patricia Antoniello
Published Nashville, Tennessee : Vanderbilt University Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 218 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Policy to practice
Policy to practice (Nashville, Tenn.)
Contents 1. Two Hundred and Fifty Miles East of Bombay -- 2. The Endemic Problem of Caste and Gender Inequality -- 3. Health is What Women Do: Transitions and Transformations -- : 4. "Why Are You Sitting at Home Being Oppressed?": Becoming a Village Health Worker -- 5. Women and Child Health: You Will Give Birth to a Beautiful Baby -- 6. Money in Her Hand: Mahila Vikas Mandal -- 7. Standing on My Own: Women and Equity -- Conclusion: Local Solutions to Global Problems
Summary "For the Public Good: Women Health and Equity in Rural India gives a first hand account of how local solutions can solve global health problems changing the lives of thousands of rural villagers"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 30, 2020)
Subject Rural health services -- India -- Maharashtra
Community health aides -- India -- Maharashtra
Women's health services -- India -- Maharashtra
Community health aides
Rural health services
Women's health services
India -- Maharashtra
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020007879
ISBN 0826500269
9780826500250
0826500250
9780826500267