Global Health Narratives: A Reader for Youth Book

Foreword Kate Winskell xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction Emily Mendenhall xv

Part 1 Asia

1 Toshio and the Crane (cancer, toxic chemicals: Japan) Jackie Protos 1

2 The Little Dhami (epilepsy, traditional healers: Nepal) Brandon Kohrt 7

3 A Brighter Future (air pollution: India) Ajay Pillarisetti 14

4 Leilei's Breakfast (eating and exercise: China) Jie Liu 20

5 Tuya's Ride (pollution, mercury exposure: Mongolia) Ember Keighley Leslie Greene 26

6 Lek's Story (HIV/AIDS: Thailand) Dredge Byung'chu Kang 36

Part 2 Oceania

7 Fa'asamoa: A Sizable Health Problem (obesity: American Samoa) Chandra Y. Osborn 43

Part 3 The United States

8 Overcast Highs (drugs, depression: United States) Mary Souder 49

9 Bathroom Numb (body image, anorexia, and bulimia: United States) Courtney E. Martin 54

10 Dancing between Cleveland and Standing Rock (race, juvenile diabetes: United States) Lavone G. Bradfield 60

11 Joey and the Rain (drug use: United States) Ryan A. Brown 68

12 Between Cheeseburgers and Burek: Refugee Life in America (refugee health, depression: United States) Ana Croegaert 74

13 The Cries of a Drum (HIV/AIDS, youth mentors: United States) Alyce Latisha Tucker Sangogbemi J. Ajamu 81

14 Azucar en la sangre (diabetes, depression: United States) Emily Mendenhall Elizabeth A. Jacobs 87

Part 4 Latin America and the Caribbean

15 Paola's Tijuana (environmental contamination and violence on the border: Mexico) Elizabeth Burpee 95

16 Growing Up Maya (labor migration: Guatemala) Matthew Dudgeon 101

17 The Shaman's Daughter (cross-cultural friendship: Guatemala) Dorothy Foster 108

18Students Fight Rubella (vaccinations: El Salvador) Ana Elena Chevez 112

19 DOTS (multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: Peru) Emily Mendenhall 118

20 Karai Guasu's Cock-a-Doodle-Doo (access to clean water: Paraguay) Deborah Casanova 123

21 Rosa's Farm (urbanization: Chile) Emily Mendenhall 128

Part 5 Africa

22 The Pen Pals (gender-based violence: South Africa) Sarah Raskin 135

23 Innocence's Journey (HIV/AIDS, access to health care: Zambia) Verna Miller Case 145

24 Maji Ni Uhai (water, typhoid, trachoma: Tanzania) Maggie Montgomery 153

25 The Open Door (maternal mortality, midwifery: Burkina Faso) Nicole Warren 159

26 The Accident (traffic accidents: Ghana) Kenneth Maes Gabriel Okpattah 169

27 Mr. Coulibaly's Advice (malaria, water: Mali) Amy Patterson 176

28 Amina Ndiaye (tuberculosis, stigma: Senegal) Charlotte Kvasnovsky 181

Part 6 Europe

29 The Birthday House (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis: Romania) Mary Carleen Veal 187

30 Little Ashes (smoking, emphysema: France) Laurie R. Hibbett 194

31 Broken Strings (war, refugees: Bosnia) The ArtReach Foundation 201

32 Envisioning Invisibility (body image, cerebral palsy: England) Athena Stevens 211

Postscript

Glossary of Selected Words and Concepts 217

Contributors 225

Index 231