Course: Case Studies in Primary Health Care
Readings
Textbooks
The required textbook for the course is: Taylor-Ide, D & Taylor, C.E. (2002). Just and lasting change: When communities own their futures. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
A recommended textbook for the course is: Arole, M. & Arole, R. (1994). Jamkhed: A Comprehensive Rural Health Project. London: The MacMillan Press
Topic | Readings |
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General Readings | |
Primary Health Care | Slums (Chapter 9) in Polak, Paul. Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approcahes Fail. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2008
McLeary KR, et al. Community-based interventions. Am J Pub Health 2003;93:529-533 Taylor CE. What would Jim Grant say now? The Lancet 2010;375:1236-1237 |
Lecture Guides | |
Guides to selected lectures within the course | Roots for Community Based Primary Health Care
Narangwal Part I - Field Research in Community Health Care - Conceptual and Technical Breakthroughs Pholela and the US Community Health Centers - Differences between the US and Developing Countries Applying the SEED SCALE Model - Lessons from Gaza, Mozambique |
Student Discussion Questions | |
Discussion Questions for Selected Lectures | Questions for Student Discussion on Narangwal
Questions for Student Discussion on Jamkhed and Gadchiroli Questions for Student Discussion on Pholela Questions for Student Discussion on China Questions for Student Discussion on Mozambique |
Week 1 | |
Roots of Community-Based Primary Health Care (Taylor) |
Taylor C, Jolly R. The straw men of primary health care. Soc Sci Med 1988;226:971-977 Taylor C. Overview: Primary health care before and after Alma-Ata. In: Primary Health Care and Health Sector Reform: 15 Years After Alma Ata. WHO, 1993 |
Week 2 | |
The Narangwal Project and Student Discussion | |
The Jamkhed and Gadchiroli Projects and Student Discussion | Bang AT, Bang RA, Reddy HM. Home-based neonatal care: Summary and applications of the field trial in rural Gadchiroli, India (1993 to 2003). J Perinatol 2005;25:S108-S122 |
Bangladesh and BRAC | Perry H. Lessons for the future (chapter 7). In: Health for All in Bangladesh. University Press, 2000 |
Week 3 | |
Pholela and the Origins of Community-Oriented Primary Care |
McLeroy KR, et al. Community-based interventions. Am J Pub Health. 2003;93:529-533 Susser M. Pioneering community-oriented primary care. Bull WHO. 1999;77:436-438 |
The China Model Counties Project and Student Discussion | No Readings |
Week 4 | |
Community-Based Primary Health Care in the Western Hemisphere: Case Studies from Bolivia, Peru, Guatemala, and Haiti | |
Week 5 | |
Applying the Seed-Scale Model: Case Study from Mozambique and Student Discussion | |
Care Groups: Giving Census-Based Impact-Oriented Extra Power for Community-Based Primary Health Care |
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Week 6 | |
Women's Empowerment in Afghanistan and Student Discussion | Afghanistan Seven Tasks |
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and East Baltimore Community Case Study |
Levine DM, et al. Community-academic health center partnerships for underserved minority populations. JAMA 1994;272:309-311 Baker EA, et al. Principles of practice for academic/practice/community research partnerships. Am J Prev Med 1999;16:86-93 |
Week 7 | |
SEED-SCALE: A Universal Process | No Readings |
A Comprehensive Review of the Effectiveness of Community-Based Primary Health Care in Improving Child Health |
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Week 8 | |
Case Studies in Primary Health Care: Lessons Learned |
Margaret Chan puts primary health care centre stage at WHO [editorial]. Lancet 2008;371:1811 |