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Urban Health & Environment |
Case Studies and Lessons Learned
Below are links, to selected full-text versions of USAID-sponsored publications on urban health. Most publications were generated as part of USAID's Environmental Health Program (EHP) that ran from 1994-2004. EHP focused on activities supporting Agency child health and malaria objectives. This page will continue to be updated with links to new reports and studies on urban health issues.
New additions -- March 2007
PHRplus, 2006. Urban health and care-seeking behavior: a case study of slums in India and the Philippines This report examines the health needs and care-seeking behavior of poor slum residents in two Asian cities--Indore, India and greater Manila, Philippines. The centerpiece of the study is a qualitative investigation set in four slums in Indore and two slums in greater Manila, where in-depth interviews of slum residents and health care providers were carried out. The topics covered in the research include general health-seeking behavior and self-efficacy, family planning, maternal health, child health, tuberculosis, domestic violence and alcohol abuse, and environmental health and hygiene.
Summaries of Program Experience
Situational Analyses
Community Involvement Approaches
Urban Water and Sanitation
Urban Malaria, Vector-borne Disease Control
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