Spring 2012

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2012)

Published: May 11, 2012

Full Issue

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Letter from the Editor

Reconciling Western & Traditional Medicine
May 11, 2012

Kevin Xu
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Editorial

Incorporating traditional medicine into Western healthcare

Connie Chen, Managing Editor (Online), JGH, and Elora López, Senior Editor, JGH, in conversation with Gerard Bodeker, Ed.D, M.Psych. (Department of Clinical Medicine, Division of Medical Sciences, University of Oxford) Yemeng Chen, L.Ac, FICAE (President of the New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine)

May 11, 2012

Connie Chen, Managing Editor (JGH Online), Elora López, JGH Senior Editor, Gerard Bodeker, EdD, MPsych, Yemeng Chen, LAc, FICAE

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Original Research

Reducing inequalities in doctor distribution

Literature review, Thai case study and policy recommendations

May 11, 2012

Mary Louise Kiernan, MPH

3-9

Safe male circumcision

Young men’s willingness to undergo Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) decreases with increased educational attainment in some rural areas of Central Uganda

May 11, 2012

Edgar Asiimwe, Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell, Kim Chapman Page, Nankunda B. Allen, David L. Boyd

17-21

Limits of health education: Barriers to oral rehydration use among Ghanaian mothers
May 11, 2012

Hanna Saltzman, Andrew Warren, Spencer Lloyd, MD, MPH, Easmon Otupiri, PhD, DeVon Hale, MD

10-16

Perspectives

PEPFAR’s violations of the right to health of sex workers
May 11, 2012

Nicole Dussault

23-25

Autism in China: A biosocial review
May 11, 2012

Joy Ming

26-29

National directives and community empowerment

Public health in Sleman Regency, Indonesia

May 11, 2012

Taylor Purvis

31-36

Integrating traditional practices into allopathic medicine
May 11, 2012

Amy Guan, Chen (Amy) Chen

38-41

Field Notes

Purity, balance and wellness among the Swahili of Lamu, Kenya
May 11, 2012

Rebecca Gearhart, Munib Abdulrehman

42-44

Healthcare of the rural aged in Andhra Pradesh, India
May 11, 2012

Pooja Yerramilli

45-48