edited by Afaf Ibrahim Meleis, Eugenie L. Birch, and Susan M. Wachter
1st ed
xiii, 332 pages :
illustrations ;
24 cm
The city in the twenty-first century
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-304) and index
Introduction : Developing urban areas as if gender matters / Afaf Ibrahim Meleis -- Women's health and the city : a comprehensive approach for the developing world / Julio Frenk and Octavio Gómez-Dantés -- Policy for a better future : a focus on girls and women / Ruth Levine -- Girls' health and educational needs in urban environments / Varina Tjon-A-Ten ... [et al.] -- Making cities safe for women and girls : integrating a gender perspective into urban health and planning / Claudia Garcia-Moreno and Manupreet Chawla -- Design of healthy cities for women / Eugenie L. Birch -- Are women victims, or are they warriors? / Sheela Patel -- Women with disabilities and cities / Rosaly Correa-de-Araujo -- The health and well-being of immigrant women in urban areas / DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias -- Women's health in the urban community : National Institutes of Health perspective / Vivian W. Pinn and Nida H. Corry -- Transforming urban environments / Diane Cornman-Levy ... [et al.] -- Bearing witness : women in cities as agents of transformation for God / Grace R. Dyrness -- Accessibility to health care in urban environments / Francica M. Mwangangi -- Mobilizing communities to prevent violence against women and HIV in Kampala, Uganda / Tina C. Musuya -- Philanthropy and its impact on urban women's health / Katherina M. Rosqueta and Carol A. McLaughlin