Securing health :  lessons from nation-building missions / 
Seth G. Jones ... [et al.]. 
 - xxxv, 351 pages :  illustrations ;  26 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-351). 
<br/><br/>Germany -- Japan -- Somalia -- Haiti -- Kosovo -- Afghanistan -- Iraq -- Evaluating health reconstruction. 
<br/><br/> Rebuilding public health and health care delivery systems has been an important component of nation-building efforts conducted after major conflicts. However, few studies have attempted to examine a comprehensive set of cases, compare the quantitative and qualitative results, and outline best practices. The study assesses seven cases of nation-building operations following major conflicts: Germany and Japan immediately after World War II; Somalia, Haiti, and Kosovo in the 1990s; and Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001. It concludes that two factors increase the likelihood of successful health outcomes: planning and coordination, and infrastructure and resources. In addition, the study argues that health can have an independent impact on broader political, economic, and security objectives during nation-building operations. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0833037293 (pbk. : alk. paper) 083304074X (electronic bk.) 9780833037299 9780833040749 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Standard Tech. Report. No.: </label>RAND/MG-321-RC 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> $30.00  paperback 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005032231 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Health planning--International cooperation.<br/>Medical assistance--Evaluation.<br/>Medical assistance, American--Evaluation.<br/>Nation-building--Case studies.<br/>Postwar reconstruction--Health aspects.<br/>Public health--International cooperation.<br/>War--Health aspects.<br/>Health Planning.<br/>Delivery of Health Care--organization & administration.<br/>International Cooperation.<br/>Public Health.<br/>Social Planning.<br/>War.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA390.A2  / S43 2006