Poverty and Neglected Tropical Diseases in the American Rural South

Poverty and Neglected Tropical Diseases in the American Rural South
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9781498593878
ISBN-13 : 1498593879
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Download or read book Poverty and Neglected Tropical Diseases in the American Rural South written by Christine Crudo Blackburn and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Poverty and Neglected Tropical Diseases in the American Rural South, Christine Crudo Blackburn and Macey T. Lively study regions of the United States rarely acknowledged by the average American. These are regions of extreme poverty in the rural American South where a mixture of historical discrimination, structural discrimination, lack of opportunities, and decaying infrastructure conspire to create an environment conducive to chronic, debilitating diseases known as Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). Blackburn and Lively explore the conditions that allow NTDs to thrive in a wealthy nation like the United States when such diseases are typically associated with the poorest communities in Africa, Asia, and South America. Poverty and Neglected Tropical Diseases pulls back the curtain on the reality of poverty and disease in America and tell the story of failing sanitation infrastructure, the lack of clean water, the inability to access healthcare, and the lack of financial security through the eyes of those living it every day.


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