Community Participatory Involvement ─ A Sustainable Model for Global Public Health

The book provides researchers, students, and practitioners with a brief introduction to a health-care model, Community Participatory Involvement (CPI), which for 20 years has proved successful in fighting global health problems. CPI differs from other community-based models in that it involves a unique synergy of local, civil, and political authorities. Using a South American cholera epidemic as an example, the book
-explains in step-by-step detail how the CPI model is used;
-includes teaching activities, a list of important tools, and model workshops;
-demonstrates how the CPI model can be replicated to deal with a diverse range of public concerns, from the control of infectious diseases to animal husbandry to teacher education.

Linda M. Whiteford is a professor of anthropology at the University of South Florida, where she also has served as Vice Provost for Academic Program Development and Review, Associate Vice President for Global Strategies, and Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives. Former chair of the Department of Anthropology, she helped develop the USF Patel School of Global Sustainability, the Global Academic Partners Program, the USF Office of Sustainability, USF World, and the USF Office of Community Engagement. She is an internationally recognized researcher, lecturer, and author; a medical anthropologist who has consulted for the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the Pan American Health Organization and advises on global health policy. Her most recent book, Global Health in Times of Violence is coedited with Paul Farmer (Harvard University) and Barbara Rylko-Bauer (Michigan State University). Cecilia Vindrola-Padros obtained her PhD in Medical Anthropology from the University of South Florida in 2011. Her doctoral research took place in Argentina and focused on the experiences of pediatric oncology patients who had to travel to the capital of Buenos Aires in order to access medical treatment. Her areas of interest for research include: child health/hospitalization, medical travel/tourism, parenting, health policy, cancer treatment, oncofertility, critical medical anthropology, and narrative research. She has worked as the Managing Editor for the journal Technology and Innovation and as an Instructor for the Department of Anthropology at the University of South Florida. She is currently a research consultant at the Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair.