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Interest in the Cuban health care model has grown over the years and despite ongoing changes in Cuban society, the pride and satisfaction Cuban citizens take in their health care system suggest that it will likely prevail in post-Castro Cuba. Susan E. Mason, David L. Strug, and Joan Beder have edited this collection of essays by contributors who are respected professionals in Cuba and the United States. Community Health Care in Cuba examines this closely integrated system in which community representatives, nurses, doctors, social workers, and other health care specialists work together to meet the health care needs of all Cuba's citizens. The collection features a first-hand look into the country's highly successful, integrated, and prevention-oriented health care model and includes interviews with the director of Cuba's National Medical Sciences Information Center (INFOMED) and the president of the Cuban Society of Social Workers in Health Care. Placing Cuba at the forefront as a model of international health care, this book illustrates how Cuba, despite its economic constraints, is able to deliver high-quality care to its citizens from a local to national level. <br><br>Features: <br><br><ul><li>One of the only books to provide a comprehensive view of Cuba's community-oriented health care programme. </li><li><ul><li>Addresses a wide variety of health care issues. </li><li><ul><li>Based on observations and interviews by Cuban contributors or those who have made recent trips to Cuba. </li><li><ul><li>Shows the relationship of Cuba's historical change to the evolution of its health care system. </li><li><ul><li>Addresses topics in social work, nursing, medicine, and public health. </li></ul>