From the Fourth to the Third World--A Common Vision of Health.

McCormack, Cathy

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Publication Date: 1993

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From the Fourth to the Third World--A Common Vision of Health.

McCormack, Cathy

Community Development Journal, v28 n3 p206-17 Jul 1993

The health problems caused by damp housing in Glasgow, Scotland, led to a grass-roots community action campaign that improved living conditions. A second step was preventive health measures and research into other causes of ill health in disadvantaged areas. (SK)

Descriptors: Community Action, Community Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries, Health, Housing, Living Standards, Prevention, Working Class

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Glasgow)

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