Carol Pulley MacCormack

Article Abstract:

Social anthropologist and public health expert Carol Pulley MacCormack died of an aneurysm on May 15, 1997 at the age of 63. She dedicated her life to the study of public health issues such as fertility and reproductive health, primary health care and gender-and-health relations. A founding member of the British Medical Anthropology Society, she contributed several papers to various medical anthropological journals and taught at a string of schools. Family, friends and acquaintances remember her as a vibrant and energetic person.

Obituary, Medical research personnel, Medical researchers, Women anthropologists, MacCormack, Carol Pulley

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The epidemiology of functional apartheid and human rights abuses

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Functional apartheid and the structural violence that comes with it, adversely affect the health of the people being oppressed. For instance, in Guatamela, the Nutritional Institute for Central America and Panama reported that in the 1980s, 80% of Mayan and Ladino Guatamelan children were malnourished. This shows how functional apartheid causes poor health among people whose rights are being abused.

Human rights, Apartheid

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More than just "interesting!" Anthropology, health and human rights

Article Abstract:

Public health officials who want to improve the health of populations must consider the social, political, and economic factors that foster poor health. The gap between the rich and poor is prominent even in the US and even more so in other countries.

Poverty, Medical anthropology

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