War and Public Health

Abstract

FOREWORD SECTION I: WAR AS PART OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENDA 1. Arms and Public Health: A Global Perspective 2. Children, Wars and the Responsibility of the International Community SECTION II: THE IMPACT OF WAR ON PUBLIC HEALTH 3. The Human Consequences of War 4. The Impact of War on Human Rights 5. The Environmental Consequences of War SECTION III: EFFECTS OF WEAPONS SYSTEMS OF PUBLIC HEALTH 6. The Public Health Effects of the Use of Nuclear Weapons 7. The Public Health Effects of the Use of Chemical Weapons 8. The Public Health Effects of Biological Weapons 9. Environmental and Health Effects of Weapons Production, Testing, and Maintenance 10. The Public Health Effects of Landmines: Long Term Consequences for Civilians SECTION IV: EFFECTS OF WAR AND MILITARISM ON POPULATIONS 11. The Impact of Militarism on Civilian Populations 12. The Psychological Effects of War on Children 13. The Impact of War on Women 14. Displaced Persons and War SECTION V: THE IMPACT OF SPECIFIC MILITARY CONFLICTS ON PUBLIC HEALTH 15. Public Health and the Vietanm War 16. Public Health and the War in Central America 17. Public Health and the Persian Gulf War SECTION VI: THE ROLES OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AND ORGANIZATION 18. The Roles of Health Professional in War 19. The Roles of Nongovernmental Organizations in Responding to Health Needs Created by War 20. Effective Humanitarian Aid: Our Only Hope of Intervention in Civil War SECTION VII: CAN WAR AND ITS PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS BE PREVENTED? 21. Education for Preventing War 22. Preventing Nuclear War 23. Nurses and the Prevention of War: Public Health Nurses and the Peace Movement 24. The Future of Peace Keeping 25. Mediation: Perspectives from the Medical Peace Movement 26. Preventing War and Its Public Health Consequences: Roles of Public Health Professionals