A Health-to-Peace Handbook
Ideas and Experiences of How Health Initiatives Can Work for Peace

Publisher:  War and Health Program, McMaster University
Year Published:  1996
Pages:  94pp   Resource Type:  Pamphlet

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
About the War and Health Program of McMaster University
Preface

Part A: Introduction
Who is this handbook for?
What does this handbook do?
How is this handbook organized?

Part B: Why "Health-to-Peace"?
Peace -- not just a job for diplomats
Why can health workers also be good peace workers?
The range of health-to-peace initiatives
Peacebuilding

Part C: Case Studies
Humanitarian Ceasefires: Shots of vaccine instead of shots of artillery
Trauma Healing and Peacebuilding: The Liberian experience
Research for Peace: The War and Health Program's study in Sri Lanka
Local Support for Peace through Health: The Hedip program of the World Health Organization
Band-aids and Genocide: Medical Aid to Rwandan Refugees
The World Court Project: Are Nuclear Weapons legal?

Part D: Getting Started
Causes of Violence and Instability
Understanding the Conflict
Planning Responses
Strategies and Mechanisms
Evaluation

Part E: Resources