Beth Kangas
Biographic Data
| ID | 104992 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Beth Kangas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Beth |
| FAMILY NAME | Kangas |
| SIGNATURE | KANGAS B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Grand Valley State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 89 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Complicating Common Ideas about Medical Tourism
Three cases of international medical travelers from Yemen, a capital‐poor country in the southwest corner of the Arabian Peninsula, help to counter misconceptions within discussions of medical tourism. These misconceptions include the suggestion of leisure in medical tourism, the role of gender and class, and the ease with which we dismiss the health concerns of wealthy individuals. Instead, this article proposes, we should uncover commonalities …
The burden of pursuing treatment abroad
This case study features stories of patients from Yemen, a low-income country in the Arabian Peninsula, who traveled abroad for medical care. Their stories, drawn from interviews with Yemeni medical travelers in India, highlight the economic and emotional burden of pursuing treatment abroad. These stories of chronic non-communicable diseases and serious injuries depart from the common portrayal of medical tourists as wealthy elective patients fro…
Traveling for Medical Care in a Global World
The international medical travel of Yemenis provides insight on terminology and models to use for the growing global phenomenon. Terminology for medical travelers ranges from "medical tourists" to "medical exiles." Differing models prioritize the global arena in which transnational medical travel occurs as (1) a global medical marketplace, (2) a global medical commons, (3) interlinked nation-states, and (4) national or global citizens. Medical an…
Hope from Abroad in the International Medical Travel of Yemeni Patients
Studies of care-seeking behaviour have generally focused only on the medical facilities that are available within a country's national boundaries. However, a growing number of patients worldwide are pursuing medical services outside of their own countries. The burgeoning literature on 'medical tourism' tends to offer the perspectives of the treatment destinations, not the experiences of patients. This paper examines the international medical trav…
Therapeutic Itineraries in a Global World
Focusing upon how Yemenis travel to Jordan and other countries for medical reasons, this article explores a variety of issues and experiences pertaining to care-seeking abroad. Topics include state support for treatment outside the country, links between countries that facilitate movements, therapeutic reputations leading to destination selection, medical travelers' funding and logistical decisions, and notions of "good" patient care. The study i…
Murshidat
Murshidat: Female Primary Health Care Workers Transforming Society in Yemen. 1999 37 min Dir/Prod/Writer: Delores M. Walters. Distributed by the filmmaker, Director of Alana Cultural Center, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 13346-1386 Tel: 315/228-7330. Email: [email protected] - Volume 35 Issue 2
Traveling for Medical Care in a Global World
The international medical travel of Yemenis provides insight on terminology and models to use for the growing global phenomenon. Terminology for medical travelers ranges from "medical tourists" to "medical exiles." Differing models prioritize the global arena in which transnational medical travel occurs as (1) a global medical marketplace, (2) a global medical commons, (3) interlinked nation-states, and (4) national or global citizens. Medical an…
Therapeutic Itineraries in a Global World
Focusing upon how Yemenis travel to Jordan and other countries for medical reasons, this article explores a variety of issues and experiences pertaining to care-seeking abroad. Topics include state support for treatment outside the country, links between countries that facilitate movements, therapeutic reputations leading to destination selection, medical travelers' funding and logistical decisions, and notions of "good" patient care. The study i…
Hope from Abroad in the International Medical Travel of Yemeni Patients
Studies of care-seeking behaviour have generally focused only on the medical facilities that are available within a country's national boundaries. However, a growing number of patients worldwide are pursuing medical services outside of their own countries. The burgeoning literature on 'medical tourism' tends to offer the perspectives of the treatment destinations, not the experiences of patients. This paper examines the international medical trav…
Complicating Common Ideas about Medical Tourism
Three cases of international medical travelers from Yemen, a capital‐poor country in the southwest corner of the Arabian Peninsula, help to counter misconceptions within discussions of medical tourism. These misconceptions include the suggestion of leisure in medical tourism, the role of gender and class, and the ease with which we dismiss the health concerns of wealthy individuals. Instead, this article proposes, we should uncover commonalities …
The burden of pursuing treatment abroad
This case study features stories of patients from Yemen, a low-income country in the Arabian Peninsula, who traveled abroad for medical care. Their stories, drawn from interviews with Yemeni medical travelers in India, highlight the economic and emotional burden of pursuing treatment abroad. These stories of chronic non-communicable diseases and serious injuries depart from the common portrayal of medical tourists as wealthy elective patients fro…
Murshidat
Murshidat: Female Primary Health Care Workers Transforming Society in Yemen. 1999 37 min Dir/Prod/Writer: Delores M. Walters. Distributed by the filmmaker, Director of Alana Cultural Center, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 13346-1386 Tel: 315/228-7330. Email: [email protected] - Volume 35 Issue 2
Therapeutic Itineraries in a Global World
Focusing upon how Yemenis travel to Jordan and other countries for medical reasons, this article explores a variety of issues and experiences pertaining to care-seeking abroad. Topics include state support for treatment outside the country, links between countries that facilitate movements, therapeutic reputations leading to destination selection, medical travelers' funding and logistical decisions, and notions of "good" patient care. The study i…
Hope from Abroad in the International Medical Travel of Yemeni Patients
Studies of care-seeking behaviour have generally focused only on the medical facilities that are available within a country's national boundaries. However, a growing number of patients worldwide are pursuing medical services outside of their own countries. The burgeoning literature on 'medical tourism' tends to offer the perspectives of the treatment destinations, not the experiences of patients. This paper examines the international medical trav…
The burden of pursuing treatment abroad
This case study features stories of patients from Yemen, a low-income country in the Arabian Peninsula, who traveled abroad for medical care. Their stories, drawn from interviews with Yemeni medical travelers in India, highlight the economic and emotional burden of pursuing treatment abroad. These stories of chronic non-communicable diseases and serious injuries depart from the common portrayal of medical tourists as wealthy elective patients fro…
Traveling for Medical Care in a Global World
The international medical travel of Yemenis provides insight on terminology and models to use for the growing global phenomenon. Terminology for medical travelers ranges from "medical tourists" to "medical exiles." Differing models prioritize the global arena in which transnational medical travel occurs as (1) a global medical marketplace, (2) a global medical commons, (3) interlinked nation-states, and (4) national or global citizens. Medical an…
Complicating Common Ideas about Medical Tourism
Three cases of international medical travelers from Yemen, a capital‐poor country in the southwest corner of the Arabian Peninsula, help to counter misconceptions within discussions of medical tourism. These misconceptions include the suggestion of leisure in medical tourism, the role of gender and class, and the ease with which we dismiss the health concerns of wealthy individuals. Instead, this article proposes, we should uncover commonalities …
Political science (5 works) · Travel-related health issues (5 works) · Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism (4 works) · Medical tourism (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Medical care (3 works) · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works)