Gill Gordon
Biographic Data
| ID | 3893134 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gill Gordon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gill |
| FAMILY NAME | Gordon |
| SIGNATURE | GORDON G |
| AFFILIATIONS | International HIV/AIDS Alliance |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Terms of Contact and Touching Change
Preventing HIV with Young People
The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is funding thousands of community-based organisations, international NGOs and government services in high HIV prevalence countries to persuade young people to abstain from sex until marriage (Abstinence, Behaviour Change, Youth – ABY). This paper describes how this strategy is being implemented in Zambia, and community responses to it. It is derived from published information and observat…
Reproductive health technologies and gender
This article discusses the impact of a community-based distribution (CBD) project in Eastern Province, Zambia, on reproductive health and gender relations. It shows how reproductive health can be furthered through participatory methods, including both 'hard' information technologies and 'soft' communications techniques to promote the use of reproductive technologies in controlling fertility and protecting against sexually transmitted diseases
Sexuality - The Missing Link in Women' Health
This article outlines some of the ways in which women are particularly vulnerable to risk in relation to their sexuality, and suggests how primary health care programme could begin to address the impact of sexuality on health in a holistic and gender specific way. The article discusses the cultural and economic determinants of sexual expression and explores how these influence people's options for practising safer sex. Personal values around sexu…
Seasonality in a Savanna District of Ghana - Perceptions of Women and Health Workers
Households in a coastal district of Ghana aim to maintain a constant supply of food by farming, fishing and trading. Trading in processed foods is highly competitive in the rainy season. Many families respond to adverse farming or trading conditions by temporary migration. Seasonal stress reduces women's ability to care for their children and make use of health services. Village health workers perceive their farm work to be of higher priority tha…
Important issues for feminist nutrition research - a case study from the savanna of West Africa
Nutrition education usually aims to change the practices of individual mothers. It may divert attention from real problems, increase anxiety or be dangerously inappropriate. This article argues that nutritionists should work at the community, policy and planning levels to create an environment where good nutrition becomes possible. The author describes her experiences with nutrition education, intersectoral cooperation, and nutritional monitoring…
Preventing HIV with Young People
The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is funding thousands of community-based organisations, international NGOs and government services in high HIV prevalence countries to persuade young people to abstain from sex until marriage (Abstinence, Behaviour Change, Youth – ABY). This paper describes how this strategy is being implemented in Zambia, and community responses to it. It is derived from published information and observat…
Important issues for feminist nutrition research - a case study from the savanna of West Africa
Nutrition education usually aims to change the practices of individual mothers. It may divert attention from real problems, increase anxiety or be dangerously inappropriate. This article argues that nutritionists should work at the community, policy and planning levels to create an environment where good nutrition becomes possible. The author describes her experiences with nutrition education, intersectoral cooperation, and nutritional monitoring…
Terms of Contact and Touching Change
Sexuality - The Missing Link in Women' Health
This article outlines some of the ways in which women are particularly vulnerable to risk in relation to their sexuality, and suggests how primary health care programme could begin to address the impact of sexuality on health in a holistic and gender specific way. The article discusses the cultural and economic determinants of sexual expression and explores how these influence people's options for practising safer sex. Personal values around sexu…
Important issues for feminist nutrition research - a case study from the savanna of West Africa
Nutrition education usually aims to change the practices of individual mothers. It may divert attention from real problems, increase anxiety or be dangerously inappropriate. This article argues that nutritionists should work at the community, policy and planning levels to create an environment where good nutrition becomes possible. The author describes her experiences with nutrition education, intersectoral cooperation, and nutritional monitoring…
Seasonality in a Savanna District of Ghana - Perceptions of Women and Health Workers
Households in a coastal district of Ghana aim to maintain a constant supply of food by farming, fishing and trading. Trading in processed foods is highly competitive in the rainy season. Many families respond to adverse farming or trading conditions by temporary migration. Seasonal stress reduces women's ability to care for their children and make use of health services. Village health workers perceive their farm work to be of higher priority tha…
Sexuality - The Missing Link in Women' Health
This article outlines some of the ways in which women are particularly vulnerable to risk in relation to their sexuality, and suggests how primary health care programme could begin to address the impact of sexuality on health in a holistic and gender specific way. The article discusses the cultural and economic determinants of sexual expression and explores how these influence people's options for practising safer sex. Personal values around sexu…
Reproductive health technologies and gender
This article discusses the impact of a community-based distribution (CBD) project in Eastern Province, Zambia, on reproductive health and gender relations. It shows how reproductive health can be furthered through participatory methods, including both 'hard' information technologies and 'soft' communications techniques to promote the use of reproductive technologies in controlling fertility and protecting against sexually transmitted diseases
Terms of Contact and Touching Change
Preventing HIV with Young People
The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is funding thousands of community-based organisations, international NGOs and government services in high HIV prevalence countries to persuade young people to abstain from sex until marriage (Abstinence, Behaviour Change, Youth – ABY). This paper describes how this strategy is being implemented in Zambia, and community responses to it. It is derived from published information and observat…
Environmental health (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Livelihood (3 works) · OpenAccess (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Reproductive health (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)