Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Introduction: Developing Urban Areas as if Gender Matters 1
5. Part I. Women’s Health in Urban Areas
6. Chapter 1. Women’s Health and the City: A Comprehensive Approach for the Developing World 15
7. Chapter 2. Policy for a Better Future: A Focus on Girls and Women 28
8. Chapter 3. Girls’ Health and Educational Needs in Urban Environments 35
9. Chapter 4. Making Cities Safe for Women and Girls: Integrating a Gender Perspective into Urban Health and Planning 53
10. Part II. Urbanization, Space, and Geography
11. Chapter 5. Design of Healthy Cities for Women 73
12. Chapter 6. Are Women Victims, or Are They Warriors? 93
13. Chapter 7. Women with Disabilities and Cities 110
14. Chapter 8. The Health and Well-Being of Immigrant Women in Urban Areas 144
15. Part III. Models of Excellence
16. Chapter 9. Women’s Health in the Urban Community: National Institutes of Health Perspective 169
17. Chapter 10. Transforming Urban Environments 188
18. Chapter 11. Bearing Witness: Women in Cities as Agents of Transformation for God 209
19. Chapter 12. Accessibility to Health Care in Urban Environments 227
20. Chapter 13. Mobilizing Communities to Prevent Violence Against Women and HIV in Kampala, Uganda 240
21. Chapter 14. Philanthropy and Its Impact on Urban Women’s Health 258
22. Afterword 273
23. Notes 277
24. References 281
25. Contributors 305
26. Index 315
27. Acknowledgments 331