Chapter 13 Links and Further Reading

  1. Society for Medical Anthropology (http://www.medanthro.net)

The Society for Medical Anthropology (SMA) is a section of the American Anthropological Association, is dedicated to the profession and practice of medical anthropology, which uses concepts and methods from anthropology to produce new understandings of health, disease, illness, treatment, and care. The SMA includes a number of special interest groups organized to advance endeavors—including policy-related initiatives as well as research and teaching—on topics and priorities identified by these groups. The SMA publishes the journal Medical Anthropology Quarterly.

  1. Partners in Health (https://www.pih.org/)

Paul Farmer founded this global nonprofit organization, dedicated to providing a preferential option for the poor in healthcare. By establishing long-term relationships with sister organizations based in settings of poverty, Partners In Health strives to achieve two overarching goals: to bring the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need of them and to serve as an antidote to despair.

  1. Somatosphere (http://somatosphere.net/)

Somatosphere is a collaborative website covering the intersections of medical anthropology, science and technology studies, cultural psychology, psychology, and bioethics.

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