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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453543803321

Titolo

Rural public health : best practices and preventive models / / Jacob C. Warren, K. Bryant Smalley, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer Publishing Company, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-78539-310-3

0-8261-0895-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (295 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WarrenJacob C

SmalleyK. Bryant

Disciplina

362.1

Soggetti

Rural health services - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

What is rural? -- Medical care barriers in rural areas -- Workforce issues -- Rural health care ethics -- Faith-based initiatives -- Integrated care -- Mental health -- Substance abuse -- Heart disease -- Obesity -- Diabetes -- HIV in rural areas -- Environmental / Occupational Health -- Rural minority health -- Migrant farm worker health -- Elderly health in rural areas -- Future directions in rural public health.

Sommario/riassunto

Rural residents face distinct health challenges due to economic conditions, cultural/behavioral factors, and health provider shortages that combine to impose striking disparities in health outcomes among rural populations. This comprehensive text about the issues of rural public health is the only book to focus on rural health from the perspectives of public health and prevention. It covers specific diseases and disorders faced by rural populations, service delivery challenges, practitioner shortfalls in rural areas, and promising community health approaches and preventive measures. The text a