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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454240903321

Titolo

Toward equity in health [[electronic resource] ] : a new global approach to health disparities / / Barbara C. Wallace, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, c2008

ISBN

1-281-13321-3

9786611133214

0-8261-0368-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (587 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WallaceBarbara C

Disciplina

362.1

Soggetti

Health services accessibility

Equality - Health aspects

Community health services

Health education

World health

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers from the first annual Health Disparities Conference, held March 2006 at Columbia University and organized by the Research Group on Disparities in Health of Teachers College, Columbia University.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: The Forces Driving and Embodied Within a New Field of Equity in Health; Part 1: New Theory, Paradigms, and Perspectives; Part 2: New Procedures and Policies-Implications for Funders, Researchers, and Policy Makers; Part 3: The Legacy and Role of Racism-Implications and Recommendations for Research and Practice; Part 4: Collaborations, Partnerships, and Community-Based Participatory Research; Part 5: New Internet Technology-Achieving Wide Dissemination and Global Reach

Part 6: Training Community Health Workers and Peer EducatorsPart 7: Closing Gaps in Health for Special Populations; Part 8: Closing the Education and Health Gaps-Addressing Dual Inter-Related Disparities Through Effective Engagement; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this volume global health experts present compelling examples of



evidence-based and culturally appropriate models for reducing global health disparities. Divided into eight parts, coverage includes:. ? the legacy and role of racism in contributing to disparities. ? recommendations for research with practice applications. ? key role of collaborations, partnerships and community-based research. ? new internet technology. ? training of community health workers and peer educators. ? special populations considered most vulnerable. ? the task of closing the education and health gap by addressing