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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461391203321

Autore

Almgren Gunnar Robert <1951->

Titolo

The safety-net health care system [[electronic resource] ] : health care at the margins / / Gunnar Almgren, Taryn Lindhorst

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y., : Springer Pub., c2012

ISBN

1-283-39508-8

9786613395085

0-8261-0572-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (407 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LindhorstTaryn

Disciplina

368.38/200973

Soggetti

Medically uninsured persons - United States

Health services accessibility - United States

Health insurance - 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

Origins and definitions of the safety net health care system -- Poverty and being poor -- Stratification and stigma -- Differences, power, privilege, and disparities in care -- Homelessness as a social phenomenon and being homeless -- Substance abuse and addiction -- Violence, victimization, and trauma -- "Difficult patients", difficult health conditions -- Adherence to care -- Thriving in stressful environments.

Sommario/riassunto

A unique and authoritative guide to the US safety-net health care system, Health Care at the Margins addresses how various populations and their difficult health and socio-economic issues are dealt with and impacted by the system. Drs. Gunnar Almgren and Taryn Lindhorst, experts in the fields of social work and public health, provide critical, much-needed insight into the safety-net system and how the recession, unemployment, and reform have accelerated its growth. Ideal for graduate students and early professionals in the health professions, this textbook:.: Includes narratives from patients