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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817825303321

Titolo

Appalachian health : culture, challenges, and capacity / / edited by F. Douglas Scutchfield and Randolph Wykoff ; foreword by Alonzo Plough

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

0-8131-5593-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 pages)

Collana

Understanding and improving health for minority and disadvantaged populations

Disciplina

362.1097568

Soggetti

Medically underserved areas

Health services accessibility

Appalachian Region Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Map -- Foreword -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Appalachia An Introduction to the Region -- 3 Appalachian Health An Overview of Mortality and Morbidity -- 4 The Social Determinants of Health -- 5 Health Behaviors in Appalachia -- 6 The Availability of Health Carein Appalachia -- 7 The Appalachian Environment -- 8 Deaths of Despair in Appalachia -- 9 The Opioid Crisis in Appalachia -- 10 Public Health Preparedness in Appalachia -- 11 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Index.