1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459740203321

Titolo

Technology, communication, disparities and government options in health and health care services / / edited by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld ; contributors Kelly Bergstrand [and thirty three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-78350-636-9

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Collana

Research in the Sociology of Health Care, , 0275-4959 ; ; Volume 32

Disciplina

610.69000000000005

Soggetti

Public health - Social aspects

Communication in public health

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 at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Technology, Communication, Disparities and Government Options in Health and Health Care Services; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; Part I: Introduction to Volume; Technology, Communications, Government Roles and Health Disparities; Technology; Communication; Health Disparities; Review of Contents of the Volume; References; Part II: Technology; Can Information Technology Improve Health care Equity in the United States? Lessons from Taiwan; Introduction; Background on Taiwan's Health care System; Rationale and Growth of IT in Taiwan Health Care

Lessons from Taiwan for US Health Care Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Patterns of Online Health Searching 2002-2010: Implications for Social Capital, Health Disparities and the De-Professionali...; Introduction; Literature Review; Methods; Results; Discussion; References; Part III: Communication; The Implementation of Public Health Communication Messages to Promote Teenage Mothers' Sense of Self and Avert Stigma; Introduction; Methods; Data Collection; Data Management and Analysis; Results; Focus Group Results: Themes Generated from All Focus Groups; Discussion; Acknowledgments

References Appendix: Interview Guide for Focus Groups; Virtual Health: The Impact of Health-Related Websites on Patient-Doctor Interactions;



Health Websites and Patient-Doctor Interactions; An Exploratory Analysis of Three Health Websites; Website Selection and the Patient-Doctor Interaction; Quantitative Data and Analytic Strategy; Results; Discussion and Conclusion; References; Reject, Delay, or Consent? Parents' Internet Discussions of the HPV Vaccine for Children and Implications for HPV Vaccine U...; Purpose; Methodology; Findings; Social Implications; Limitations of This Study

References Part IV: Government Roles and Lessons from Other Countries; Determinants in Norwegian Local Government Health Promotion - Institutional Perspectives; Introduction; The Norwegian Context; Social Determinants of Health; Understanding the Handling of Health Determinants at the Middle Level: Institutional Perspectives; Data and Methods; Determinants of Health in Local Government Policies: Challenges, Abilities and Attention; Discussion; Conclusion; References; Social Implications of Long Term Care Insurance in Japan: A Review; History of Health Insurance for the Elderly

Transition of Family-Based Elderly Care Demographical Change of Caregivers; Implications of Long Term Care Insurance: Demedicalization and Shift of Responsibility; Future Considerations for a Better Elderly Care; Conclusion; References; Harm to the Health of the Public Arising from Aggressive Marketing and Sales of Health-Related Products and Services: Anoth...; Introduction; Harm Arising from Aggressive Marketing of Health-Related Products: Pharmaceutical Drugs; Problematic Marketing Strategies Used by Pharmaceutical Companies

Problematic Pharmaceutical Marketing Strategies and the Challenges They Present to Biomedical Ethics

Sommario/riassunto

This volume includes papers related to issues of technology, communication, health disparities and government options in health and health care services. It fills an existing gap by providing a clear sociological overview and focus on these topics.



2.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00503658

Autore

GILLET, Valérie

Titolo

La création d'une iconographie śivaite narrative : Incarnations du dieu dans les temples pallava construits / par Valérie Gillet

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Pondichéry, : EFEO ; Institute Français de Pondichéry, 2010

ISBN

978-28-553-9104-5

Descrizione fisica

404 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 c. ripieg.  - Tesi di dott.

Disciplina

709.34

Soggetti

ICONOGRAFIA INDIANA - SIVA

SCULTURA INDIANA - PERIODO PALLAVA

ARTE E RELIGIONE - India - Tamil Nadu - Temi e motivi

SCULTURA HINDU - India - Tamil Nadu - Temi e motivi

TEMPLI HINDU - India - Tamil Nadu -Storia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia