02906nam 2200613 a 450 991046139120332120200520144314.01-283-39508-897866133950850-8261-0572-6(CKB)2670000000133240(EBL)829577(OCoLC)769344151(SSID)ssj0000571252(PQKBManifestationID)12229203(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000571252(PQKBWorkID)10611289(PQKB)10316818(MiAaPQ)EBC829577(Au-PeEL)EBL829577(CaPaEBR)ebr10521462(CaONFJC)MIL339508(EXLCZ)99267000000013324020110728d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe safety-net health care system[electronic resource] health care at the margins /Gunnar Almgren, Taryn LindhorstNew York, N.Y. Springer Pub.c20121 online resource (407 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8261-0571-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 patientsMedically uninsured personsUnited StatesHealth services accessibilityUnited StatesHealth insuranceUnited StatesElectronic books.Medically uninsured personsHealth services accessibilityHealth insurance368.38/200973Almgren Gunnar Robert1951-856457Lindhorst Taryn905951MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461391203321The safety-net health care system2460869UNINA