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

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Springer, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (587 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.1
• Soggetto topico: Health services accessibility; Equality - Health aspects; Community health services; Health education; World health
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: WallaceBarbara C
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Toward equity in health
• ISBN: 1-281-13321-3; 9786611133214; 0-8261-0368-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454240903321
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