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

• Pubblicazione: Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2014; ©2014
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (316 p.)
• Disciplina: 610.69000000000005
• Soggetto topico: Public health - Social aspects; Communication in public health
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): KronenfeldJennie J.; BergstrandKelly
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Technology, communication, disparities and government options in health and health care services
• ISBN: 1-78350-636-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459740203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Research in the sociology of health care ; ; Volume 32.