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Autore: |
Gatrell Anthony C.
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Titolo: |
Geographies of health : an introduction / / Anthony C. Gatrell and Susan J. Elliott
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Pubblicazione: | Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
©2015 | |
Edizione: | Third edition. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (424 p.) |
Disciplina: | 614.4/2 |
Soggetto topico: | Medical geography |
Environmental health | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Persona (resp. second.): | ElliottSusan J. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Geographies of Health: An Introduction; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Part I Describing and Explaining Health in Geographical Settings; Chapter 1 Introducing Geographies of Health; Health and Geography: Some Fundamental Concepts; Concepts of health; Geographical concepts; Geographies of Health: Five Case Studies; Neighborhoods and obesity in New York City; Public places after the introduction of "smoke free" legislation; The health of Aboriginal populations in Canada; Habitus and heart health: The collision of place, body, and health |
Mental health in Australian immigration detention centers Concluding Remarks; Further Reading; References; Chapter 2 Explaining Geographies of Health; Positivist Approaches to the Geography of Health; Positivist explanation; Further examples of positivist approaches; Social Interactionist Approaches to the Geography of Health; Social interactionist explanation; Further examples of social interactionist approaches; Structuralist Approaches to the Geography of Health; Structuralist explanation; Further examples of structuralist or conflict-based approaches | |
Structurationist Approaches to the Geography of Health Structurationist explanation; Further examples of structurationist approaches; Post-structuralist Approaches to the Geography of Health; Post-structuralist explanation; Further examples of post-structuralist approaches; Concluding Remarks; Further Reading; References; Chapter 3 Quantitative Methods and Geographical Information Systems (GIS); Visualizing and Exploring Health Data in a Spatial Context; Modeling Health Data in a Spatial Setting; Geographical Information Systems and Health; Concluding Remarks; Further Reading; References | |
Chapter 4 Qualitative Approaches to Interpreting the Geography of Health Interviews; Focus Groups; Other Qualitative Methods; Qualitative Data Analysis; Rigor in Qualitative Research; Concluding Remarks; Further Reading; References; Part II Health and the Social Environment; Chapter 5 Health Inequalities I: Global Patterns and Regional Contrasts; Health Inequalities in the Global South; Health inequalities: Africa; Health inequalities: The BRIC countries; Health Inequalities in the Global North; Regional divides in the global north | |
Explaining inequalities in health outcomes in the global north Concluding Remarks; Further Reading; References; Chapter 6 Health Inequalities II: Neighborhoods and Health; A Chicago Story; Neighborhood Context or Social Composition?; The Obesogenic Neighborhood; Psychosocial Health and Well-being; Housing and Health; Infectious Disease; Neighborhoods and Access to Care; Concluding Remarks; Further Reading; References; Chapter 7 Systems of Health Care; Principles of Health Service Delivery; Levels and types of health care provision; Promoting health, preventing illness; Health Care Systems | |
Geographies of rationing | |
Sommario/riassunto: | Setting out the debates and reviewing the evidence that links health outcomes with social and physical environments, this new edition of the well-established text offers an accessible overview of the theoretical perspectives, methodologies, and research in the field of health geography Includes international examples, drawn from a broad range of countries, and extensive illustrations Unique in its approach to health geography, as opposed to medical geography New chapters focus on contemporary concerns including neighborhoods and health, ageing, and emerging infectious disease Offers five new |
Titolo autorizzato: | Geographies of health ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-118-27486-5 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910460145003321 |
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