Rural populations and health / / Richard A. Crosby ... [et al.], editors

• Pubblicazione: San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, a Wiley imprint, c2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxvi, 388 pages) : illustrations, maps; 1 online resource (xxvi, 388 p.) : ill., maps
• Disciplina: 362.1/04257
• Soggetto topico: Health services accessibility - United States; Medicine, Rural - United States; Rural health services - United States; Rural health - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Classificazione: MED078000
• Altri autori: CrosbyRichard A. <1959->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Rural Populations and Health; Contents; Tables and Figures; Foreword; The Prevention Research Centers Program; Acknowledgments; The Editors; The Contributors; Part One: Rural Communities in Context; Chapter 1: Understanding Rural America: A Public Health Perspective; Chapter 2: Defining Rurality; Chapter 3: History of Rural Public Health in America; Chapter 4: The Depth of Rural Health Disparities in America: The ABCDEs; Part Two: Rural Public Health Systems; Chapter 5: Public Health Systems, Health Policy, and Population-Level Prevention in Rural America ; Chapter 6: Rural Public Health Systems: A View from ColoradoChapter 7: Rural Public Health Systems: A View from Kentucky; Chapter 8: Rural Public Health Systems: A View from Alabama; Chapter 9: Rural Public Health Systems: A View from Iowa; Part Three: Health Partnerships in Rural Communities; Chapter 10: Health Assessment in Rural Communities: A Critical Organizing and Capacity-Building Tool; Chapter 11: Strategies for Building Coalitions in Rural Communities; Chapter 12: Capacity Building in Rural Communities; Part Four: Evidence-Based Practice in Rural Communities ; Chapter 13: Promoting Adolescent Health in Rural CommunitiesChapter 14: Rural Food Disparities: Availability and Accessibility of Healthy Foods; Chapter 15: Promoting Oral Health in Rural Communities; Chapter 16: Physical Activity Promotion in Rural America; Chapter 17: Preventing Farm-Related Injuries: The Example of Tractor Overturns; Chapter 18: Addressing Mental Health Issues in Rural Areas; Chapter 19: Cancer Prevention and Control in Rural Communities; Chapter 20: Tobacco Use in Rural Populations; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "This book provides an overview of rural health in a social disparities framework, providing a strong theoretical and evidence-based rationale for rectifying rural health disparities in the U.S. The book includes a comprehensive examination of critical issues in rural health, and rural health care services, as well as a road map for reducing disparities, building capacity and collaboration, and applying prevention research in rural areas. Also included are a diverse set of case studies designed to illustrate effective strategies for eliminating disparities and preventing public health problems in rural America. This important resource is written for for students, faculty, and researchers in public health, preventive medicine, public health nursing, social work, and sociology"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Rural populations and health
• ISBN: 1-118-23548-7; 1-283-52969-6; 9786613842145; 1-118-22169-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465446003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II