Geographies of health : an introduction / / Anthony C. Gatrell and Susan J. Elliott |
Autore | Gatrell Anthony C. |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (424 p.) |
Disciplina | 614.4/2 |
Soggetto topico |
Medical geography
Environmental health |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-118-27486-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460145003321 |
Gatrell Anthony C. | ||
Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Geographies of health : an introduction / / Anthony C. Gatrell and Susan J. Elliott |
Autore | Gatrell Anthony C. |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (424 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, charts, graphs, photographs, tables |
Disciplina | 614.4/2 |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental health
Medical geography |
ISBN |
1-118-27486-5
1-118-27485-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796074903321 |
Gatrell Anthony C. | ||
Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Geographies of health : an introduction / / Anthony C. Gatrell and Susan J. Elliott |
Autore | Gatrell Anthony C. |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (424 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, charts, graphs, photographs, tables |
Disciplina | 614.4/2 |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental health
Medical geography |
ISBN |
1-118-27486-5
1-118-27485-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819649203321 |
Gatrell Anthony C. | ||
Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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