MASSIVE SAVINGS JUST FOR YOU!
VIEW DEALS

Urban Health: Combating Disparities with Local Data



This book provides a model for combating health disparities by describing how the authors gathered local health information, engaged the community at every step of the process, and created movement toward evidence-based sustainable change. more details
Key Features:
  • Provides a model for combating health disparities
  • Describes how the authors gathered local health information
  • Engaged the community at every step of the process


R3 269.00 from Loot.co.za

price history Price history

   BP = Best Price   HP = Highest Price

Current Price: R3 269.00

loading...

tagged products icon   Similarly Tagged Products

Features
Author Steven Whitman,Ami Shah,Maureen Benjamins
Format Hardcover
ISBN 9780199731190
Publisher Oxford University Press, Usa
Manufacturer Oxford University Press, Usa
Description
This book provides a model for combating health disparities by describing how the authors gathered local health information, engaged the community at every step of the process, and created movement toward evidence-based sustainable change.

The 1980s opened a discussion of the varying nature of health in different segments of the United States. Falling under the rubric of "health disparities," a great deal of research has been published demonstrating the substantial differences in health status within a population. The causes of health disparities are varied and not always clear but most researchers agree that disparities are a reflection of social and economic inequities and political injustice. One of the obstacles to addressing disparities is the lack of meaningful health data especially for vulnerable populations, which is often nonexistent despite being a critical factor for informing health programs and policies at the local level. This book provides a model for combating health disparities by describing how the authors gathered local health information, engaged the community at every step of the process, and created movement toward evidence-based sustainable change. This book describes how a landmark health survey in Chicago generated dramatic data that are allowing investigators throughout the city to move from data to action and from observation to intervention. In providing a detailed description of how the community-focused collection and analysis of health data can serve as an impetus for improved well-being, Urban Health is an invaluable resource for researchers, community groups, students and professionals.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.