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Promoting health and wellness in underserved communities : multidisciplinary perspectives through service learning /

Starting from the premise that our health status, vulnerability to accidents and disease, and life spans - as individuals and communities - are determined by the organization, delivery, and financing (or lack thereof) of health care, this book explores how educators and community caretakers teach th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Pelham, Anabel O., Sills, Elizabeth, 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sterling, Va. : Stylus Pub., 2009.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Service learning for civic engagement series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Starting from the premise that our health status, vulnerability to accidents and disease, and life spans - as individuals and communities - are determined by the organization, delivery, and financing (or lack thereof) of health care, this book explores how educators and community caretakers teach the complex web of inter-connection between the micro level of individual health and well-being and the macro level of larger social structures. Through the lenses of courses in anthropology, ESL, gerontology, management information systems, nursing, nutrition, psychology, public health, and sociology.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 220 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781579225674
1579225675