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Rural residents face distinct health challenges due to economic conditions, cultural/behavioral factors, and health provider shortages that combine to impose striking disparities in health outcomes among rural populations. This comprehensive text about the issues of rural public health is the only b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Warren, Jacob C. (Editor ), Smalley, K. Bryant (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, [2014]
Temas:
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld
Rural health services > United States.
Rural health > United States.
Rural population.
Delivery of Health Care
Rural Population
Socioeconomic Factors
Services de santé rurale > États-Unis.
Santé rurale > États-Unis.
Prestation de soins.
Population rurale.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Rural health
Rural health services
Ländlicher Raum
Medizinische Versorgung
Öffentliches Gesundheitswesen
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What is rural?
  • Medical care barriers in rural areas
  • Workforce issues
  • Rural health care ethics
  • Faith-based initiatives
  • Integrated care
  • Mental health
  • Substance abuse
  • Heart disease
  • Obesity
  • Diabetes
  • HIV in rural areas
  • Environmental / Occupational Health
  • Rural minority health
  • Migrant farm worker health
  • Elderly health in rural areas
  • Future directions in rural public health.
  • Introduction
  • What is rural? / Jacob C. Warren and K. Bryant Smalley
  • Section One. Challenges and Solutions in Rural Public Health
  • Access to medical care in rural America / Erika Ziller
  • Public health workforce issues in rural areas / Suzanne R. Hawley, Shirley A. Orr, and Theresa St. Romain
  • Rural health care ethics / Angeline Bushy
  • Rural church-based health promotion / Karen H. Kim Yeary
  • Integrated care in rural areas / David Lambert and John A. Gale
  • Mental health in rural areas / K. Bryant Smalley and Jacob C. Warren
  • Section Two. Health Issues in Rural Areas
  • Substance use and abuse in rural America / Jennifer D. Lenardson, David Hartley, John A. Gale, and Karen B. Pearson
  • Heart disease in rural areas / Marylen Rimando, Jacob C. Warren, and K. Bryant Smalley
  • Obesity in rural America / Kimberly Greder, Michelle Ihmels, Janie Burney, and Kimberly Doudna
  • Diabetes in rural areas / Jacob C. Warren and K. Bryant Smalley
  • HIV prevention and treatment issues in rural America : a focus on regional differences / John C. Moring, Timothy F. Page, Anne Bowen, and Julie Angiola
  • Environmental and occupational health in rural areas / Simone M. Charles and Azita K. Cuevas
  • Rural minority health : race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation / Jacob C. Warren, K. Bryant Smalley, Marylen Rimando, K. Nikki Barefoot, Arthur Hatton, and Kayla LeLeux-LaBarge
  • Migrant farm worker health / Jennie A. McLaurin
  • Health and aging in rural America / Bret L. Hicken, Derek Smith, Marilyn Luptak, and Robert D. Hill
  • Conclusion
  • Future directions in rural public health / Jacob C. Warren and K. Bryant Smalley.

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