Health and inequality : geographical perspectives /

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By relating theoretical arguments to specific landscapes Sarah Curtis develops the basis for a geographical analysis of health problems and proposes a range of strategies for reducing disadvantage and societal inequalities.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Curtis, Sarah
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2004.
Series:Online access: SAGE SAGE Research Methods Core.
Subjects:
Social medicine.
Health services accessibility.
Equality > Health aspects.
Health Status
Health Services Accessibility
Social Medicine
Inégalité sociale > Aspect sanitaire.
Médecine sociale.
Services de santé > Accessibilité.
MEDICAL > Health Risk Assessment.
Equality > Health aspects
Health services accessibility
Social medicine
Gezondheidszorg.
Voorzieningen.
Toegankelijkheid.
Ongelijkheid.
Geografische aspecten.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • List of figures
  • List of boxes
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1
  • Introducing Geographical Perspectives on Health and Inequality
  • Section I: Geographical landscapes of health
  • Chapter 2
  • Therapeutic Landscapes: wellness, healing places and complementary therapies
  • Chapter 3
  • Landscapes of Power: surveillance, exclusion and social control
  • Chapter 4
  • Landscapes of Poverty and Wealth
  • Chapter 5
  • Landscapes of Consumption: care and commodification
  • Chapter 6
  • Ecological Landscapes: populations, air, water and ground
  • Section II: Integrating landscape perspectives: Aspects of health in urban settings
  • Chapter 7
  • The Geography of Mental Health in Cities
  • Chapter 8
  • Geography of an Infectious Disease: the example of tuberculosis
  • Chapter 9
  • Health Geography in Strategies to Improve Public Health
  • References
  • Index
  • Last Page.

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