Urban Health: Combating Disparities with Local Data - Hardcover

Whitman, Steven; Shah, Ami M.; Benjamins, Maureen R.

 
9780199731190: Urban Health: Combating Disparities with Local Data
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0199731195 ISBN 13: 9780199731190
Verlag: OUP US, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

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.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Steven Whitman, PhD: Director, Sinai Urban Health Institute, Chicago, IL

Ami M. Shah, MPH: Senior Epidemiologist, Sinai Urban Health Institute, Chicago, IL

Maureen Benjamins, PhD: Senior Epidemiologist, Sinai Urban Health Institute, Chicago, IL

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Verlag
OUP US
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0199731195
ISBN 13 
9780199731190
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
396
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