Описание: This volume of Research in the Sociology of Health Care analyses micro-level gender issues and other social factors impacting macro-level health care systems. Examining the health and health care issues of patients and providers of care both in the United States and in other countries, chapters focus on linkages to policy and population concerns as ways to meet global health care needs.
Описание: Here, US researchers discuss the intersections of violence, disease and substance abuse, adressing incarceration and health risks; health consequences of risk behaviors; public health interventions and high risk populations; and crime, space and health.
Автор: Ryler Charline Название: Public Health: Concerns and Strategies ISBN: 1632397404 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781632397409 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 13794.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book traces the progress of the field of public health and highlights some of its key concepts and applications. As a branch of science public health deals with protecting and improving the health of people by promoting better lifestyle choices, diagnosis and prevention of infectious diseases and advocating general hygiene. It has various sub-fields like community health, health economics, insurance medicine, environmental health, etc. This book elucidates the theories and innovative models around prospective developments with respect to this subject. It attempts to understand the multiple branches that fall under this discipline and how such concepts have practical applications. Most of the topics introduced in this book cover the immediate concerns and emerging strategies of public health. This text will provide comprehensive knowledge to the readers and will serve as a valuable reference guide.
