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Converging disciplines : a transdisciplinary research approach to urban health problems / [edited by] Maritt Kirst, Nicole Schaefer-McDaniel, Stephen Hawang, Patricia O'Campo ; with foreword by Patricia Rosenfield and Frank Kessel.

Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : Springer, 2010.
Descriptionxxii, 172 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Urban health.
Public health administration.
Health services administration.
Public health.
Community-Based Participatory Research.
Health Status Disparities.
Refugees--psychology.
Public Health.
Social Change.
Urban Health.
Urban Health Services--organization & administration.
Other author/creatorKirst, Maritt.
Other author/creatorSchaefer-McDaniel, Nicole.
Other author/creatorHawang, Stephen.
Other author/creatorO'Campo, Patricia.
Other author/creatorRosenfield, Patricia.
Other author/creatorKessel, Frank.
Contents Introducing a transdisciplinary approach to applied urban health research -- Benefits and challenges of transdisciplinary research for urban health researchers -- In search of empowering health research for marginalized populations in urban settings: the value of a transdisciplinary approach -- Reducing health disparities experienced by refugees resettled in urban areas: a community-based transdisciplinary intervention model -- The Street Health Report 2007: community-based research for social change -- Safety as a social value: revisiting a participatory case study in Scotland -- Methodological notes on conducting transdisciplinary research -- Collaborative processes in transdisciplinary research -- From complex problems to complex problem-solving: transdisciplinary practice as knowledge translation -- Transdisciplinary training in health research: distinctive features and future directions -- Funding agencies and transdisciplinary research -- Moving forward: the future of transdisciplinary health research.
Local noteLaupus-WCP
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN1441963294
ISBN9781441963291

Available Items

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Joyner General Stacks RA566.7 .C66 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold
Laupus Books - Stacks WA 380 C766 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold
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