Uniform title | Health disparities, diversity, and inclusion |
Contents |
Health disparities : the meaning and a historical overview -- The extent of the health status gap and why it has not been closed -- Understanding the impact of urban education on urban health -- Health disparities by the numbers and Obamacare -- Health disparities in urban communities : the issues, concerns, and solutions -- Health disparities in rural communities -- Women and health disparities : specific issues, concerns, and solutions -- Health disparities and the impact on the lives of children : issues, concerns, and solutions -- The elderly and health equity -- The future of health disparities and diversity : recommendations toward solutions -- Case studies and health disparities -- What is diversity and who defines it? -- Diversity in health care : making it happen and sustaining it -- Cultural competence versus diversity : why cultural competence also matters -- Case studies and diversity -- Closing the health status gap : a spiritual approach toward resolution. |
Abstract |
"The new second edition of this forward-thinking text goes beyond the discussion of health disparities to highlight the importance of health equity. As the title suggests, Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Contexts, Controversies, and Solutions helps the reader understand key social justice issues relevant to health disparities and/or health equity, taking the reader from the classroom to the real world to implement new solutions. The new Second Edition features: two new chapters: one on the impact of urban education on urban health and another covering the elderly and health equity; updated and enhanced coverage on men's health, demographic data, the importance of cultural proficiency, maternal mortality and Black women, and much more." Current trends and movements, including the role of social media in the provision of health care information for improved health literacy; mass incarceration and criminal justice reform; and much more."-- Provided by publisher |
General note | Revised edition of: Health disparities, diversity and inclusion / Patti R. Rose. 2018. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from resource home page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed February 22, 2021). |
Issued in other form | Print version: Rose, Patti Renee. Health disparities, diversity, and inclusion. Health equity, diversity, and inclusion Second edition. Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2021] 9781284197792 |
ISBN | 9781284197822 electronic book |
ISBN | 1284197824 electronic book |