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Vulnerable Populations in the United States


Vulnerable Populations in the United States


Public Health/Vulnerable Populations 3. Aufl.

von: Leiyu Shi, Gregory D. Stevens

82,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 10.02.2021
ISBN/EAN: 9781119627678
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 336

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<p><b>An in-depth look at disparities in health and health care, fully updated for 2021</b></p> <p><i>Vulnerable Populations in the United States</i>, 3rd Edition provides a general framework for studying vulnerable populations and summarizes major health and health care disparities by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and health insurance coverage. This updated contains the latest statistics and figures, incorporates new information related to Healthy People 2020, analyzes the latest data and trends in health and health care disparities, and provides a detailed synthesis of recent and increasingly expansive programs and initiatives to remedy these disparities. In addition, the Third Edition offers new coverage of health care reform, the "deaths of despair" (suicide, opioids, etc.), and the global primary care initiative.</p> <p>Based on the authors' teaching and research at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, this landmark text is an important resource for students, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers for learning about vulnerable populations. The book's Web site includes instructor's materials that may be downloaded.</p> <ul> <li>Gain a general understanding of health and health care disparities related to race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and health insurance coverage</li> <li>Access online resources including editable PowerPoint slides, video, and more</li> <li>Delve into the programs and initiatives designed to remedy inequalities in health and health care, including Healthy People 2020 updates</li> <li>Enjoy new coverage of health care reform, the "deaths of despair" (suicide, opioids, etc.), and the global primary care initiative</li> </ul> <p>End of chapter revision questions and other pedagogical features make this book a valuable learning tool for anyone studying at the advanced undergraduate or graduate levels. Additionally, it will prove useful in the field for medical professionals, social and community workers, and health educators in the public sphere.</p>
<p>Figures, Tables, Exhibits xi</p> <p>Preface xv</p> <p>The Authors xxi</p> <p><b>1 A General Framework to Study Vulnerable Populations 1</b></p> <p>Learning Objectives 1</p> <p>Why Study Vulnerable Populations? 3</p> <p>Models for Studying Vulnerability 7</p> <p>The Vulnerability Model: A New Multilevel Conceptual Framework 15</p> <p>Summary 27</p> <p>Key Terms 27</p> <p>Review Questions 28</p> <p>Essay Questions 28</p> <p><b>2 Community Determinants and Mechanisms Of Vulnerability 29</b></p> <p>Learning Objectives 29</p> <p>Race and Ethnicity 30</p> <p>Socioeconomic Status 43</p> <p>Health Insurance 68</p> <p>Multiple Risk Factors 81</p> <p>Summary 86</p> <p>Key Terms 86</p> <p>Review Questions 87</p> <p>Essay Questions 87</p> <p><b>3 Influence of Individual Risk Factors 88</b></p> <p>Learning Objectives 88</p> <p>Racial and Ethnic Disparities 89</p> <p>Health Care Access 89</p> <p>Health Care Quality 93</p> <p>Health Status 97</p> <p>Socioeconomic Status Disparities 103</p> <p>Health Care Access 104</p> <p>Health Care Quality 105</p> <p>Health Status 108</p> <p>Health Insurance Disparities 114</p> <p>Health Care Access 114</p> <p>Health Care Quality 116</p> <p>Health Status 119</p> <p>Summary 123</p> <p>Key Terms 123</p> <p>Review Questions 123</p> <p>Essay Question 123</p> <p><b>4 Influence of Multiple Risk Factors 124</b></p> <p>Learning Objectives 124</p> <p>Health Care Access 128</p> <p>Quality of Health Care 135</p> <p>Health Status 144</p> <p>Summary 155</p> <p>Key Terms 155</p> <p>Review Questions 156</p> <p>Essay Questions 156</p> <p><b>5 Current Strategies to Serve Vulnerable Populations 157</b></p> <p>Learning Objectives 157</p> <p>Programs to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities 161</p> <p>Programs to Eliminate Socioeconomic Disparities 176</p> <p>Programs to Eliminate Disparities by Health Insurance 186</p> <p>Summary 194</p> <p>Key Terms 195</p> <p>Review Questions 196</p> <p>Essay Questions 196</p> <p><b>6 Resolving Disparities in the United States 197</b></p> <p>Learning Objectives 197</p> <p>The Healthy People Initiative 198</p> <p>Framework to Resolve Disparities 205</p> <p>Resolving Disparities in Health and Health Care 210</p> <p>Integrative Approaches to Resolving Disparities 227</p> <p>Challenges and Barriers in Implementing the Strategies 236</p> <p>Course of Action for Resolving Disparities 241</p> <p>Summary 251</p> <p>Key Terms 251</p> <p>Review Questions 251</p> <p>Essay Questions 251</p> <p>References 253</p> <p>Index 281</p>
<p><b>DR. LEIYU SHI</b> is Professor of health policy and health services research in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is Director of Johns Hopkins Primary Care Policy Center. Dr. Shi is also well known for his extensive research on the nation’s vulnerable populations, in particular community health centers that serve vulnerable populations, including their sustainability, provider recruitment and retention experiences, financial performance, experience under managed care, and quality of care. Dr. Shi is the author of eleven textbooks and over 240 scientific journal articles.</p> <p><b>DR. GREGORY STEVENS</b> is Professor of public health in the Department of Public Health in the Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services at California State University, Los Angeles. His research focuses on health care and social policy, with an emphasis on health equity for vulnerable populations. Dr. Stevens is well known for his work on children’s health and health care disparities, especially in the delivery of primary care and preventive services.
<p><b>AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT DISPARITIES IN HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE, FULLY UPDATED FOR 2021</b></p> <p><i>Vulnerable Populations in the United States, Third Edition</i> provides a general framework for studying vulnerable populations and summarizes major health and health care disparities by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and health insurance coverage. This updated contains the latest statistics and figures, incorporates new information related to Healthy People 2020, analyzes the latest data and trends in health and health care disparities, and provides a detailed synthesis of recent and increasingly expansive programs and initiatives to remedy these disparities. In addition, the Third Edition offers new coverage of health care reform, the “deaths of despair” (suicide, opioids, etc.), and the global primary care initiative.s. <p>Based on the authors’ teaching and research at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, this landmark text is an important resource for students, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers for learning about vulnerable populations. The book’s Web site includes instructor’s materials that may be downloaded. <li><bl>Gain a general understanding of health and health care disparities related to race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and health insurance coverage</bl></li> <li><bl>Access online resources including editable PowerPoint slides, video, and more</bl></li> <li><bl>Delve into the programs and initiatives designed to remedy inequalities in health and health care, including Healthy People 2020 updates</bl></li> <li><bl>Enjoy new coverage of health care reform, the “deaths of despair” (suicide, opioids, etc.), and the global primary care initiative</bl></li> <p>End of chapter revision questions and other pedagogical features make this book a valuable learning tool for anyone studying at the advanced undergraduate or graduate levels. Additionally, it will prove useful in the field for medical professionals, social and community workers, and health educators in the public sphere.

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