The sister cities of the southwestern United States border are challenged by widespread environmental and health issues and limited access to help. And while different initiatives have been set up to improve health outcomes and lessen inequities in the border region, evaluation data are scarce. Culture and Health Disparities provides a perspective on U.S.-Mexico border health with an evidence-based guide for conceptualizing, implementing, and evaluating health interventions. Taking into account the unique qualities of border life and their influence on general wellbeing, this important volume offers detailed criteria for creating public health programs that are medically, culturally, and ethically sound. The book identifies gaps in intervention research on major health concerns in the area, relating them to disparity-reduction efforts in the rest of the U.S. and arguing for more relevant means of data gathering and analysis. The author also asserts that progress can be made on both sides of the border despite concurrent social and political problems in the region. Included in the coverage: The border region as a social system. The development of health disparities: a life-course model. A social systems approach to understanding health disparities. A critique of U.S.-Mexico border health interventions. Evaluating interventions to reduce healthcare disparities. Ethical issues in health interventions across cultures and contexts. A text for researchers and practitioners working to promote border health and reduce service inequalities, Culture and Health Disparities asks pertinent questions and provides workable, meaningful answers.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer International Publishing Ag
ISBN-13
9783319064611
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208786757
Product Key Features
Author
John G Bruhn
Publication Name
Culture and Health Disparities: Evaluation of Interventions and Outcomes in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Medicine, Sociology, Transportation
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
83 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Item Weight
1591g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
John G Bruhn
Series Title
Springerbriefs in Public Health
Country/Region of Manufacture
Switzerland
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