Rural Populations and Health

Richard A. Crosby 지음

Jossey-Bass 2012년 07월 30일 출간

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Health-related disparities remain a persistent, serious problem across the nation's more than 60 million rural residents. Rural Populations and Health provides an overview of the critical issues surrounding rural health and offers a strong theoretical and evidence-based rationale for rectifying rural health disparities in the United States.This edited collection includes a comprehensive examination of myriad issues in rural health and rural health care services, as well as a road map for reducing disparities, building capacity and collaboration, and applying prevention research in rural areas. This textbook offers a review of rural health systems in Colorado, Kentucky, Alabama, and Iowa, and features contributions from key leaders in rural public health throughout the United States.Rural Populations and Health examines vital health issues such as:Health assessmentStrategies for building rural coalitionsPromoting rural adolescent healthRural food disparitiesPromoting oral health in rural areasPhysical activity in rural communitiesPreventing farm-related injuriesAddressing mental health issuesCancer prevention and control in rural communitiesReducing rural tobacco useRural Populations and Health is an important resource for students, faculty, and researchers in public health, preventive medicine, public health nursing, social work, and sociology.

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Tables and Figures& viiForeword xiiiCiro V. SumayaThe Prevention Research Centers Program& xvAcknowledgments& xviiThe Editors& xixThe Contributors& xxiPart 1 Rural Communities in Context& 11 Understanding Rural America: A Public Health Perspective& 3Richard A. Crosby, Monica L. Wendel, Robin C. Vanderpool, Baretta R. Casey, Laurel A. Mills2 Defining Rurality& 23L. Gary Hart, Baretta R. Casey3 History of Rural Public Health in America& 39Amy L. Elizondo, Alan Morgan4 The Depth of Rural Health Disparities in America: The ABCDEs 51James E. Florence, Robert P. Pack, Jodi Southerland, Randolph F. WykoffPart 2 Rural Public Health Systems& 735 Public Health Systems, Health Policy, and Population-Level Prevention in Rural America 75Angela L. Carman, F. Douglas Scutchfield6 Rural Public Health Systems: A View from Colorado& 95Julie A. Marshall, Lisa N. VanRaemdonck7 Rural Public Health Systems: A View from Kentucky 115Baretta R. Casey8 Rural Public Health Systems: A View from Alabama& 135Theresa A. Wynn, Mona N. Fouad9 Rural Public Health Systems: A View from Iowa 151Faryle Nothwehr, Lauren Erickson, Ulrike SchultzPart 3 Health Partnerships in Rural Communities& 16910 Health Assessment in Rural Communities: A Critical Organizing and Capacity-Building Tool 171James N. Burdine, Heather R. Clark, Lindsay J. Shea, Bernard Appiah, Chelsie N. Hollas11 Strategies for Building Coalitions in Rural Communities 191Michelle C. Kegler, Frances D. Butterfoss12 Capacity Building in Rural Communities 215Monica L. Wendel, Angie Alaniz, Brandy N. Kelly, Heather R. Clark, Kelly N. Drake, Corliss W. Outley,

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저자(글) Richard A. Crosby

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Richard A. Crosby, PhD, is the DDI Endowed Professor of Health Behavior in the Department of Health Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky.Monica L. Wendel, DrPH, MA, is assistant dean for community health systems innovation and director, Center for Community Health Development, Texas AM Health Science Center, School of Rural Public Health.Robin C. Vanderpool, DrPH, is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky.Baretta R. Casey, MD, MPH, FAAFP, is a professor in the Department of Health Behavior, College of Public Health and the Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky.