Health, social change & communities / edited by Pranee Liamputtong & Heather Gardner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Liamputtong, Pranee, 1955-

Gardner, Heather.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health--Social aspects--Australia.

Public health.

Community Health Services.

Public health--Social aspects.

Australia.

Community Health Planning.

Health Policy.

Health Promotion.

Social Change.

Medical Subjects:

Community Health Services.

Australia.

Community Health Planning.

Health Policy.

Health Promotion.

Social Change.

Physical Description:

xix, 349 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Health, social change, and communities

Place of Publication:

Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Summary:

Health, Social Change and Communities is an authoritative and up-to-date analysis of the effects that political and economic changes have had on health and social policy in Australia. Written by Australia's foremost academics and researchers of policy and social reform, the book focuses on a range of health and social issues found within diverse communities. This book is unique in providing a reformist approach to the policies concerning community groups. Its extensive coverage of new and controversial issues is examined in relation to the impact that changes to government health policy have on specific local communities. Health, Social Change and Community is aimed at students and practitioners working within the field of communit health. With its emphasis on diversity in communities, the book aims to provide insights be enlighten and influence our thinking about health and social policy.

Contents:

Part 1 Health and Social Change

1 The Health System, Participation, and Community Groups / Pranee Liamputtong, Heather Gardner, Michael McGartland 3

2 Consumers and Health Policy Reform / Meredith Carter, Debra O'Connor 22

3 Incorporating Voices from the Community into Policy / Linda Hancock, Donna Morabito 38

4 Altruism or Entrepreneurialism: Competing Ideologies in the Voluntary Sector / Eli Ristevski, Heather Gardner, Theonie Tacticos 54

5 Unemployment and Individualism: Community and Health in Australian Unemployment Policy / Douglas Ezzy 74

6 Public Health Challenges in the Care of the Dying / Allan Kellehear 88

7 Policy Reform in the Psychiatric Sector: Service Responses after Deinstitutionalisation / Bill Healy 100

Part 2 Communities

8 Women and Health: An Ongoing Agenda / Pranee Liamputtong, Judith Dwyer 119

9 Promoting Men's Health: From Pathologies to Partnerships / Rick Hayes 141

10 The Health of Children / Janet Taylor 163

11 Healthy Ageing: A New Focus on Older People's Health and Well-being / Colette Browning, Hal Kendig 182

12 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Social Aspects and the Role of Community Groups / Chris L. Peterson 206

13 Aboriginal Australians, Governments, and Participation in Health Systems / Ian Anderson 224

14 'Our Shame, Blacks Live Poor, Die Young': Indigenous Health Practice and Ethical Possibilities for Reform / Sandy Toussaint 241

15 Living in a Different Place at a Different Time: Health Policy and Australian Ethnic Communities / Pranee Liamputtong, Vivian Lin, Prue Bagley 257

16 Queering Health: The Health of Young Same-Sex-Attracted Men and Women / Damien Ridge, Alana Hulme, David Peasley 282

17 Drugs: A Contested Policy Area / Margaret Hamilton 306

18 Suicidality in the Community / Jane Pirkis, Robert Goldney, Philip Burgess 328.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0195515463

OCLC:

52639439