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Rethinking social epidemiology : towards a science of change / Patricia O'Campo, James R. Dunn, editors.
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- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social medicine.
- Epidemiology--Social aspects.
- Epidemiology.
- Epidemiologic Methods.
- Social Medicine.
- Health Status Disparities.
- Social Change.
- Socioeconomic Factors.
- Medical Subjects:
- Epidemiologic Methods.
- Social Medicine.
- Health Status Disparities.
- Social Change.
- Socioeconomic Factors.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 348 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Dordrecht : Springer, [2012]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Rethinking Social Epidemiology provides an expanded vision of social epidemiology as a science of change, addressing key questions about the causes of social inequalities in health and the implementation of interventions to alleviate conditions of marginalization and poverty.
- Contents:
- Explanations, philosophy and theory in health inequalities research: towards a critical realist approach
- Values and social epidemiologic research
- Population-based data and community empowerment
- Differences that matter
- Context
- Place-based stress and chronic disease: a systems view of environmental determinants
- How goes the neighbourhood? Rethinking neighbourhoods and health research in social epidemiology
- Application of two schools of social theory to neighbourhood, place and health research
- Locating politics in social epidemiology
- Research tools in action
- Structural violence and structural vulnerability within the risk environment: theoretical and methodological perspectives for a social epidemiology of HIV risk among injection drug users and sex workers
- Realist review methods for complex health problems
- Addressing health equalities in social epidemiology: learning from evaluation(s)
- Making a difference
- Knowledge translation and social epidemiology: taking power, politics and values seriously
- Community-academic partnerships and social change
- Producing more relevant evidence: applying a social epidemiology research agenda to public health practice.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9789400721388
- 9400721382
- Publisher Number:
- 99968631686
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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