Disability and public health [electronic resource] / editors, Charles E. Drum, Gloria L. Krahn, Hank Bersani, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Drum, Charles E.

Krahn, Gloria L.

Bersani, Hank A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disabilities.

Public health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Public Health Association, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Disability and Public Health opens up a new vista and territory by drawing down a new set of tools and strategies from the public health domain to examine the social determinants of health for people with disabilities and to develop systems of health education, health literacy and organization of services to improve their health and well-being. It examines the circumstances of disability from a personal, cultural, environmental, clinical, and policy perspective and ties it together in a public health paradigm.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; About the Editors; Acknowledgments; Foreword; 1. An Introduction to Disability and Public Health; 2. A Brief History of Public Health; 3. Models and Approaches to Disability; 4. A Personal Perspective on Historical Views of Disability; 5. Culture and Disabilities; 6. Governmental Policies and Programs for People with Disabilities; 7. Fundamentals of Disability Epidemiology; 8. Health of People with Disabilities: Determinants and Disparities; 9. Health Promotion for People with Disabilities

10. Nobody Left Behind: Disaster Preparedness and Public Health Response for People with Disabilities11. Public Health as a Change Agent for Disability; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-87553-255-1

OCLC:

762413901