Rural public health : best practices and preventive models / Jacob C. Warren, K. Bryant Smalley, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Warren, Jacob C., editor.

Smalley, K. Bryant, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rural health services--United States.

Rural health services.

Rural health--United States.

Rural health.

Rural population.

Delivery of Health Care.

Rural Population.

Socioeconomic Factors.

United States.

Medical Subjects:

Delivery of Health Care.

Rural Population.

Socioeconomic Factors.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 279 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Best practices and preventive models

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rural residents face distinct health challenges due to economic conditions, cultural/behavioral factors, and health provider shortages that combine to impose striking disparities in health outcomes among rural populations. This comprehensive text about the issues of rural public health is the only book to focus on rural health from the perspectives of public health and prevention. It covers specific diseases and disorders faced by rural populations, service delivery challenges, practitioner shortfalls in rural areas, and promising community health approaches and preventive measures. The text a

Contents:

Introduction

What is rural? / Jacob C. Warren and K. Bryant Smalley

Section One. Challenges and Solutions in Rural Public Health

Access to medical care in rural America / Erika Ziller

Public health workforce issues in rural areas / Suzanne R. Hawley, Shirley A. Orr, and Theresa St. Romain

Rural health care ethics / Angeline Bushy

Rural church-based health promotion / Karen H. Kim Yeary

Integrated care in rural areas / David Lambert and John A. Gale

Mental health in rural areas / K. Bryant Smalley and Jacob C. Warren

Section Two. Health Issues in Rural Areas

Substance use and abuse in rural America / Jennifer D. Lenardson, David Hartley, John A. Gale, and Karen B. Pearson

Heart disease in rural areas / Marylen Rimando, Jacob C. Warren, and K. Bryant Smalley

Obesity in rural America / Kimberly Greder, Michelle Ihmels, Janie Burney, and Kimberly Doudna

Diabetes in rural areas / Jacob C. Warren and K. Bryant Smalley

HIV prevention and treatment issues in rural America : a focus on regional differences / John C. Moring, Timothy F. Page, Anne Bowen, and Julie Angiola

Environmental and occupational health in rural areas / Simone M. Charles and Azita K. Cuevas

Rural minority health : race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation / Jacob C. Warren, K. Bryant Smalley, Marylen Rimando, K. Nikki Barefoot, Arthur Hatton, and Kayla LeLeux-LaBarge

Migrant farm worker health / Jennie A. McLaurin

Health and aging in rural America / Bret L. Hicken, Derek Smith, Marilyn Luptak, and Robert D. Hill

Conclusion

Future directions in rural public health / Jacob C. Warren and K. Bryant Smalley.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Rural public health.

ISBN:

1-78539-310-3

0-8261-0895-4

OCLC:

868819863