Rural women's health : mental, behavioral, and physical issues / editors, Raymond T. Coward ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coward, Raymond T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rural women--Health and hygiene--United States.

Rural women.

Rural women--Medical care--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rural Women's Health encompasses the breadth and depth of the unique physical and psychological needs facing rural women throughout the United States and Canada, and identifies positive interventions and outcomes. Raymond T. Coward, founding editor of The Journal of Rural Health , along with five leading practitioners and researchers with contributions from over 25 educators, authors, program leaders, and researchers representing the multidisciplinary spectrum of rural health professionals, present the most comprehensive coverage on rural women's health that exists today.: Key issues covered i

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Behavioral Health of Rural Women: Challenges and Stressors; 2. Policy Issues Affecting the Success of a Rural Women's Health Agenda; 3. Differences in Mental Health Indicators and Psychotropic Drug Use Between Rural and Nonrural Older Women; 4. Obesity in Rural Women: Emerging Risk Factors and Hypotheses; 5. Preterm Delivery and Low Birthweight Among Rural Women: The Importance of the Preconception Physical and Mental Health Status; 6. Mental Health Parity Still Evading Rural Women

7. Mental Health Care Utilization and Expenditures Among Rural Women8. Understanding Mental Health Service Use Among Rural Women; 9. Behavioral Risk Factors, Chronic Diseases, Health Care Access, and Health Status of Rural American Indian Women in Oklahoma; 10. The Role of Resources in the Emotional Health of African American Women: Rural and Urban Comparisons; 11. Effects of Race and Poverty on Perceived Stress Among Rural Women; 12. Evaluation of Nutrition Education and Exercise in a Health Promotion and Wellness Program for Older Adults

13. Providing Education and Health Care to Rural Communities Using Telehealth14. A Research Agenda for the Future: Linking the Mental, Behavioral and Physical Health of Rural Women; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-281-81320-6

9786611813208

0-8261-2948-X

OCLC:

476261449