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Appalachian health : culture, challenges, and capacity / edited by F. Douglas Scutchfield and Randy Wykoff ; foreword by Alonzo Plough.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Scutchfield, F. Douglas, editor.
Wykoff, Randolph, editor.
JSTOR (Online Service)
Series:
Understanding and improving health for minority and disadvantaged populations
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Medical care--Appalachian Region.
Medical care.
Public health--Appalachian Region.
Public health.
Well-being--Appalachian Region.
Well-being.
Rural health--United States.
Rural health.
Health services accessibility.
Medically Underserved Area.
Health Services Accessibility.
Socioeconomic Factors.
Appalachian Region.
Medical Subjects:
Medically Underserved Area.
Health Services Accessibility.
Socioeconomic Factors.
Appalachian Region.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 239 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Place of Publication:
Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2022]
Contents:
Introduction / F. Douglas Scutchfield and Randy Wykoff
Appalachia : An Introduction to the Region / Ron R. Roach
Appalachian Health : An Overview of Mortality and Morbidity / Julie Marshall and Logan Thomas
The Social Determinants of Health / Kate Beatty and Melissa White
Health Behaviors in Appalachia / Robin C. Vanderpool, Angela L. Carman, Lindsay R. Stradtman, and Kelly D. Blake
The Availability of Health Care in Appalachia / Richard C. Ingram, Rachel Hogg-Graham, Timothy Williams, and Katherine Youngen
The Appalachian Environment / Alan Ducatman and Rachel E. Dixon
Deaths of Despair in Appalachia / Michael Meit, Megan Heffernan, and Erin Tanenbaum
The Opioid Crisis in Appalachia / Angela Hagaman, Bill Brooks, Stephanie M. Mathis, Kelly Moore, and Robert Pack
Public Health Preparedness in Appalachia / Margaret A. Riggs and James Alan Riley
Conclusion / Randy Wykoff, F. Douglas Scutchfield, Ron R. Roach, and Ron Eller.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9780813155883 (electronic bk.)
0813155886 (electronic bk.)
Publisher Number:
99993753644
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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