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Appalachian health : culture, challenges, and capacity / edited by F. Douglas Scutchfield and Randolph Wykoff ; foreword by Alonzo Plough.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Understanding and improving health for minority and disadvantaged populations.
- Understanding and improving health for minority and disadvantaged populations
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medically underserved areas.
- Health services accessibility.
- Appalachian Region--Economic conditions.
- Appalachian Region.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (255 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2022]
- Summary:
- Appalachian Health explores major challenges and opportunities for promoting the health and well-being of the people of Appalachia, a historically underserved population. It considers health's intersection with social, political, and economic factors to shed light on the trends affecting mortality and morbidity among the region's residents. Editors F. Douglas Scutchfield and Randy Wykoff have assembled high-profile experts working in academia, public health, and government to offer perspectives on a wide range of topics including health behaviors, environmental justice, and pandemic preparedness. This volume also provides updated data on issues such as opioid abuse, "deaths of despair, " and the social determinants of health. Together, the contributors illuminate the complex health status of the region and offer evidence-based programs for addressing the health problems that have been identified.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Halftitle page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Map
- Foreword
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Appalachia An Introduction to the Region
- 3 Appalachian Health An Overview of Mortality and Morbidity
- 4 The Social Determinants of Health
- 5 Health Behaviors in Appalachia
- 6 The Availability of Health Carein Appalachia
- 7 The Appalachian Environment
- 8 Deaths of Despair in Appalachia
- 9 The Opioid Crisis in Appalachia
- 10 Public Health Preparedness in Appalachia
- 11 Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780813155937
- 0813155932
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