Urban Health : A Practical Application for Clinical Based Learning / Cynthera McNeill, Umeika Stephens, Tara Walker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McNeill, Cynthera, author.

Stephens, Umeika, author.

Walker, Tara, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban health.

Clinical medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 pages)

Place of Publication:

Detroit, MI : Wayne State University Library System, 2022.

Summary:

Urban Health: A Practical Application for Clinical Based Learning is an openly licensed, peer-reviewed textbook for clinical-based nursing educators covering barriers in urban health and their impact on patient health outcomes. The authors explore perspectives of urban communities, urban patients, and urban healthcare providers to offer insight into how healthcare providers can address disparities in urban healthcare, provide meaningful care with the lived experiences of urban patients in mind, and improve patient-provider communication by moving towards a more solution-driven, team-based care approach. Features include learning activities, exemplars, and case studies.

Contents:

About the Book Acknowledgments About the Authors About the Contributors Foreword Chapter 1. Defining Urban Health in the Inner City Chapter 2. Clinician Preparation for Urban Health Practice Chapter 3. Social Determinants of Health in Urban Communities Chapter 4. Health Care in the Inner City: Primary Care Perspective Chapter 5. Mental Health Disparities in Urban Communities: Impact of Urban Living on Mental Health Chapter 6. Tertiary Patient Management Chapter 7. Urban Health Disparities and the COVID 19 Pandemic: The Perfect Storm Appendix: Examining and addressing COVID-19 racial disparities in Detroit.

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