TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kronenfeld,Jennie J.
TI  - Care for major health problems and population health concerns: impacts on patients, providers and policy 
T2  - Research in the sociology of health care,
SN  - 9781848551619
AV  - RA425 .C37 2008eb
U1  - 362.1 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Bingley, UK
PB  - Emerald JAI Press
KW  - Medical care
KW  - Public health
KW  - Chronic diseases
KW  - Medical policy
KW  - Quality of Health Care
KW  - United States
KW  - Socioeconomic Factors
KW  - Chronic Disease
KW  - Health Policy
KW  - Health Status Disparities
KW  - Patient Care
KW  - Public Health
KW  - Santé publique
KW  - Maladies chroniques
KW  - Politique sanitaire
KW  - Soins médicaux
KW  - public health
KW  - aat
KW  - Health systems & services
KW  - bicssc
KW  - Medical
KW  - Health Care Delivery
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - HEALTH & FITNESS
KW  - Diseases
KW  - General
KW  - Health Care Issues
KW  - MEDICAL
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Disease & Health Issues
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - This volume contains papers dealing with macro-level system issues and micro-level issues involving provision of health care as related to major health problems or population health concerns. In the first chapter, the topic of population health is reviewed and examined, looking at relationships between social structure, including socioeconomic status, and health. A number of papers examine social, demographic and structural problems, and a wide variety of major health problems including chronic illnesses, mental illness, serious acute health problems, and disabilities that require health care. Some of the specific health problems covered include major chronic health problems such as coronary heart diseases and arthritis, as well as HIV/AIDs and other sexually transmitted diseases, obesity and how to deal with obesity, mental health concerns, poverty, homelessness and health care problems with a focus on urban contexts within the United States. The last two papers in the volume extend the focus to look at more international concerns. One paper focuses on urban slum prevalence as a key factor in shaping population level rates of social well being in developing countries, and another on medical tourism. This volume includes papers that focus on the perspectives of patients, providers, and also the relevant links with health policy
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