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Devices for mobility and manipulation for people with reduced abilities
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33135
by Teodiano Freire Bastos-Filho, Dinesh Kumar, Sridhar Poosapadi Arjunan.
--Boca Raton, FL:
Taylor and Francis
, c2014.
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Exploring the details of mobility and manipulative technologies, this volume provides insight into current research trends and discusses technologies that are under development. Each chapter covers one specific technology, starting with a general introduction, followed by technical details and an assessment from the user viewpoint including the user benefits, user suitability, cost, reliability, and required infrastructure. Each chapter also provides illustrations or photographs of the devices…
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- Kumar, Dinesh
- Poosapadi Arjunan, Sridhar
- Responsibility
- by Teodiano Freire Bastos-Filho, Dinesh Kumar, Sridhar Poosapadi Arjunan
- Place of Publication
- Boca Raton, FL
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 206 p.)
- Series Title
- Rehabilitation science in practice series
- ISBN
- 9781466586475 (electronic bk.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Artificial Limbs
- Walkers
- Wheelchairs
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Self-help devices for people with disabilities
- Electric wheelchairs - Automatic control
- People with disabilities - Orientation and mobility
- Rehabilitation technology
- Self-Help Devices
- Disabled Persons
- Abstract
- Exploring the details of mobility and manipulative technologies, this volume provides insight into current research trends and discusses technologies that are under development. Each chapter covers one specific technology, starting with a general introduction, followed by technical details and an assessment from the user viewpoint including the user benefits, user suitability, cost, reliability, and required infrastructure. Each chapter also provides illustrations or photographs of the devices, making it accessible to lay and clinical audiences. The book also identifies shortcomings, current research related to the technology, and possible development opportunities"--Provided by publisher.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Disability as Diversity : A Guidebook for Inclusion in Medicine, Nursing, and the Health Professions
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45600
Lisa M. Meeks, Leslie Neal-Boylan, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
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Administrators and faculty in medical, nursing and health science programs are witnessing a substantial increase in the number of students with disabilities entering their programs. Concurrently, the benefits of diversity in healthcare are becoming increasingly apparent and important. Provider-patient concordance is a known mechanism for reducing health care disparities. By developing a workforce that mirrors the patient population, we can appropriately inform disability care, reducing health c…
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- Meeks, Lisa M.
- Neal-Boylan, Leslie
- Responsibility
- Lisa M. Meeks, Leslie Neal-Boylan, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 318 p.) : 26 illus., 14 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030461874
- 9783030461867 (Print ed.)
- 9783030461881 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Disabled Persons
- Employment - ethics
- Health Occupations
- Organizational Culture
- Right to Work
- Social Justice
- Abstract
- Administrators and faculty in medical, nursing and health science programs are witnessing a substantial increase in the number of students with disabilities entering their programs. Concurrently, the benefits of diversity in healthcare are becoming increasingly apparent and important. Provider-patient concordance is a known mechanism for reducing health care disparities. By developing a workforce that mirrors the patient population, we can appropriately inform disability care, reducing health care disparities while embracing the tenets of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), namely equal opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for qualified individuals with disabilities. One in five individuals will experience disability at some point in their lives, making this the largest minority in the US. A commitment to disability inclusion for qualified students should be a high-level goal of nursing, medical, and other health science programs. To support this goal, leaders in these areas must develop robust programs and an understanding of the best practices for inclusion. This first-of-its-kind title is designed to help deans, program directors, faculty, student affairs personnel and disability resource professionals thoughtfully plan for the growing population of health-care professionals with disabilities. The content helps stakeholders contextualize disability inclusion in health-care education as a function of social justice and a mechanism of reducing health care disparities for patients. It offers pragmatic advice, grounded in research, best practice, and case law to address the highly nuanced approach to determining and implementing accommodations in a high-stakes clinical environment. Disability as Diversity connects the moving parts necessary to ensure equal access for qualified students and provides a blueprint for crafting policy, proactive messaging, improving climate, adhering to accreditation standards, addressing licensing and board exams, responding to student failure, all while remaining compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and applicable Federal regulations. This text provides educators with the perspectives and skills they need to bring disability inclusion to the forefront of health education.
- Contents
- 1. Frameworks for Inclusion: Toward a Transformative Approach -- 2. Healthcare Disparities for Individuals with Disability: Informing the Practice -- 3. Intersectional Identities -- 4. Creating a Program Within a Culture of Inclusion -- 5. Wellness and Disability -- 6. Realizing Academic Success Within the Health Science Learning Environment -- 7. Increasing Accessibility Through Inclusive Instruction and Design -- 8. Health Professions and the Law -- 9. Technical Standards -- 10. Clinical Accommodations and Simulation -- 11. When Students Fail: Remediation and Dismissal in Nursing and Medicine -- 12. Physician Licensing, Career, and Practice -- 13. Licensing, Career, and Practice in Nursing.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Disability, Health and Human Development
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43964
Sophie Mitra.
--New York:
Palgrave Macmillan
, c2018.
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- Open access
- Location
- Online
This open access book introduces the human development model to define disability and map its links with health and wellbeing, based on Sen’s capability approach. The author uses panel survey data with internationally comparable questions on disability for Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. It presents evidence on the prevalence of disability and its strong and consistent association with multidimensional poverty, mortality, economic insecurity and deprivations in education, morbidity and e…
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- Author
- Mitra, Sophie
- Responsibility
- Sophie Mitra
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxi, 177 p.) : 20 illus., 17 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9781137536389
- 9781137536372 (Print ed.)
- 9781349710706 (Print ed.)
- 9781349710690 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Disabled Persons
- Human Development
- Quality of Life
- Social Planning
- Other Subjects
- Africa
- Specialty
- Public Health
- Abstract
- This open access book introduces the human development model to define disability and map its links with health and wellbeing, based on Sen’s capability approach. The author uses panel survey data with internationally comparable questions on disability for Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. It presents evidence on the prevalence of disability and its strong and consistent association with multidimensional poverty, mortality, economic insecurity and deprivations in education, morbidity and employment. It shows that disability needs to be considered from multiple angles including aging, gender, health and poverty. Ultimately, this study makes a call for inclusion and prevention interventions as solutions to the deprivations associated with impairments and health conditions.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Human Development Model of Disability, Health and Wellbeing -- 3. Measurement, Data and Country Context -- 4. Prevalence of Functional Difficulties -- 5. Functional Difficulties and Inequalities through a Static Lens -- 6. Dynamics of Functional Difficulties and Wellbeing -- 7. Main Results and Implications.
- Access
- Open access
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Disability & International Development : Towards Inclusive Global Health
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat29326
edited by Malcolm Maclachlan, Leslie Swartz.
--New York, NY:
Springer-Verlag
, c2009.
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- Location
- Online
- Available Online
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- Author
- Maclachlan, Malcolm
- Other Authors
- Swartz, Leslie
- Responsibility
- edited by Malcolm Maclachlan, Leslie Swartz
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Date of Publication
- c2009
- ISBN
- 9780387938400
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Developing Countries
- Disabled Persons
- Economic Development
- Global Health
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Public health
- Social sciences
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
The Equal Curriculum : The Student and Educator Guide to LGBTQ Health
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44953
James R. Lehman, Kristine Diaz, Henry Ng, Elizabeth M. Petty, Meena Thatikunta, Kristen Eckstrand, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, 2020.
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- Online
This first-of-its-kind textbook marks a revolutionary effort to reform medical education nationally by providing a comprehensive, high-quality resource to serve as a foundation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) health education across multiple disciplines. Addressing the decades-long unequal weight of medical education generally offered about the care of LGBTQ people, The Equal Curriculum was created to advance clinicians' competencies in optimizing the health of LGBTQ …
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- Lehman, James R.
- Diaz, Kristine
- Ng, Henry
- Petty, Elizabeth M.
- Thatikunta, Meena
- Eckstrand, Kristen
- Responsibility
- James R. Lehman, Kristine Diaz, Henry Ng, Elizabeth M. Petty, Meena Thatikunta, Kristen Eckstrand, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 317 p.) : 28 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030240257
- 9783030240240 (Print ed.)
- 9783030240264 (Print ed.)
- Specialty
- Minority Health
- Sexual Health
- Abstract
- This first-of-its-kind textbook marks a revolutionary effort to reform medical education nationally by providing a comprehensive, high-quality resource to serve as a foundation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) health education across multiple disciplines. Addressing the decades-long unequal weight of medical education generally offered about the care of LGBTQ people, The Equal Curriculum was created to advance clinicians' competencies in optimizing the health of LGBTQ people. This textbook is designed to be integrated into health sciences curricula and offers pointed strategies to evaluate the integration of LGBTQ health topics. Starting with a brief overview, chapters 1 through 4 cover general content that is highly relevant to all health professionals working with LGBTQ people. Chapters 5 through 12 focus on specific patient populations and clinical specialties, and chapters 13 and 14 cover special topics. Key points in each chapter are highlighted to aid in the comprehension, and case vignettes are provided throughout the textbook, allowing learners to apply the content to clinical scenarios in order to evaluate how the application of relevant knowledge may impact health outcomes. Questions similar to National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) style are provided in most chapters to assist in the application of content. As major addition to the clinical literature, The Equal Curriculum: Student and Educator Guide to LGBTQ Health should be of great interest to health sciences instructors, medical students in their preclinical and clinical phases, and trainees from other disciplines, such as physician assistants, nurses, social workers, and public health professionals.
- Contents
- 1. Language and History of the LGBTQ Community -- 2. LGBTQ Health Disparities -- 3. The LGBTQ-Friendly Clinic Encounter -- 4. Interdisciplinary Approach to Care -- 5. Prevention -- 6. Child and Adolescent Medicine -- 7. Adult Primary Care -- 8. Sexual Health -- 9. Transgender Health -- 10. Emergency Medicine -- 11. HIV/AIDS -- 12. Psychiatry and Neurology -- 13. Data Collection and Research -- 14. Topics in Global LGBTQ Health.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Equitable Access to Human Biological Resources in Developing Countries : Benefit Sharing Without Undue Inducement
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39811
Roger Scarlin Chennells.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2016.
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The main question explored by the book is: How can cross-border access to human genetic resources, such as blood or DNA samples, be governed in such a way as to achieve equity for vulnerable populations in developing countries? The book situates the field of genomic and genetic research within global health and research frameworks, describing the concerns that have been raised about the potential unfairness in exchanges during recent decades. Access to and sharing in the benefits of human biolo…
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- Author
- Chennells, Roger Scarlin
- Responsibility
- Roger Scarlin Chennells
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xix, 197 p.)
- ISBN
- 9783319197258
- 9783319197241 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Bioethics
- Developing Countries
- Genetic Research - ethics
- Global Health - ethics
- Health Equity
- Healthcare Disparities
- Abstract
- The main question explored by the book is: How can cross-border access to human genetic resources, such as blood or DNA samples, be governed in such a way as to achieve equity for vulnerable populations in developing countries? The book situates the field of genomic and genetic research within global health and research frameworks, describing the concerns that have been raised about the potential unfairness in exchanges during recent decades. Access to and sharing in the benefits of human biological resources are aspects not regulated by any international legal framework such as the Convention on Biological Diversity, which applies only to the exchange of plants, animals and microorganisms, as well as to associated traditional knowledge. Examples of genetic research perceived as exploitative are provided in order to illustrate the legal vacuum concerning the global governance of human genetic resources. The main conclusions drawn from the legal and ethical analysis are: Benefit sharing is crucial in order to avoid the exploitation of developing countries in human genetic research; With functioning research ethics committees, undue inducement is less of a concern in genetic research than in other areas of medical research (e.g. clinical trials); Concerns remain over research involving indigenous populations; accordingly, recommendations are provided. In drawing these conclusions, the book addresses in detail a highly pressing topic in global bioethics and international law. In this regard, it combines bioethical arguments with jurisprudence, in particular with reference to the law of equity and the legal concepts of duress (coercion), unconscionable dealing, and undue inducement.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Exploitation -- Common Heritage of Humankind -- The Altruism Argument -- The "No Value Added" Argument -- Justice and Exploitation in Bilateral Exchanges -- Undue Inducement and Coercion -- Risks to Indigenous Peoples as Vulnerable Population -- Closing Chapter -- List of Legal Cases.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Health Care Transition : Building a Program for Adolescents and Young Adults with Chronic Illness and Disability
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42911
edited by Albert C. Hergenroeder, Constance M. Wiemann.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
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This comprehensive book thoroughly addresses all aspects of health care transition of adolescents and young adults with chronic illness or disability; and includes the framework, tools and case-based examples needed to develop and evaluate a Health Care Transition (HCT) planning program that can be implemented regardless of a patient's disease or disability.áHealth Care Transition: Building a Program for Adolescents and Young Adults with Chronic Illness and Disability is a uniquely inclusive re…
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- Hergenroeder, Albert C.
- Wiemann, Constance M.
- Responsibility
- edited by Albert C. Hergenroeder, Constance M. Wiemann
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 394 p.) : 36 illus., 21 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319728681
- 9783319728674 (print ed.)
- 9783319728698 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Adolescent
- Chronic Disease
- Disabled Persons
- Patient Transfer
- Young Adult
- Abstract
- This comprehensive book thoroughly addresses all aspects of health care transition of adolescents and young adults with chronic illness or disability; and includes the framework, tools and case-based examples needed to develop and evaluate a Health Care Transition (HCT) planning program that can be implemented regardless of a patient's disease or disability.áHealth Care Transition: Building a Program for Adolescents and Young Adults with Chronic Illness and Disability is a uniquely inclusive resource, incorporating youth/young adult, caregiver, and pediatric and adult provider voices and perspectives. Part I of the book opens by defining Health Care Transition, describing the urgent need for comprehensive transition planning, barriers to HCT and then offering a framework for developing and evaluating health care transition programs. Part II focuses on the anatomic and neuro-chemical changes that occur in the brain during adolescence and young adulthood, and how they affect function and behavior. Part III covers the perspectives of important participants in the HCT transition process—youth and young adults, caregivers, and both pediatric and adult providers. Each chapter in Part IV addresses a unique aspect of developing HCT programs. Part V explores various examples of successful transition from the perspective of five key participants in the transition process - patients, caregivers, pediatric providers, adult providers and third party payers. Related financial matters are covered in part VI, while Part VII explores special issues such as HCT and the medical home, international perspectives, and potential legal issues. Models of HCT programs are presented in Part VIII, utilizing an example case study. Representing perspectives from over 75 authors and more than 100 medical centers in North America and Europe,áHealth Care Transition: Building a Program for Adolescents and Young Adults with Chronic Illness and Disability is an ideal resource for any clinician, policy maker, caregiver, or hospitalist working with youth in transition.
- Contents
- Chapter 1. Introduction: Historical Perspectives, Current Priorities, and Health Care Transition Evidence and Measurement. -Chapter 2: The anatomical, hormonal and neuro-chemical changes that occur during brain development in adolescents and young adults -- Chapter 3: The relationships of adolescent behaviours to adolescent brain changes; and their relevance to the transition of adolescents and young adults with chronic illness and disability -- Chapter 4. Healthcare Transition from the AYASHCN's perspective -- Chapter 5: Health Care Transition from the Family Perspective -- Chapter 6. Healthcare Transition from the Pediatric Provider's Perspective -- Chapter 7: Healthcare Transition from the Adult Provider's Perspective Barriers to accepting AYASHCN in the practice -- Chapter 8: Healthcare Insurance Changes -- Chapter 9. Establishing the Administrative Structure and Support for a Healthcare Transition Program -- Chapter 10: Mobilizing Pediatric Providers -- Chapter 11: Developing a Transition Policy, Procedures or Guidelines -- Chapter 12: Establishing a Method to Monitor Transition Planning and Track Patient Outcomes Following Transfer -- Chapter 13: Incorporating Healthcare Transition Readiness Assessment -- Chapter 14. Employing Healthcare Transition Planning Tools -- Chapter 15. Understanding the Pediatric and Adult Healthcare System: Adapting to Change -- Chapter 16. Developing the Process for Transferring Care from Pediatric to Adult Providers -- Chapter 17. Preparing the Adult Practice to Accept AYA -- Chapter 18: Establishing a System for Ensuring Transfer Completion -- Chapter 19. Defining Successful Transition: Young Adult Perspective -- Chapter 20. Defining Successful Transition: Parent Perspective -- Chapter 21. Defining Successful Transition: Pediatric Provider Perspective -- Chapter 22. Defining Successful Transition: Adult Provider Perspective -- Chapter 23. Defining Successful Transition: Payer perspective -- Chapter 24 Financial Cost of Healthcare Transition -- Chapter 25. Payment for Health Care Transition Services -- Chapter 26: Healthcare Transition and the Medical Home -- Chapter 27. The Hospitalist's Perspective on Healthcare Transition -- Chapter 28. The International Perspective on Health care Transition -- Chapter 29: Expanding the Role of the Pharmacist -- Chapter 30:á Legal Issues: Guardianship and supportive decision making -- Chapter 31. Transitioning Adolescents and Young Adults with Medical Complexity -- Chapter 32. Transitioning Youth with Cognitive and Intellectual Disabilities -- Chapter 33: Palliative Care in Adolescents and Young Adults with Special Healthcare Needs -- Chapter 34: Healthcare Transitions and Dental Care -- Chapter 35. A Successful Healthcare Transition Program in a Hospital Setting -- Chapter 36: Different Healthcare Transition Models -- Chapter 37: Conclusions.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Health equity and nursing : achieving equity through policy, population health, and interprofessional collaboration
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45672
Margaret P. Moss, Janice M. Phillips, editors.
--New York, NY:
Springer Publishing Co.
, c2021.
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- Location
- Online
- Available Online
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- Other Authors
- Moss, Margaret P.
- Responsibility
- Margaret P. Moss, Janice M. Phillips, editors.
- Alternate Title
- Health equity & nursing
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer Publishing Co.
- Date of Publication
- c2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
- ISBN
- 9780826195067
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Equity
- Health Policy
- Nurse's Role
- Nursing - organization and administration
- Population Health Management
- Social Determinants of Health
- United States
- Specialty
- Nursing
- Social Medicine
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Health equity : a solutions-focused approach
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45671
[edited by] K. Bryant Smalley, Jacob C. Warren, Maria Isabel Fernandez.
--New York, NY:
Springer Publishing Co.
, c2021.
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- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Smalley, K. Bryant
- Responsibility
- [edited by] K. Bryant Smalley, Jacob C. Warren, Maria Isabel Fernandez
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer Publishing Co.
- Date of Publication
- c2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
- ISBN
- 9780826177230
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Equity
- United States
- Specialty
- Social Medicine
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Health Inequities in India : A Synthesis of Recent Evidence
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43037
T.K. Sundari Ravindran, Rakhal Gaitonde, editors.
--Singapore:
Springer
, c2018.
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- Online
This timely contribution to the global literature on health inequities approaches the subject through a synthesis and analysis of relevant published literature on India. Amongst the BRICS countries, India ranks the lowest in the gender-gap index and has the highest poverty rate, and there is clear evidence that socio-economic inequalities have increased in India in the twenty-first century. These have direct impact on the health conditions of its people; however, there has been relatively littl…
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- Ravindran, T.K. Sundari
- Gaitonde, Rakhal
- Responsibility
- T.K. Sundari Ravindran, Rakhal Gaitonde, editors
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxv, 239 p.) : 11 illus., 7 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9789811050893
- 9789811050886 (print ed.)
- 9789811050909 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Equity
- Health Status Disparities
- Healthcare Disparities
- Other Subjects
- India
- Specialty
- Sociology, Medical
- Abstract
- This timely contribution to the global literature on health inequities approaches the subject through a synthesis and analysis of relevant published literature on India. Amongst the BRICS countries, India ranks the lowest in the gender-gap index and has the highest poverty rate, and there is clear evidence that socio-economic inequalities have increased in India in the twenty-first century. These have direct impact on the health conditions of its people; however, there has been relatively little concerted research attention on health inequities in India. This volume fills the gap by synthesizing research evidence since the year 2000 on the topic. This is perhaps the first volume on this topic of such scope and breadth. Its uniqueness lies in the synthesis of evidence across a range of axes of disadvantages within a single volume: socio-economic position, caste, gender, other socially constructed vulnerabilities such as disability, HIV status, migrant status; and health-system factors contributing to or mitigating inequities in health. Each core chapter not only summarizes research findings but also engages critically with the perspectives reflected in the chapters and proposes a framework for understanding the mechanisms through which health inequities result. This volume highlights and addresses research gaps in both methodology and content, and is valuable to researchers and students of public health and allied health disciplines, including the social sciences, and also to policy makers and donors.
- Contents
- 1. Structural Drivers of Inequities in Health -- 2. Conceptual Approaches to Examining Health Inequities -- 3. Research on Inequities and Inequalities in Health in India: A Mapping of the Field -- 4. Health inequities in India by Socio-economic Position -- 5. Inequities in Health in India and Dalit and Adivasi Populations -- 6. Gender-based Inequities in Health in India -- 7. Other Socially-Constructed Vulnerabilities: Focus on People Living with HIV/AIDS and Internal Migrants -- 8. The Role of the Health System -- 9. Health Equity Research: A Political Project.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Health System Redesign : How to Make Health Care Person-Centered, Equitable, and Sustainable
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43417
Joachim P. Sturmberg.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
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- Online
This forward-looking volume challenges professionals and interested lay readers to reconsider our ways of looking at health and wellness, illness and disease, and the goals of health/healthcare systems. Reframing health systems as complex adaptive systems, the book identifies health care as a central aspect of social care and security for all people, particularly the most vulnerable. From there, the author outlines necessary organizational, design, medical, and community steps toward building h…
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- Author
- Sturmberg, Joachim P.
- Responsibility
- Joachim P. Sturmberg
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 297 p.) : 94 illus., 82 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319646053
- 9783319646046 (print ed.)
- 9783319646060 (print ed.)
- 9783319878331 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Care Reform
- Health Equity
- Patient-Centered Care
- Specialty
- Health Services Administration
- Abstract
- This forward-looking volume challenges professionals and interested lay readers to reconsider our ways of looking at health and wellness, illness and disease, and the goals of health/healthcare systems. Reframing health systems as complex adaptive systems, the book identifies health care as a central aspect of social care and security for all people, particularly the most vulnerable. From there, the author outlines necessary organizational, design, medical, and community steps toward building health systems that view and practice health care as a human right and can produce optimum care in the long term. And extensive illustrations display effective collaborative problem solving within these systems, in both intriguing theoretical models and the real world. Highlights of the coverage: Systems and complexity thinking in health and health care; Redesign based on "first principles"; Redesign from an organizational perspective; Working together effectively and efficiently to achieve a common purpose; Analyzing "the workings" of health systems as complex adaptive systems; Person-centered, equitable, and sustainable health systems: achieving the goal. Health System Redesign brings a voice and a vision to the most pressing problems in healthcare service delivery, and offers new goals and purpose to health policymakers, health financiers, organizational leaders, clinicians, and concerned members of the local community.
- Contents
- 1. We Need a Systemic Approach for the Redesign of Health Systems -- Part I. Complexity and Health: Challenging the Orthodoxy -- 2. Complexity Sciences -- 3. Visualisation of Complex Adaptive Systems -- 4. Defining Health -- Part II. A “Best Adapted” Health System: Meeting the Challenges -- 5. A Complex Adaptive Health System Redesign Based on “First Principles” -- 6. A Complex Adaptive Health System Redesign from an Organisational Perspective -- 7. A Complex Adaptive Health System: Real-World Examples -- 8. Leadership: Working Together Effectively and Efficiently to Achieve a Common Purpose -- Part III. Complex Adaptive Health Systems: Theory Meets Praxis -- 9. Analysing “the Workings” of Health Systems as Complex Adaptive Systems -- 10. Health System Redesign: Applying Complex Adaptive Systems Approaches -- 11. Obesity—A Multifaceted Approach: One Problem—Different Models—Different Insights and Solutions -- Part IV. Person-Centred, Equitable, and Sustainable Health Systems: Achieving the Goal -- 12. . . . how things ought to be -- 13. . . . and how to get there.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Made to measure : women, gender, & equity
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat53746
Amaratunga, Carol.
Maritime Centre of Excellence for Women's Health.
--[Halifax, NS]:
Maritime Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
, 2000.
- Call Number
- WA 309 DC2 M23 2000 v.3
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- WA 309 DC2 M23 2000 v.3
- Author
- Amaratunga, Carol
- Corporate Author
- Maritime Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
- Other Authors
- Made to measure: designing approaches to eliminate gender inequity: a national symposium (Oct. 3-6, 1999: Halifax, NS)
- Other Authors
- Roy, Pamela
- Stanton, Meddy
- Bentley, Sandra
- Place of Publication
- [Halifax, NS]
- Publisher
- Maritime Centre of Excellence for Women's Health
- Date of Publication
- 2000
- Physical Description
- 104 p.
- Series Title
- Women's health in Atlantic Canada trilogy
- ISBN
- 968479715
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Women's Health
- Health Equity
- Healthcare Services Accessibility
- Healthcare Disparities
- Women's Health Services
- New Brunswick
- Prince Edward Island
- Nova Scotia
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
MINDbank : more inclusiveness needed in disability and development
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat34725
- Available Online
- View Database
- Publisher
- World Health Organization
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Disabled Persons
- Format
- Database
- Location
- Online
Physical Disability and Sexuality : Stories from South Africa
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46276
Xanthe Hunt, Stine Hellum Braathen, Mussa Chiwaula, Mark T. Carew, Poul Rohleder, Leslie Swartz, editors.
--Cham:
Palgrave Macmillan
, c2021.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Access
- Open access
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Hunt, Xanthe
- Responsibility
- Xanthe Hunt, Stine Hellum Braathen, Mussa Chiwaula, Mark T. Carew, Poul Rohleder, Leslie Swartz, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Date of Publication
- c2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxvii, 154 pages)
- ISBN
- 9783030555672
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Disabled Persons
- Sexual Behavior
- Sexual Health
- Other Subjects
- South Africa
- Specialty
- Disability Studies
- Sexual Health
- Access
- Open access
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Public Health Perspectives on Disability : Epidemiology to Ethics and Beyond
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat29836
edited by Donald J. Lollar, Elena M. Andresen.
--New York, NY:
Springer Science+Business Media
, c2011.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Lollar, Donald J
- Other Authors
- Andresen, Elena M
- Responsibility
- edited by Donald J. Lollar, Elena M. Andresen
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media
- Date of Publication
- c2011
- ISBN
- 9781441973412
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Disabled Persons
- Public Health
- Social Medicine
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Public health
- Medical ethics
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Public Health Perspectives on Disability : Science, Social Justice, Ethics, and Beyond
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46358
Donald J. Lollar, Willi Horner-Johnson, Katherine Froehlich-Grobe, editors.
(Second edition)
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2021.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Access
- NEW Springer 2021
- Location
- Online
In this new edition, the editors and contributors update and expand on the educational framework that was introduced in the first edition for rethinking disability in public health study and practice and for attaining the competencies that should accompany this knowledge. The second edition highlights key areas of research that have emerged since the first edition was published. Public Health Perspectives on Disability: Science, Social Justice, Ethics, and Beyond, 2nd edition, is an essential r…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Lollar, Donald J.
- Horner-Johnson, Willi
- Froehlich-Grobe, Katherine
- Responsibility
- Donald J. Lollar, Willi Horner-Johnson, Katherine Froehlich-Grobe, editors
- Edition
- Second edition
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxi, 376 p.) : 9 illus., 2 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9781071608883
- 9781071608876 (Print ed.)
- 9781071608890 (Print ed.)
- 9781071608906 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Disabled Persons
- Health Equity
- Public Health
- Specialty
- Minority Health
- Public Health
- Social Medicine
- Abstract
- In this new edition, the editors and contributors update and expand on the educational framework that was introduced in the first edition for rethinking disability in public health study and practice and for attaining the competencies that should accompany this knowledge. The second edition highlights key areas of research that have emerged since the first edition was published. Public Health Perspectives on Disability: Science, Social Justice, Ethics, and Beyond, 2nd edition, is an essential resource for public health educators and practitioners as well as students in graduate schools of public health throughout the United States.
- Contents
- Part I. Core Public Health Topics -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Epidemiology and Biostatistics -- 3. Social Determinants of Health and Disability -- 4. Disability, Intersectionality, and Inequity: Life in the Margins -- 5. Environmental Contexts Shaping Disability and Health -- 6. Public Health Ethics and Disability: Centering Disability Justice -- 7. International Public Health and Global Disability -- Part II. Public Health Applications -- 8. Disability and Health Programs: Emerging Partners -- 9. Children with Special Healthcare Needs -- 10. Achieving Equity: Including Women with Disabilities in Maternal and Child Health Policies and Programs -- 11. Aging with a Disability -- 12. Disasters and Disability: Rhetoric and Reality -- 13. Law, Benefits, Disability Rights, and Public Health: A Sum Greater than the Parts? -- 14. Inter-relationship of Health Insurance and Employment for People with Disabilities -- 15. Public Health, Work, and Disability -- 16. Actions to Prepare a Competent Workforce.
- Access
- NEW Springer 2021
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Special seating : an illustrated guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat26039
Jean Anne Zollars.
(Rev. ed.)
--Albuquerque, NM:
Prickly Pear Pub.
, 2010.
- Call Number
- WB 320 Z86s 2010
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Call Number
- WB 320 Z86s 2010
- Author
- Zollars, Jean Anne
- Responsibility
- Jean Anne Zollars
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Albuquerque, NM
- Publisher
- Prickly Pear Pub.
- Date of Publication
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 373 p.
- ISBN
- 9781450737357
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Wheelchairs
- Disabled Persons
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Copies
- 2
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Special seating : an illustrated guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat26040
Jean Anne Zollars.
(Rev. ed.)
--Albuquerque, NM:
Prickly Pear Pub.
, 2010.
- Call Number
- WB 320 Z86s 2010 REF
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Sub-Location
- REFERENCE
- Call Number
- WB 320 Z86s 2010 REF
- Author
- Zollars, Jean Anne
- Responsibility
- Jean Anne Zollars
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Albuquerque, NM
- Publisher
- Prickly Pear Pub.
- Date of Publication
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 373 p.
- ISBN
- 9781450737357
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Wheelchairs
- Disabled Persons
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Dickson Building
- Sub-Location
- REFERENCE
- Loan Period
- In Library use
Stigma and Prejudice : Touchstones in Understanding Diversity in Healthcare
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40049
Ranna Parekh, Ed W. Childs, editors.
--Cham:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana Press
, c2016.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
In this innovative title, the authors describe unique patient populations affected by stigma and prejudice and the prevalence of these issues to all healthcare providers. Each chapter covers the forms of prejudice and stigma associated with minority statuses, including religious minorities, the homeless, as well as those stigmatized by medical serious medical conditions, such HIV/AIDS, obesity, and substance misuse disorders. The chapters focus on the importance of recognizing biological differ…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Parekh, Ranna
- Childs, Ed W.
- Responsibility
- Ranna Parekh, Ed W. Childs, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana Press
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 382 p. : 3 illus., 1 illus. in color)
- Series Title
- Current clinical psychiatry
- ISBN
- 9783319275802
- 9783319275789 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Attitude of Health Personnel
- Culturally Competent Care
- Health Equity
- Prejudice
- Professional-Patient Relations
- Social Discrimination
- Social Stigma
- Stereotyping
- Vulnerable Populations
- Abstract
- In this innovative title, the authors describe unique patient populations affected by stigma and prejudice and the prevalence of these issues to all healthcare providers. Each chapter covers the forms of prejudice and stigma associated with minority statuses, including religious minorities, the homeless, as well as those stigmatized by medical serious medical conditions, such HIV/AIDS, obesity, and substance misuse disorders. The chapters focus on the importance of recognizing biological differences and similarities within such groups and describes the challenges and best practices for optimum healthcare outcomes. The text describes innovative ways to connect in a clinical setting with people of diverse backgrounds. The text also covers future directions and areas of research and innovative clinical work being done. Written by experts in the field, Stigma and Prejudice is an excellent resource for psychiatrist, psychologists, general physicians, social workers, and all other medical professionals working with stigmatized populations.
- Contents
- Part I. Specific Patient Populations -- 1. Stigma and Persons with Disabilities -- 2. Stigma and Persons with Obesity -- 3. Religious Minorities and Medicine: The Collision of Health Care and Faith -- 4. The Poor and Economically Vulnerable in Public and Safety-Net Healthcare Institutions: Outcomes and Attitudes -- 5. Stigma and Prejudice Against Individuals Experiencing Homelessness -- 6. VIP Patients: An Unexpectedly Vulnerable Population -- 7. Stigma and Persons with Substance Use Disorders -- 8. Borderline Personality Disorder: From Stigma to Compassionate Care -- 9. Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: Stigmatized or a Member of an Empowered Sisterhood -- 10. Stigma and Prejudice in Patients with HIV/AIDS -- 11. Commercially Sexually Exploited & Trafficked Minors: Our Hidden and Forgotten Children -- 12. Stigma and Veterans -- 13. I Pity the Poor Immigrant: Stigma and Immigration -- Part II. Innovative Ways to Bridge Differences -- 14. Limited English Proficient (LEP) Patient: The Importance of Working with Trained Medical Interpreters to Promote Equitable Health Care -- 15. Improving Workforce Diversity in Minority and Majority Institutions -- 16. Leveraging Technology for Health Equity -- 17. Research with Diverse and Vulnerable Populations -- 18. Building Diversity Initiatives in Academic Medicine -- 19. Looking Outward and Inward: The Role of Introspection in Expanding and Consolidating Our Understanding of Diversity -- 20. Pharmacology: Cultural and Genetic Considerations.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
What it's like to be me : written and illustrated entirely by disabled children
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat54637
edited by Helen Exley.
--United Kingdom:
Exley Publications, Ltd.
, 1981.
- Call Number
- WZ 330 W452 1981
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- WZ 330 W452 1981
- Author
- Exley, Helen
- Responsibility
- edited by Helen Exley
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Publisher
- Exley Publications, Ltd.
- Date of Publication
- 1981
- Physical Description
- 128 p. : ill.
- ISBN
- 905521447
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Disabled Persons
- Format
- Book
- Publication Type
- Personal Narrative
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
