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An introduction to indigenous health and healthcare in Canada : bridging health and healing

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Vasiliki Douglas. (2nd ed.) --New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company , c2022.
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This book is intended primarily to provide nursing students with an accessible guide to the health of Canadian First Nations, Me´tis and Inuit-the Indigenous peoples of Canada. It provides an explanation of how their values and worldview may differ from those of their colleagues but can still be accommodated within the profession.
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Douglas, Vasiliki
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Vasiliki Douglas
Edition
2nd ed.
Alternate Title
Introduction to indigenous health and healthcare in Canada
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company
Date of Publication
c2022
Physical Description
1 online resource
ISBN
9780826164124
Subjects (MeSH)
Indigenous Peoples
Minority Health
Health services, indigenous
Transcultural Nursing - methods
Culturally Competent Care
Canada
Other Subjects
Canada
Specialty
Minority Health
Social Medicine
Abstract
This book is intended primarily to provide nursing students with an accessible guide to the health of Canadian First Nations, Me´tis and Inuit-the Indigenous peoples of Canada. It provides an explanation of how their values and worldview may differ from those of their colleagues but can still be accommodated within the profession.
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Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement : Stories from the Frontline

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Steven K. Kapp, editor. --Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan , c2020.
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This open access book marks the first historical overview of the autism rights branch of the neurodiversity movement, describing the activities and rationales of key leaders in their own words since it organized into a unique community in 1992. Sandwiched by editorial chapters that include critical analysis, the book contains 19 chapters by 21 authors about the forming of the autistic community and neurodiversity movement, progress in their influence on the broader autism community and field, a…
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Kapp, Steven K.
Responsibility
Steven K. Kapp, editor
Place of Publication
Singapore
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Date of Publication
c2020
Physical Description
1 online resource (xix, 330 p.) : 7 illus., 6 illus. in color
ISBN
9789811384370
9789811384363 (Print ed.)
9789811384387 (Print ed.)
9789811384394 (Print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Cultural Diversity
Human Rights
Mental Health - ethics
Minority Health
Psychology, Social - ethics
Subjects (LCSH)
People with disabilities
Child psychiatry
Social work
Medical ethics
Specialty
Disability Studies
Minority Health
Psychiatry
Social Medicine
Abstract
This open access book marks the first historical overview of the autism rights branch of the neurodiversity movement, describing the activities and rationales of key leaders in their own words since it organized into a unique community in 1992. Sandwiched by editorial chapters that include critical analysis, the book contains 19 chapters by 21 authors about the forming of the autistic community and neurodiversity movement, progress in their influence on the broader autism community and field, and their possible threshold of the advocacy establishment. The actions covered are legendary in the autistic community, including manifestos such as “Don’t Mourn for Us”, mailing lists, websites or webpages, conferences, issue campaigns, academic project and journal, a book, and advisory roles. These actions have shifted the landscape toward viewing autism in social terms of human rights and identity to accept, rather than as a medical collection of deficits and symptoms to cure.
Contents
1. Introduction -- Part I: Gaining Community -- 2. Historicizing Jim Sinclair’s “Don’t Mourn for Us”: A Cultural and Intellectual History of Neurodiversity’s Origins -- 3. From Exclusion to Acceptance: Independent Living on the Autistic Spectrum -- 4. Autistic People Against Neuroleptic Abuse -- 5. Autistics.org and Finding our Voices as an Activist Movement -- 6. Losing -- Part II: Getting Heard -- 7. Neurodiversity.com: A Decade of Advocacy -- 8. Autscape -- 9. The Autistic Genocide Clock -- 10. Shifting the System: AASPIRE and the Loom of Science and Activism -- 11. Out of Searching Comes New Vibrance -- 12. Two Winding Parent Paths to Neurodiversity Advocacy -- 13. Lobbying Autism’s Diagnostic Revision in the DSM-5 -- 14. Torture in the Name of Treatment: The Mission to Stop the Shocks in the Age of Deinstitutionalization -- 15. Autonomy, the Critical Journal of Interdisciplinary Autism Studies -- 16. My Time with Autism Speaks -- 17. Covering the Politics of Neurodiversity: And Myself -- 18. “A Dream Deferred” No Longer: Backstory of the First Autism and Race Anthology -- Part III: Entering the Establishment? -- 19. Changing Paradigms: The Emergence of the Autism/Neurodiversity Manifesto -- 20. From Protest to Taskforce -- 21. Critiques of the Neurodiversity Movement -- 22. Conclusion.
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The Biopsychosocial Model of Health and Disease : New Philosophical and Scientific Developments

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Derek Bolton, Grant Gillett. --Cham: Palgrave Macmillan , c2019.
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‘This is an incredibly audacious book. Derek Bolton and Grant Gillett brilliantly succeed in providing the big picture that was lacking in the defense of the biopsychosocial model promoted by Engel 40 years ago.’ - Steeves Demazeux, Assistant Professor in philosophy, Bordeaux-Montaigne University, France This open access book is a systematic update of the philosophical and scientific foundations of the biopsychosocial model of health, disease and healthcare. First proposed by George Engel 40 ye…
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Bolton, Derek
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Gillett, Grant
Responsibility
Derek Bolton, Grant Gillett
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Date of Publication
c2019
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 149 p.)
ISBN
9783030118990
9783030118983 (Print ed.)
9783030119003 (Print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Holistic Health
Philosophy, Medical
Social Medicine
Specialty
Public Health
Social Sciences
Abstract
‘This is an incredibly audacious book. Derek Bolton and Grant Gillett brilliantly succeed in providing the big picture that was lacking in the defense of the biopsychosocial model promoted by Engel 40 years ago.’ - Steeves Demazeux, Assistant Professor in philosophy, Bordeaux-Montaigne University, France This open access book is a systematic update of the philosophical and scientific foundations of the biopsychosocial model of health, disease and healthcare. First proposed by George Engel 40 years ago, the Biopsychosocial Model is much cited in healthcare settings worldwide, but has been increasingly criticised for being vague, lacking in content, and in need of reworking in the light of recent developments. The book confronts the rapid changes to psychological science, neuroscience, healthcare, and philosophy that have occurred since the model was first proposed and addresses key issues such as the model’s scientific basis, clinical utility, and philosophical coherence. The authors conceptualise biology and the psychosocial as in the same ontological space, interlinked by systems of communication-based regulatory control which constitute a new kind of causation. These are distinguished from physical and chemical laws, most clearly because they can break down, thus providing the basis for difference between health and disease. This work offers an urgent update to the model’s scientific and philosophical foundations, providing a new and coherent account of causal interactions between the biological, the psychological and social. Derek Bolton is Professor of Philosophy and Psychopathology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London, UK. He was awarded a double first in Moral Sciences and a PhD in Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. His subsequent professional career was in clinical psychology and he has published extensively in philosophy of psychiatry as well as basic and clinical health science. Grant Gillett is Professor of Bioethics at the University of Otago, New Zealand. His professional career was in Neurosurgery, punctuated by a D. Phil. at Oxford University in philosophy of mind and meta-ethics. He has published extensively in neuroethics, philosophy of mind and language, philosophy of medicine (particularly psychiatry), and the philosophy of medical and social sciences.
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1. The Biopsychosocial Model 40 Years On -- 1.1 Doing Well—But with Underlying Problems -- 1.2 Locating the Content of the Biopsychosocial Model -- 1.3 The General Model: Biopsychosocial Ontology and Interactions -- 2. Biology Involves Regulatory Control of Physical–Chemical Energetic Processes -- 2.1 The New Biology/Biomedicine -- 2.2 The Limitations of Physicalism -- 2.3 Current Biomedicine Is Conducive to the Biopsychosocial Model -- 3. Psychology Regulates Activity in the Social World -- 3.1 The Psychological as Embodied Agency -- 3.2 Biopsychosocial Conditions of Agency -- 3.3 The Socio-Political: Who Gets to Control What? -- 3.4 General Theory of Biopsychosocial Systems -- 4. Biopsychosocial Conditions of Health and Disease -- 4.1 Conditions of Biopsychosocial Life -- 4.2 Biopsychosocial Conceptualisation of Health Conditions -- 4.3 Locating Causes in Biopsychosocial Systems -- 4.4 Compare and Contrast Physical and Mental Health Conditions -- 4.5 Locating the Biopsychosocial Model.
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Cancer and Society : A Multidisciplinary Assessment and Strategies for Action

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Eric H. Bernicker, editor. --Cham: Springer , 2019.
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While a number of books have looked at the intersection between human health in general and other topics, such as climate change or diet, this book focuses specifically on cancer as it impacts and is impacted by social justice issues. The massive explosion of research knowledge of cancer immunology and genomics is holding out great promise of therapeutic advances, yet other human actions—climate change, pollution, business decisions, advertising – are fostering health inequalities as well as in…
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Bernicker, Eric H.
Responsibility
Eric H. Bernicker, editor
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
2019
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 178 p.) : 15 illus., 14 illus. in color
ISBN
9783030058555
9783030058548 (Print ed.)
9783030058562 (Print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Bioethical Issues
Global Burden of Disease
Health Planning
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Social Justice
Specialty
Medical Oncology
Social Medicine
Abstract
While a number of books have looked at the intersection between human health in general and other topics, such as climate change or diet, this book focuses specifically on cancer as it impacts and is impacted by social justice issues. The massive explosion of research knowledge of cancer immunology and genomics is holding out great promise of therapeutic advances, yet other human actions—climate change, pollution, business decisions, advertising – are fostering health inequalities as well as increasing risks. Those involved in cancer care and research are in a unique position to let their experiences and knowledge inform the public, yet very often have not taken strong public roles when it comes to discussing issues surrounding tobacco, climate change and health risks, financial toxicity of treatments, and diet choices. Written by a multidisciplinary team of authors and for medical oncologists, cancer researchers, occupational health workers, and related medical students, residents, and fellows, this book encourages oncologists to address public health care and the societal issues associated with cancer risk. This volume discusses the overarching theme of environmental justice and oncology, focuses on business and cancer (such as clinical trials, drug development and profits, and global disparities), as well as animals and cancer.
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Tobacco and Social Justice -- Climate Change and Cancer -- Pollution, Cancer Risk, and Vulnerable Populations -- Causes, Consequences, and Control of High Cancer Drug Prices -- Clinical Trials: Not for the Poor and the Old -- Global Disparities: Can the World Afford Cancer? -- Cancer Quackery and Fake News: Targeting the Most Vulnerable -- The Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Cancer Imaging -- The Hippies Were Right: Diet and Cancer Risk -- Protons and Prejudice: Finding Sense and Sensibility in the Development of a Costly Medical Therapy -- The Ethics of Animal Use in Cancer Research -- The Ecology of Cancer.
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Clinical Care for Homeless, Runaway and Refugee Youth : Intervention Approaches, Education and Research Directions

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Curren Warf, Grant Charles, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2020.
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Adolescent homelessness is a growing problem that results in a variety of health challenges. This text is a practical resource designed to promote effective interdisciplinary health and social care interventions targeting adolescents who are homeless or at risk for homelessness. It is based on extensive interdisciplinary experience, reviews of pertinent research and insights and contributions of leading professionals who are directly involved in the care of these young people. Divided into four…
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Warf, Curren
Charles, Grant
Responsibility
Curren Warf, Grant Charles, editors
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2020
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxi, 443 p.) : 44 illus., 42 illus. in color
ISBN
9783030406752
9783030406745 (Print ed.)
9783030406769 (Print ed.)
9783030406776 (Print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Adolescent Health Services
Homeless Youth
Specialty
Adolescent Health
Health Services Administration
Minority Health
Social Medicine
Social Work
Abstract
Adolescent homelessness is a growing problem that results in a variety of health challenges. This text is a practical resource designed to promote effective interdisciplinary health and social care interventions targeting adolescents who are homeless or at risk for homelessness. It is based on extensive interdisciplinary experience, reviews of pertinent research and insights and contributions of leading professionals who are directly involved in the care of these young people. Divided into four main sections, Section 1: (Chapters 1-7) section one is a review of the structure and professional involvement of program models targeting youth experiencing or at risk for homelessness to encourage broader understanding and utilization of principles and practices underlying effective programs and identify replicable components. Section 2: (Chapters 8-16) Section two is clinically focused with recommendations for working with adolescents and youth experiencing homelessness and interventions for common and significant medical and mental health conditions, and substance use disorders. Section 3: (Chapter 17) Reviews international agreements regarding stabilization and care of refugee youth and families, description of experiences of refugee children and youth in developed countries, and an outline of conditions from which refugee youth and families have left. Section 4: (Chapters 18 and 19) Engagement of homeless youth in research and future research directions to address needs of youth experiencing homelessness. Written by experts from a variety of disciplines, Clinical Care for Homeless, Runaway and Refugee Youth is a first of its kind text for physicians, social workers, public health workers and any other individual that works directly with these vulnerable populations.
Contents
1. The Prevalence of Youth Homelessness in the United States -- 2. Youth Homelessness in Canada: An Overview -- 3. Interviewing Homeless Adolescents in the Context of Clinical Care: Creating Connections, Building on Strengths, Fostering Resilience, and Improving Outcomes -- 4. Homeless Adolescents: Identification, Outreach, Engagement, Housing, and Stabilization -- 5. Youth in Care: A Very High-Risk Population for Homelessness -- 6. Refugee and Migrant Youth in Canada and the United States: Special Challenges and Healthcare Issues -- 7. Social Pediatrics: A Model to Confront Family Poverty, Adversity, and Housing Instability and Foster Healthy Child and Adolescent Development and Resilience -- 8. Substance Use Among Young People Experiencing Homelessness: A Brief Motivational Enhancement Approach -- 9. Building an Effective System of Care for Adolescents Following Opiate Overdose: Stabilization Care, Residential Secure Care, Family and Community Engagement, and Ethical Concerns -- 10. Providing Clinical Care to Youth Experiencing Homelessness -- 11. Contraception -- 12. Sexually Transmitted Infections and Sexual Healthcare of Homeless and Street-Involved Youth -- 13. Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- 14. Medical Care of Youth After Acute Sexual Assault -- 15. Suicide Risk and Intervention Among Homeless and Precariously Housed Youth -- 16. Common Dermatology Problems Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness -- 17. Challenges Faced by International Migrants and Refugees to the Health, Development, and Well-Being of Adolescents and Youth -- 18. Meaningfully Engaging Homeless Youth in Research -- 19. Conclusion: Next Steps for Investigation and Research.
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Counseling the culturally diverse : theory and practice

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Derald Wing Sue, David Sue, Helen A. Neville, Laura Smith. (8th ed.) --Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell , c2019.
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Sue, Derald Wing
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Derald Wing Sue, David Sue, Helen A. Neville, Laura Smith.
Edition
8th ed.
Alternate Title
Counselling the culturally diverse
Place of Publication
Hoboken, NJ
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Date of Publication
c2019
Physical Description
1 online resource, 520 p.
ISBN
9781119448242
Subjects (MeSH)
Counseling - methods
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Cultural Diversity
Culturally Competent Care
Ethnic Groups - psychology
Specialty
Social Medicine
Sociology, Medical
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Critical Dietetics and Critical Nutrition Studies

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John Coveney, Sue Booth, editors. --Cham: Springer , 2019.
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This second volume in the Food Policy series focuses on critical nutrition and dietetics studies, offering an innovative and interdisciplinary exploration of the complexities of the food supply and the actors in it through a new critical lens. The volume provides an overview of the growth of critical nutrition and dietetics since its inception in 2009, as well as commentary on its continuing relevance and its applicability in the fields of dietetic education, research, and practice. Chapters ad…
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Coveney, John
Booth, Sue
Responsibility
John Coveney, Sue Booth, editors
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
2019
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 175 p.) : 2 illus.
Series
Food Policy
Series Title
Food policy
ISBN
9783030031138
9783030031121 (Print ed.)
9783030031145 (Print ed.)
ISSN
2365-4295
Subjects (MeSH)
Dietetics - ethics
Food Supply
Nutrition Policy
Social Justice
Specialty
Nutritional Sciences
Social Medicine
Abstract
This second volume in the Food Policy series focuses on critical nutrition and dietetics studies, offering an innovative and interdisciplinary exploration of the complexities of the food supply and the actors in it through a new critical lens. The volume provides an overview of the growth of critical nutrition and dietetics since its inception in 2009, as well as commentary on its continuing relevance and its applicability in the fields of dietetic education, research, and practice. Chapters address key topics such as how to bring critical dietetics into conventional practice, applying critical diets in clinical practice, policy applications, and new perspectives on training and educating a critical nutrition and dietetic workforce. Contributing authors from around the globe also discuss the role of critical nutrition dietetics in industry, private practice, and consultancy, as well the role of critical dietetics in addressing the food, hunger, and health issues associated with the world economic crisis. The authors designed the volume to be a reference work for students enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Critical Nutrition, Critical Food Studies, and Critical Dietetics. Each chapter offers concise aims and learning outcomes, as well as assignments for students and a concise chapter summary. These features enhance the value of the volume as a learning tool.
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1. The History of Critical Dietetics: The Story of Finding Each Other -- 2. Critical Dietetics: Axiological Foundations -- 3. Swimming Upstream: Bringing Critical Dietetics into Conventional Practice -- 4. Awakening the Possibilities: An Exploration of Critical Nutrition and Dietetic Training and Education -- 5. Critical Perspectives in Clinical Nutrition Practice -- 6. Reshaping the Food System Using Food Democracy: Reorienting Consumer and Dietetic Practice -- 7. Critical Dietetics and Sustainable Food Systems -- 8. ‘Eating Right’: Critical Dietetics, Dietitians and Ethics -- 9. Food, Dietetics, and Imperialism -- 10. Social Justice, Health Equity, and Advocacy: What Are Our Roles?
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Cultural and religious sensitivity : a pocket guide for health care professionals

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Geri-Ann Galanti. (3rd ed.) --Oak Brook, IL: Joint Commission Resources , c2018.
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Galanti, Geri-Ann
Responsibility
Geri-Ann Galanti
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Oak Brook, IL
Publisher
Joint Commission Resources
Date of Publication
c2018
Physical Description
1 online resource
ISBN
9781635850468
Subjects (MeSH)
Cultural Competency
Cultural Diversity
Cultural Characteristics
Patients - psychology
Ethnic Groups - psychology
Minority Groups
United States
Specialty
Social Medicine
Sociology, Medical
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Determinants of Minority Mental Health and Wellness

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edited by Sana Loue, Martha Sajatovic. --New York, NY: Springer Science+Business Media , c2009.
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Loue, Sana
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Sajatovic, Martha
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edited by Sana Loue, Martha Sajatovic
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media
Date of Publication
c2009
ISBN
9780387756592
Subjects (MeSH)
Mental Health - ethnology
Minority Health
Minority Groups - psychology
Psychosocial Support Systems
Social Medicine
Socioeconomic Factors
Other Subjects
United States
Contents
1. Health and Wellness -- 2. City Living and Mental Health in History -- 3. Mental Health, Mental Health Courts, and Minorities -- 4. Migration and Mental Health -- 5. Media, Minorities, and the Stigma of Mental Illness -- 6. Minority Mental Health and Wellness: A Perspective from Health Care Systems -- 7. Social Support, Mental Health, Minorities, and Acculturative Stress -- 8. Religion and Mental Health Among Minorities and Immigrants in the U.S -- 9. Cultural Considerations Regarding Perspectives on Mental Illness and Healing -- 10. Gender and Minority Mental Health: The Case of Body Image -- 11. Family Determinants of Minority Mental Health and Wellness -- 12. Family-Focused Psychoeducational Programs for Minorities with Serious Mental Illness -- 13. Socioeconomic Status: Risks and Resilience -- 14. Psychiatric Genetics: An Update -- 15. Substance Abuse in Minority Populations -- 16. Neurocognitive Testing of Minorities in Mental Health Settings -- 17. Stress and Resilience -- 18. Methodological Challenges in Research on the Determinants of Minority Mental Health and Wellness.
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Devices for mobility and manipulation for people with reduced abilities

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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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Bastos-Filho, Teodiano Freire
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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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Disability as Diversity : A Guidebook for Inclusion in Medicine, Nursing, and the Health Professions

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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
Specialty
Disability Studies
Health Services Administration
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.
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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.
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Disability, Health and Human Development

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Sophie Mitra. --New York: Palgrave Macmillan , c2018.
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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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Mitra, Sophie
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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
Series Title
Palgrave studies in disability and international development
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.
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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.
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Disability & International Development : Towards Inclusive Global Health

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edited by Malcolm Maclachlan, Leslie Swartz. --New York, NY: Springer-Verlag , c2009.
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Swartz, Leslie
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edited by Malcolm Maclachlan, Leslie Swartz
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New York, NY
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Springer-Verlag
Date of Publication
c2009
ISBN
9780387938400
Subjects (MeSH)
Developing Countries
Disabled Persons
Economic Development
Global Health
Socioeconomic Factors
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Public health
Social sciences
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Frontier Nursing in Appalachia : History, Organization and the Changing Culture of Care

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Edie West. --Cham: Springer , c2019.
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This book provides a historical analysis of the Frontier Nursing Services in the Eastern Appalachians of the United States, as well as a review of the oral history tradition of former frontier and non-frontier nurses. The data was gathered from 2003 to 2007, and the historical part covers the years 1900 to 1970. The objective of the study presented here was to conduct interviews with former frontier and non-frontier nurses in order to better understand their family and personal relationships, a…
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Edie West
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Cham
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Springer
Date of Publication
c2019
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1 online resource (xv, 234 p.) : 16 illus., 10 illus. in color
ISBN
9783030200275
9783030200268 (Print ed.)
9783030200282 (Print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Delivery of Health Care - history
Health Services Administration - history
Nursing - history
Poverty Areas
Social Medicine
Wilderness Medicine - organization & administration
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Appalachian Region
Specialty
History of Medicine
Nursing
Wilderness Medicine
Abstract
This book provides a historical analysis of the Frontier Nursing Services in the Eastern Appalachians of the United States, as well as a review of the oral history tradition of former frontier and non-frontier nurses. The data was gathered from 2003 to 2007, and the historical part covers the years 1900 to 1970. The objective of the study presented here was to conduct interviews with former frontier and non-frontier nurses in order to better understand their family and personal relationships, and the experiences that motivated their career choices. These interviews also give a voice to the working and middle-class women of the FNS. The emerging themes include moral inhabitability in work/education environments, the generational mix, nurse-physician and male-female relationships at the workplace, the role of technology, humanitarian versus financial rewards, and the public image of nurses. In addition, the book examines how the FNS shifted from a community/grass-roots structure to the corporate/business model of healthcare delivery employed today. In closing, it stresses the importance of explorig past nursing in order to better grasp present nursing. It also represents a testament to the professional work and vital contributions of frontier nurses.
Contents
1. Background and Introduction -- 2. Rights and Claims: Culture and Communication in Appalachia -- 3. Place and Claims: Cultural and Communication in Appalachia -- 4. Centralized Versus Decentralized Structures in Appalachia -- 5. Moral Inhabitability and Work Environments -- 6. Gender and Role Assignments in the Institutional Hierarchy -- 7. Moral Inhabitability and Educational Environments -- 8. Recruitment, Retention and Morally Inhabitable Environments -- 9. Cultural Identity, Public Image and Frontier Nursing -- 10. Conclusions.
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Havana Syndrome : Mass Psychogenic Illness and the Real Story Behind the Embassy Mystery and Hysteria

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Robert W. Baloh, Robert E. Bartholomew. --Cham: Springer ; Copernicus Books , c2020.
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It is one of the most extraordinary cases in the history of science: the mating calls of insects were mistaken for a “sonic weapon” that led to a major diplomatic row. Since August 2017, the world media has been absorbed in the “attack” on diplomats from the American and Canadian Embassies in Cuba. While physicians treating victims have described it as a novel and perplexing condition that involves an array of complaints including brain damage, the authors present compelling evidence that mass …
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Baloh, Robert W.
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Bartholomew, Robert E.
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Robert W. Baloh, Robert E. Bartholomew
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer ; Copernicus Books
Date of Publication
c2020
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 194 p.)
ISBN
9783030407469
9783030407452 (Print ed.)
9783030407476 (Print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
History of Medicine
Hysteria
Psychophysiologic Disorders
Specialty
Psychiatry
Social Medicine
Abstract
It is one of the most extraordinary cases in the history of science: the mating calls of insects were mistaken for a “sonic weapon” that led to a major diplomatic row. Since August 2017, the world media has been absorbed in the “attack” on diplomats from the American and Canadian Embassies in Cuba. While physicians treating victims have described it as a novel and perplexing condition that involves an array of complaints including brain damage, the authors present compelling evidence that mass psychogenic illness was the cause of “Havana Syndrome.” This mysterious condition that has baffled experts is explored across 11-chapters which offer insights by a prominent neurologist and an expert on psychogenic illness. A lively and enthralling read, the authors explore the history of similar scares from the 18th century belief that sounds from certain musical instruments were harmful to human health, to 19th century cases of “telephone shock,” and more contemporary panics involving people living near wind turbines that have been tied to a variety of health complaints. The authors provide dozens of examples of kindred episodes of mass hysteria throughout history, in addition to psychosomatic conditions and even the role of insects in triggering outbreaks. Havana Syndrome: Mass Psychogenic Illness and the Real Story Behind the Embassy Mystery and Hysteria is a scientific detective story and a case study in the social construction of mass psychogenic illness.
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1. Chasing Ghosts in Cuba -- 2. The Crisis Deepens -- 3. Canadian Contagion -- 4. Psychogenic Illness on the Battlefield: From the Civil War to Gulf War Syndrome -- 5. Mass Hysteria Through the Ages: From St. Vitus Dance to Mystery Odors -- 6. Musical Illness and Telephone Sickness: An Early History of Sound and Suggestion -- 7. Modern-Day Acoustical Scares: From ‘The Hum’ to ‘Wind Turbine Syndrome’ -- 8. Phantom Assailants: Mad Gassers, Phantom Slashers, and Other Believed-in Imaginings -- 9. A Short History of Spider, Insect, and Worm Scares -- 10. State Terrorism Masquerading as Psychogenic Illness -- 11. The Social Construction of ‘Havana Syndrome’.
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Health and Gender : Resilience and Vulnerability Factors For Women's Health in the Contemporary Society

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Ilaria Tarricone, Anita Riecher-Rössler, editors. --Cham: Springer , c2019.
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This book presents a concise and comprehensive overview of the most important protective and risk factors for women's health, and reviews the main areas of medical science from a gender perspective. Numerous scientific experiments and studies have shown how gender differences significantly affect the clinical presentation of physical and mental health disorders as well as responses to treatments. This text highlights these issues, while at the same time reflecting on the practical implications …
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Ilaria Tarricone, Anita Riecher-Rössler, editors
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2019
Physical Description
1 online resource (xv, 328 p.) : 28 illus., 27 illus. in color
ISBN
9783030150389
9783030150372 (Print ed.)
9783030150396 (Print ed.)
9783030150402 (Print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Health Status
Psychology, Developmental
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Women's Health
Specialty
Health Promotion
Social Medicine
Women's Health
Abstract
This book presents a concise and comprehensive overview of the most important protective and risk factors for women's health, and reviews the main areas of medical science from a gender perspective. Numerous scientific experiments and studies have shown how gender differences significantly affect the clinical presentation of physical and mental health disorders as well as responses to treatments. This text highlights these issues, while at the same time reflecting on the practical implications of the theoretical knowledge presented. It also examines the organization of social and health services, which should increasingly take into account the specificities related to gender differences and where equality is based on truly embracing these differences. The final part provides insights into the experiences and testimonies collected by the authors of the book. Written by a multidisciplinary team of medical, psychosocial and humanities professionals, this book is of interest to health professionals and medical students.
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Part I. Introduction -- 1. Fairness, Equality and Health: Towards a Gender-Oriented Perspective -- 2. The Woman in the History of Health -- 3. Gender Violence: Risk Factors and Social Vulnerability -- 4. Gender Violence: Protective Factors and Resilience -- Part II. The Bio-psicho-social Determinants of Health for the Women -- 5. Vulnerability and Protective Factors for Mental Health: A Rereading in Gender Perspective -- 6. Gender, Genoma, and Health -- 7. Women at Work -- 8. Women, Migration and Social Environment -- 9. For Media, “Women’s Health” Often Stands for “Beauty” -- 10. Health and Gender in Movies -- 11. Women in Music: The Case of Italian Opera -- 12. Sport and Gender -- 13. Diet and Gender -- Part III. Women’s Health at All Stages of Life -- 14. Motherhood, Childbirth and Perinatal Age -- 15. Childhood -- 16. Young Women in the “Digital Generation”—New Risks and New Opportunities -- 17. Sexual Health, LGBT, and Human Rights -- 18. Senility -- Part IV. Gender Aspects in Medical Disorders and Care -- 19. Heart and Vascular Disorders: Gender Differences in Acute Coronary Syndrome -- 20. Endocrine Disorders -- 21. Urogenital and Reproductive Disorders -- 22. Central and Peripheral Nervous Disorders -- 23. Psychiatric Disorders -- 24. Gender and Pain -- 25. The Brain-Gut Axis and the Gender -- 26. Infectious Diseases and Gender: Focus on HIV Infection -- Part V. Cure, Organization of Services and Gender -- 27. Social Services in Front of Feminine Social Disease -- 28. Primary Care -- 29. Towards Gender-Sensitive Mental Health Services -- 30. Guarantee Committee for Equal Opportunity, Employee Well-Being and Non-discrimination at Work (CUG) -- 31. Prevention of Violence and Emergency Services -- 32. When the Woman Is the Mother: The Work of Pediatrician for Caring Mothers and Children -- Part VI. Histories and Epilogues -- 33. The Association of the Teachers of the Bologna University (AdDU): A Story of Increasing Consciousness -- 34. The Vase of Flowers: A Tale for Preschool Children on Mothers’ Chemotherapy Side Effects -- 35. Women at School -- 36. When the Daughter is a Doctor.
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Health Care Transition : Building a Program for Adolescents and Young Adults with Chronic Illness and Disability

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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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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
Specialty
Adolescent Health
Health Services Administration
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.
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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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Health Disparities : Weaving a New Understanding Through Case Narratives

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Adam Perzynski, Sarah Shick, Ifeolorunbode Adebambo, editor. --Cham: Springer , c2019.
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This uniquely accessible volume challenges professionals to understand—and help correct—health disparities, both at the patient level and in their larger social contexts. Dedicated to eradicating this ongoing injustice, contributors focus on marginalized populations, the role of healthcare systems in perpetuating inequities, the need for deeper engagement and listening by professionals, and the need for advocacy within professional education and the political/policy arena. The compelling case n…
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Adebambo, Ifeolorunbode
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Adam Perzynski, Sarah Shick, Ifeolorunbode Adebambo, editor
Place of Publication
Cham
Publisher
Springer
Date of Publication
c2019
Physical Description
1 online resource (xv, 246 p.) : 25 illus., 22 illus. in color
ISBN
9783030127718
9783030127701 (Print ed.)
9783030127725 (Print ed.)
9783030127732 (Print ed.)
Subjects (MeSH)
Healthcare Disparities
Health Status Disparities
Social Medicine
Socioeconomic Factors
Vulnerable Populations
Specialty
Health Services Administration
Social Medicine
Abstract
This uniquely accessible volume challenges professionals to understand—and help correct—health disparities, both at the patient level and in their larger social contexts. Dedicated to eradicating this ongoing injustice, contributors focus on marginalized populations, the role of healthcare systems in perpetuating inequities, the need for deeper engagement and listening by professionals, and the need for advocacy within professional education and the political/policy arena. The compelling case narratives at the core of the book illustrate the interrelated biopsychosocial components of patients’ health problems and the gradations of learning needed for practitioners to address them effectively. The book’s tools for developing a health disparities curriculum include a selection of workshop exercises, facilitator resources, and a brief guide to writing effective case narratives. A work of profound compassion, Health Disparities will be of considerable interest to researchers and practitioners interested in public health, population health, health disparities, and related fields such as sociology, social work, and narrative medicine. Its wealth of educational features also makes it a quality training text. "I was impressed when I read Health Disparities: Weaving a New Understanding through Case Narratives. As a patient who has experienced unpleasant situations in health care, I was moved to see that it was emotional and personal for the writers. The book confirms for me that the time is now for change to take place in our health care systems. I see this book as a light that can shine bright in the darkest places of health care. The editors have assembled a powerful book that provides all health professionals with specific steps they can take towards addressing and then eventually eliminating health disparities. A few steps that I really connected with were improving critical awareness, delivering quality care, listening and empathizing with patients and families, and advocating for changes. I recommend that anyone interested in working to improve health care obtain a copy of this book—it’s filled with useful information that every medical professional should know. The book reminds me of a quote by Wayne Dyer, 'When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.'" -Delores Collins, Founder and Executive Director, A Vision of Change Incorporated, Certified Community Health Worker. Founder of The Greater Cleveland Community Health Workers Association.
Contents
Part I. LBGT -- Part II. Race, Ethnicity and Culture -- Part III. Gender -- Part IV. Poverty -- Part V. Inequality -- Part VI. Immigration -- Part VII. Disability - Part VIII. Social Support -- Part IX. Addiction and Substance Use -- Part X. Aging -- Part XI. Technology -- Part XII. Education -- Part XIII. Mental Illness and Stigma -- Part XIV. Insurance -- Part XV. Fragmented Care -- Part XVI. Workshop, Activity and Facilitator Resources.
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Health equity and nursing : achieving equity through policy, population health, and interprofessional collaboration

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Margaret P. Moss, Janice M. Phillips, editors. --New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co. , c2021.
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Margaret P. Moss, Janice M. Phillips, editors.
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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
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Nursing
Social Medicine
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Health equity : a solutions-focused approach

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[edited by] K. Bryant Smalley, Jacob C. Warren, Maria Isabel Fernandez. --New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co. , c2021.
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[edited by] K. Bryant Smalley, Jacob C. Warren, Maria Isabel Fernandez
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New York, NY
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Springer Publishing Co.
Date of Publication
c2021
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1 online resource
ISBN
9780826177230
Subjects (MeSH)
Health Equity
United States
Specialty
Social Medicine
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