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Social Determinants of Indigenous Healthby Bronwyn Carson; Terry Dunbar; Richard D. Chenhall; Ross Bailie
Allen & Unwin 2007; US$ 45.40A systematic overview of the impact of social and political factors on the health of Australia's Indigenous population. Australia's Aboriginal and Islander groups suffer ?Fourth World' standards of health: this book explains the causes for such poor healt more...
Policies, Plans, and Peopleby Judith Justice
University of California Press 1989; US$ 27.95Judith Justice uses an interdisciplinary approach to show how anthropologists and planners can combine their expertise to make health care programs culturally compatible with the populations they serve. more...
Healthy Villagesby G. Howard
World Health Organization 2002; US$ 19.80Health is determined by many factors, including income, environmental conditions - such as access to adequate sanitation and safe water supplies - individual behaviour, and health services. More than half of the world's population lives in villages and rural areas and most of those without access to safe water sources or basic sanitation are rural dwellers. Enabling rural populations to protect and improve their health is a major challenge worldwide. In response to this, an informal ''healthy villages'' movement has evolved. A healthy villages project promotes local actions by community members, mobilizing human and financial resources to build healthy environments and promote healthy behaviours. This guide is intended to provide community... more...
Rural Women's Healthby Raymond T. Coward; Lisa A. Davis; Carol H. Gold; Helen Smiciklas-Wright; Luanne E. Thorndyke; Fred W. Vondracek
Springer Publishing Company 2005; US$ 65.00Rural Women's Health encompasses the breadth and depth of the unique physical and psychological needs facing rural women throughout the United States and Canada, and identifies positive interventions and outcomes. Raymond T. Coward, founding editor of The Journal of Rural Health , along with five leading practitioners and researchers with contributions from over 25 educators, authors, program leaders, and researchers representing the multidisciplinary spectrum of rural health professionals, present the most comprehensive coverage on rural women's health that exists today.: Key issues covered include:.; Socio-cultural stressors; Policy changes; Barriers to accessing mental health treatment; Obesity and risk factors; Behavioral risk factors;... more...
Female Genital Cutting, Women's Health, and Developmentby Khama Rogo
World Bank Publications 2007; US$ 9.99This strategy paper provides a comprehensive understanding of the issue of female genital mutilation/cuttingscope,challenges, opportunities, best practices, and how communities, development agencies, and national governments can work together to eliminate the practices on the ground. The World Bank is committed to assisting governments in ending the practice of female genital cutting, as the practice has a direct, negative impact on the health and well-being of women around the world. The recommendations set forth in this paper take advantage of the World Banks comparative advantage in dealing with governments. Continued silenceperpetuates the practice, thereby undermining womens productivity. more...
Improving Access and Efficiency in Public Health Servicesby Nirupam Bajpai; Jeffrey D Sachs; Ravindra H Dholakia
SAGE India 2010; US$ 25.95This book presents a systematic mid-term evaluation of the processes of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Indias biggest rural health programme. Data from District Level Health Surveys (DLHS), National Family Health Surveys (NFHS), and Sample Registration System (SRS) as well as primary data collected from field surveys and interviews with health functionaries have been utilized for undertaking empirical analysis in the study. It discusses the challenges and successes of the Mission with the help of extensive field observations, data analysis and inputs from experts on health and nutrition sectors focusing on maternal, newborn and child health issues and chronic diseases. The book draws from data collected in field visits in the... more...
Increasing Access to Health Workers in Remote and Rural Areas through Improved Retentionby World Health Organization
World Health Organization 2010; US$ 25.00Half the world's people currently live in rural and remote areas. The problem is that most health workers live and work in cities. This imbalance is common to almost all countries and poses a major challenge to the nationwide provision of health services. Its impact, however, is most severe in low income countries. There are two reasons for this. One is that many of these countries already suffer from acute shortages of health workers - in all areas. The other is that the proportion of the population living in rural regions tends to be greater in poorer countries than in rich ones. The World Health Organization (WHO) has therefore drawn up a comprehensive set of strategies to help countries encourage health workers to live and work in remote... more...
Rural Health Symposium: Patients and Practitionersby Brian Cheers; Jane Edwards; Toni Schofield
eContent Management Pty Ltd 2004; US$ 99.00This Symposium on Rural Health: Patients and Practitioners offers an important sociological analysis of issues peculiar to rural health and health care and contains important implications for the issue of how to sustain rural medical practices. more...
Rural Healthby Lisa Bourke; Juli Coffin; Judy Taylor
eContent Management Pty Ltd 2010; US$ 126.50?Rural Health? presents a range of analyses that question how well rural health models, services and knowledge improve health and wellbeing. It highlights the complexity of Aboriginal health, reiterating that there are no quick answers but a long process of developing cultural security and inclusion is required. In doing so, this title acknowledge the diversity of Aboriginal, rural and remote voices. more...
Rural Caregiving in the United Statesby Ronda C. Talley; Kathleen Chwalisz; Kathleen C. Buckwalter
Springer 2011; US$ 129.00Caregivers living in rural areas face daunting obstacles. In addition to the isolation and anxiety that many caregivers across the country experience, rural caregivers must also cope with limited access to uncoordinated resources and severe shortages of trained professionals. Although many research, policy, and practice upgrades have been made in response to caregivers' general concerns, the specific problems facing the rural caregiver have been less frequently addressed. Focusing on what is known as well as what is needed - and zeroing in on major subgroups within this diverse population - Rural Caregiving in the United States replaces misconceptions of the nonurban experience with real-life issues, findings, and solutions. For example,... more...
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