Download or read book Rural Women s Health and Well Being Profiles written by Greg Reedman and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rural Women s Health written by Raymond T. Coward, PhD and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2005-11-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rural 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 Chronic diseases Exercise, nutrition, and health promotion programs Education and telehealth This is a valuable resource for mental health service providers, gerontologists, social workers, psychologists, counselors, and primary care physicians.
Download or read book Rural Women s Health written by Beverly D. Leipert and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The well-being of rural communities affects the well-being of those who reside in towns and cities because of rural-urban connections through food, drinking water, infectious disease, extreme environmental events, recreation, and for many, retirement residence. In rural areas themselves, women play a critical role in the health of their families and communities, yet women's health is often marginalized or ignored. There have been limited studies to date about rural women and health in Canada. Filling an important gap in scholarship, this collection identifies priority issues that must be addressed to ensure these women's well-being and offers innovative theoretical and methodological ideas for improvement. Rural Women's Health integrates perspectives from rural practitioners, residents, and scholars in a variety of fields, including nursing, sociology, anthropology, and geography, to tackle issues relevant to diverse settings across the country. As such, it presents a national perspective on the nature of women's health while respecting internal and regional diversity, as well as viewpoints from international scholarship.
Download or read book Old Female and Rural written by B Jan Mcculloch and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In reading Old, Female, and Rural, you’ll discover just that--the reality concerning the daily living situations of the nation’s older female populations in rural places. This scholarly collection will help you and others dispel the romantic frontier myths of the stoic, tenacious, and independent rural woman. Instead, you’ll find real direction for change in the statistics that truly reflect the older rural woman’s mental, physical, economical, and social existence.Old, Female, and Rural will show you stark realities concerning the older rural female’s economic well-being, intergenerational family relationships, health care and service delivery availability, and long-term care concerns. The candid demographic and epidemiological data you discover in this book will not only expose the myths for what they are, but also allow you and others to transform the myths into daily realities of better policies and better living standards for the women who belong to this population subgroup. Specifically, you’ll read about: one woman’s subjective evaluation of growing old in a rural area rural women’s experiences of accessing health care the economic well-being of women aging in nonmetro areas changes in the informal support networks of women aging in the rural southwest a comprehensive synthesis of the above isolated topics, which provides future implications for research, education, and policyWhile the legends of the old American frontier have died, the older female populations in America’s rural areas live on--and they deal with some very challenging realities. Old, Female, and Rural takes you into the homes, lives, and minds of this complex and unique subgroup of America’s elders and points you and public administrators, government officials, educators, and civil servants toward the unsettled frontier of real social change.
Download or read book Women s Health Profile written by NEWomen Goulburn North Eastern Women's Health Service and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Investing in the Health and Well Being of Young Adults written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young adulthood - ages approximately 18 to 26 - is a critical period of development with long-lasting implications for a person's economic security, health and well-being. Young adults are key contributors to the nation's workforce and military services and, since many are parents, to the healthy development of the next generation. Although 'millennials' have received attention in the popular media in recent years, young adults are too rarely treated as a distinct population in policy, programs, and research. Instead, they are often grouped with adolescents or, more often, with all adults. Currently, the nation is experiencing economic restructuring, widening inequality, a rapidly rising ratio of older adults, and an increasingly diverse population. The possible transformative effects of these features make focus on young adults especially important. A systematic approach to understanding and responding to the unique circumstances and needs of today's young adults can help to pave the way to a more productive and equitable tomorrow for young adults in particular and our society at large. Investing in The Health and Well-Being of Young Adults describes what is meant by the term young adulthood, who young adults are, what they are doing, and what they need. This study recommends actions that nonprofit programs and federal, state, and local agencies can take to help young adults make a successful transition from adolescence to adulthood. According to this report, young adults should be considered as a separate group from adolescents and older adults. Investing in The Health and Well-Being of Young Adults makes the case that increased efforts to improve high school and college graduate rates and education and workforce development systems that are more closely tied to high-demand economic sectors will help this age group achieve greater opportunity and success. The report also discusses the health status of young adults and makes recommendations to develop evidence-based practices for young adults for medical and behavioral health, including preventions. What happens during the young adult years has profound implications for the rest of the life course, and the stability and progress of society at large depends on how any cohort of young adults fares as a whole. Investing in The Health and Well-Being of Young Adults will provide a roadmap to improving outcomes for this age group as they transition from adolescence to adulthood.
Download or read book Women s Health and Nutrition written by Arpita Verma and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women's Health and Nutrition critically addresses women's health and nutritional status in the rural areas of India. In general, an Indian woman experiences a lower nutritional status than the men in the society because of various social and cultural factors. The objective behind the book is to understand and analyze the health and nutritional status of rural women in the villages of Uttar Pradesh. A unique aspect of the book is its analysis of the nutritional requirement of rural women in terms of calorie consumption and impact of social factors in their health and nutritional status. The book covers general profile of studied villages, nutritional status of married women, general diseases, reproductive health, utilization of maternal and child health, family planning services and awareness of HIV/AIDS among women, state and NGOs interventions, state level programs and schemes related to women's health and nutrition, and their achievements. The intent of this book is to help readers to acquaint themselves with the ground reality and status of the health of women living in India's rural areas. It frames policies while focusing on schemes which shall be in the best interest of both the society, as well as the government. [Subject: Gender Studies, Health Studies, Nutrition Studies, Social Work]
Download or read book National gender profile of agriculture and rural livelihoods written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2022-09-19 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This country gender assessment (CGA) for the Republic of Azerbaijan was undertaken as part of FAO and national commitments to promote gender equality while integrating a gender perspective into its operations. The resulting CGA report focuses on the intersections of gender, agriculture and rural development, and presents a snapshot of critical gender-based inequalities and their consequences for agricultural production and rural livelihoods in Azerbaijan. The assessment includes recommendations on enhancing agriculture and developing rural communities with a gender-sensitive perspective, taking into consideration gender roles and differences between women and men in access to productive resources, inputs and information. The process of developing and finalizing the CGA was overseen by the FAO Partnership and Liaison Office in Azerbaijan, within the “Improved food security and rural livelihoods through women’s economic empowerment” (WEP) project in Azerbaijan, funded through the FAO–Azerbaijan Partnership Programme (FAPP).
Download or read book Patterns for Change written by National Women's Health Network (U.S.). Rural Health Issues Committee and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Communities in Action written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.
Download or read book Greece Profile of Health and Well being written by Centers of Disease Control and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2018-08-20 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication the first in a new series of profiles of health and well-being presents an analysis of the state of and trends in health in Greece. Although Greece had been among the countries with the best health status in the WHO European Region health improvements were falling behind those in other countries that belonged to the European Union before May 2004 (EU15) well before the current economic crisis and progress towards the targets of the Health 2020 policy framework is mixed. Historically the Greek population has been one of the healthiest in Europe. As a result of the continuing economic crisis the widening gap in health status and the absence of national health policies aligned with Health 2020 inequalities are likely to increase and progress towards and achievement of Health 2020 goals might be jeopardized unless decisive proactive measures are taken soon. Profiles of health and well-being give an overview of a country s health status providing data on mortality morbidity and exposure to key risk factors and showing trends over time. The WHO Regional Office for Europe develops them in collaboration with European Member States. When possible each report also compares a country to reference groups: the WHO European Region as a whole and the EU15. To make the comparisons as valid as possible data are as a rule taken from one source to ensure reasonably consistent harmonization. The data in the report are drawn from the Regional Office s European Health for All (HFA) database. These are collected from Member States annually and include metadata that specify the original source of data for specific indicators. The findings in the profiles are summarized in brief highlights publications.
Download or read book Slovenia Profile of Health and Well being written by Centers of Disease Control and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2018-08-20 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication the second in a new series of profiles of health and well-being presents an analysis of the state of and trends in health in Slovenia. While improvements in life expectancy and mortality in the country have been rapid since 2000 the most recent rates remain below the average for the countries belonging to the European Union (EU) before 1 May 2004 (EU15). Declining infant and maternal mortality rates are driving these improvements in life expectancy in conjunction with decreasing mortality rates from diseases of the circulatory system infectious diseases diseases of the respiratory system and diseases of the genitourinary system. Motor vehicle traffic accident deaths have also decreased rapidly in recent years. In contrast mortality from cancer and diseases of the digestive system especially chronic liver disease and cirrhosis is higher in Slovenia than the average for the WHO European Region. Improved trends have been observed for 12 out of the 19 core indicators for the targets of the Health 2020 policy in Europe and deteriorating trends have been noted for four: alcohol consumption per capita prevalence of overweight the unemployment rate and private household out-of-pocket expenditure on health services. Profiles of health and well-being give an overview of a country s health status providing data on mortality morbidity and exposure to key risk factors and showing trends over time. The WHO Regional Office for Europe develops them in collaboration with European Member States. When possible each report also compares a country to reference groups: the WHO European Region as a whole and the EU15. To make the comparisons as valid as possible data are as a rule taken from one source to ensure reasonably consistent harmonization. The data in the report are drawn from the Regional Office s European Health for All (HFA) database. These are collected from Member States annually and include metadata that specify the original source of data for specific indicators. The findings in the profiles are summarized in brief highlights publications.
Download or read book How s Life 2020 Measuring Well being written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-09 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How’s Life? charts whether life is getting better for people in 37 OECD countries and 4 partner countries. This fifth edition presents the latest evidence from an updated set of over 80 indicators, covering current well-being outcomes, inequalities, and resources for future well-being.
Download or read book Women s Perceptions of Health and Well being in a Rural Remote and Resource dependent Community written by Shayna Dolan and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research sought to explore the perceptions of health and well-being for women in a rural and remote northeastern British Columbia community experiencing intense social, ecological, and economic change as a result of its dependence on natural resource extraction. Designed as a qualitative inquiry into the health of local women, this research is informed by social constructivism, feminist theory, and ecosystems approaches to health. Engagement with participants and data collection was heavily influenced by Appreciative Inquiry, a strengths-based approach that identifies assets within a given system with the aim of contributing to positive change. Findings indicate that equitable access, perceptions of people and place, and leadership, communication, and collaboration are factors that strongly impact women's health and in this context.
Download or read book Kosovo gender profile for agriculture and rural livelihoods written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org. [Author] [Author]. This book was released on 2024-06-28 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kosovo gender profile for agriculture and rural livelihoods aims to improve knowledge on gender‑related issues in agriculture. It proposes evidence‑based recommendations for advancing gender equality and women’s economic empowerment in agriculture and rural development, including ensuring women's access to digital tools. The recommendations seek to inform several strategies and programmes as per the authorities’ commitments to ensuring that these are informed by gender analysis. This gender assessment begins with an overview of gender equality in Kosovo, examining the agriculture sector, legal framework, demographics, migration, politics, education, food security, nutrition, vulnerabilities to climate change, health, gender‑based violence and intersectional inequalities affecting vulnerable groups. It identifies ways to enhance inclusive agricultural development and the sustainable development of rural communities, considering gender roles and differences among diverse women and men in access to productive resources, inputs, information and participation. It proposes evidence‑based recommendations for gender‑responsive strategies towards women’s empowerment in the agriculture sector, rural development, and sustainable and transformative agrifood systems, and inclusive digital strategies.
Download or read book Well Being as a Multidimensional Concept written by Janet M. Page-Reeves and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-07-01 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well-Being as a Multidimensional Concept highlights the ways that culture and community influence concepts of wellness, the experience of well-being, and health outcomes. This book includes both theoretical conceptualizations and practice-based explorations from a multidisciplinary group of contributors, including distinguished, widely celebrated senior experts as well as emerging voices in the fields of health promotion, health research, clinical practice, community engagement, and health system policy. Using a social science approach, the contributors explore the interface among culture, community, and well-being in terms of theory and research frameworks; culture, community, and relationships; food; health systems; and collaboration, policy, messaging, and data. The chapters in this collection provide a broader understanding of well-being and its role as a culturally embedded and multidimensional concept. This collection furthers our ability to apprehend social and cultural constructs and dynamics that influence health and well-being and to better understand factors that contribute to or prevent health disparities.
Download or read book Country profile of the epidemiology and clinical management of early childhood caries volume II written by Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-06-29 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
