Download or read book The Dimensions of Health written by John Hjelm and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2010-10-25 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dimensions of Health: Conceptual Models is an introductory text that examines the five dimensions of personal health: physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual. Each chapter: -Provides context for the study of that dimension -Includes examples of how experts think about that dimension -Presents two or more models developed by scholars and professionals -Discusses identifiable characteristics associated with each dimension By incorporating a variety of perspectives, The Dimensions of Health enables students to formulate their own answer to the question, “What is health?” This text is perfect for use in conjunction with a personal health text or as a standalone for any personal health course.
Download or read book Social Political and Cultural Dimensions of Health written by Kevin Dew and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-05-09 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprehensively explores social, political and cultural dimensions of health in contemporary society. It addresses many issues and pertinent questions, including the following: Are we over diagnosed and over medicated? How can patients participate in their own care? Do pharmaceutical companies coerce us into medication regimes? What drives inequalities in health outcomes? What is the experience of health care for indigenous communities? Why do different countries have such different health care systems? How do we respond to life-changing conditions? Can we achieve a ‘good death’? How do new genetics shape our identities? Is public health a force of liberation or disempowerment? The book incorporates the range of levels of influence on health, covering individual patient experiences, the health professions, multinational corporations, the state, global organisations as well as examining trends in social organisation, cultural expression and technological developments. It volume provides an accessible, yet in-depth, overview and discussion of the sociology of health. The chapters include an illustrative case study and further readings relating to the topic.
Download or read book Social Dimensions of Health and Disease written by John Spicer and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To understand health and disease it is also necessary to examine their 'social dimensions' with analyses of cultural, psychological, demographic, economic, political and other social factors. This understanding is needed to help identify the determinants of health and disease, and to guide the development of health policy and health care services. In this book leading New Zealand health researchers bring together the latest ideas and findings from this rapidly growing field.
Download or read book Understanding the Global Dimensions of Health written by P.B. Mansourian and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-02-15 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -The editor and his contributors are prestigious in the global health community, many holding positions as affiliated with the World Health Organization. Also, Gunn is a head of the Society for Humanitarian Medicine. -Will appeal as a high level policy book in public health and health courses.
Download or read book The Dimensions of Health written by John Hjelm and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2010-10-25 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dimensions of Health: Conceptual Models is an introductory text that examines the five dimensions of personal health: physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual. Each chapter: -Provides context for the study of that dimension -Includes examples of how experts think about that dimension -Presents two or more models developed by scholars and professionals -Discusses identifiable characteristics associated with each dimension By incorporating a variety of perspectives, The Dimensions of Health enables students to formulate their own answer to the question, “What is health?” This text is perfect for use in conjunction with a personal health text or as a standalone for any personal health course.
Download or read book The Social Dimensions of Health and Health Care in Canada written by Terrance J. Wade and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-12 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Social Dimensions of Health and Health Care in Canada challenges readers to move past commonly held beliefs about health and health care to broaden their understanding of how our social world influences health and illness. In doing this, readers are introduced to a broad array of health and health care issues from different perspectives. This text aims to provide students with a better understanding of the social influences on health and health care with a particular focus on the Canadian context.
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 U S Health in International Perspective written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-04-12 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the past century, Americans live shorter lives and experience more injuries and illnesses than people in other high-income countries. The U.S. health disadvantage cannot be attributed solely to the adverse health status of racial or ethnic minorities or poor people: even highly advantaged Americans are in worse health than their counterparts in other, "peer" countries. In light of the new and growing evidence about the U.S. health disadvantage, the National Institutes of Health asked the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a panel of experts to study the issue. The Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries examined whether the U.S. health disadvantage exists across the life span, considered potential explanations, and assessed the larger implications of the findings. U.S. Health in International Perspective presents detailed evidence on the issue, explores the possible explanations for the shorter and less healthy lives of Americans than those of people in comparable countries, and recommends actions by both government and nongovernment agencies and organizations to address the U.S. health disadvantage.
Download or read book Social Dimensions of Health written by Helen Rose Potter and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Social Dimensions of Mental Health written by World Health Organization and published by . This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Future Directions for the Demography of Aging written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-07-21 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost 25 years have passed since the Demography of Aging (1994) was published by the National Research Council. Future Directions for the Demography of Aging is, in many ways, the successor to that original volume. The Division of Behavioral and Social Research at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to produce an authoritative guide to new directions in demography of aging. The papers published in this report were originally presented and discussed at a public workshop held in Washington, D.C., August 17-18, 2017. The workshop discussion made evident that major new advances had been made in the last two decades, but also that new trends and research directions have emerged that call for innovative conceptual, design, and measurement approaches. The report reviews these recent trends and also discusses future directions for research on a range of topics that are central to current research in the demography of aging. Looking back over the past two decades of demography of aging research shows remarkable advances in our understanding of the health and well-being of the older population. Equally exciting is that this report sets the stage for the next two decades of innovative researchâ€"a period of rapid growth in the older American population.
Download or read book Social Dimensions of Medieval Disease and Disability written by Sally Elizabeth Ellen Crawford and published by BAR International Series. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies in Early Medicine 3 Series Editors: Sally Crawford and Christina Lee
Download or read book Social Epidemiology written by Lisa F. Berkman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2000-03-09 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows the important links between social conditions and health and begins to describe the processes through which these health inequalities may be generated. It reviews a range of methodologies that could be used by health researchers in this field and proposes innovative future research directions.
Download or read book Toward a New Definition of Health written by P. I. Ahmed and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is generally recognized today that the United States has a need to contri bute to the improvement of health throughout the world. The need stems from the interrelationships that exist between the health of Americans and the health status of the rest of the people on "Spaceship Earth." Disease does not respect national boundaries, and the frequency of travel and trade between countries increases each year. It further relates to the opportunities found in international settings to help solve health problems more effec tively and efficiently. This includes the unique human resources that are found throughout the world as well as certain natural ecological conditions that cannot be duplicated in the United States. The United States also has a responsibility to contribute to improved health status. Our tradition of humanitarianism alone supports such a re sponsibility, but our comparative wealth of technical and financial re sources dictates a requirement to participate. Modern political realities de fine relationships between developed and developing countries that will not allow us to isolate ourselves from the compelling health needs of a majority of the world's population.
Download or read book Emotional Dimensions of Healthcare written by David Woodlock and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THERE IS AN UNDENIABLE CORRELATION BETWEEN OUR EMOTIONS, UNHEALTHY BEHAVIORS, AND OUR POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES. Something unhealthy is happening in America. We are getting sicker more often and we are dying sooner than we should. Here in the wealthiest, most advanced nation in human history, money and technology alone have not been the answer to preventing disease and promoting good health. Not even providing better access to the existing healthcare system or making medical care cheaper seems to solve the dilemma. But David Woodlock in his new book, Emotional Dimensions of Healthcare, has figured out the problem and offers solutions. Taking the next leap forward in healthcare will mean embracing the long-overlooked and neglected emotional dimension of our lives. The combination of chronic stress, adverse childhood experiences, and continued negative social determinants such as exposure to community violence and poverty, can have a devastating impact on anyone's physical health. But our current approach to healthcare ignores the emotional component of our well-being. There is hope, however. Mr. Woodlock provides a prescription for smarter, better health, offering innovative approaches already being tried, as well as surveying the best ideas yet to be implemented. The result is a compelling vision of a new era of healthcare that guarantees both longevity and a higher quality of life for millions of Americans. "A deeply sourced, brilliant prescription for what healthcare must be in the 21st century." - Robert Hayes, President & CEO Community Health Network "Woodlock gets] at the heart of our current healthcare system and its regrettably poor outcomes." - Jorge R. Petit, MD, Beacon Health Options "An insightful and profoundly meaningful pathway to better health, lower costs, and a deeper connection between physician and patient." - Linda Rosenberg, President & CEO National Council for Behavioral Health
Download or read book Social Dimensions of Privacy written by Beate Roessler and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interdisciplinary group of privacy scholars explores social meaning and value of privacy in new privacy-sensitive areas.
Download or read book Social Dimensions in Health Care Delivery written by Robert S. Nevin and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
