Health equity, diversity, and inclusion : context, controversies, and solutions /

"The new second edition of this forward-thinking text goes beyond the discussion of health disparities to highlight the importance of health equity. As the title suggests, Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Contexts, Controversies, and Solutions helps the reader understand key social justi...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Rose, Patti Renee (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, 2021
Edition:Second edition.
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Summary:"The new second edition of this forward-thinking text goes beyond the discussion of health disparities to highlight the importance of health equity. As the title suggests, Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Contexts, Controversies, and Solutions helps the reader understand key social justice issues relevant to health disparities and/or health equity, taking the reader from the classroom to the real world to implement new solutions. The new Second Edition features: two new chapters: one on the impact of urban education on urban health and another covering the elderly and health equity; updated and enhanced coverage on men's health, demographic data, the importance of cultural proficiency, maternal mortality and Black women, and much more." Current trends and movements, including the role of social media in the provision of health care information for improved health literacy; mass incarceration and criminal justice reform; and much more."--
Item Description:Revised edition of: Health disparities, diversity and inclusion / Patti R. Rose. 2018.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 322 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781284197822
1284197824
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from resource home page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed February 22, 2021).