The Handbook presents: (1) A discussion of the health of specific urban populations, among them immigrants, children, the elderly, racial and sexual minorities, the homeless, and the poor. (2) Methods relevant to the study of urban health including epidemiology, research methods, funding and policy issues, urban planning. (3) Practical issues for developing healthy cities including interventions, preventive strategies, providing health services, and teaching urban health. (4) International perspectives from developing countries and the World Health Organization. (5) Integrative chapters that conclude each of the book’s sections, bringing together theoretical models with the big picture. A unique professional idea book, research resource, and teaching text, the Handbookof Urban Health challenges readers to consider the role that cities plays in shaping population health and to generate solutions that can make cities healthier places for all those who live there. Thorough analysis of different populations in urban settings and specific health considerations Useful section on methods for the research audience Applied in nature with section on preventionand interventions There are over 100 urban health centers in North America and there are no thorough, up-to-date resources INDICE: From the contents Urban Health: Population, Methods, and Practice.- Homeless People.- Health of Economically Deprived Populations in Cities.- Racial/Ethnic Minority and Health: The Role of the Urban Environment.- Sexual Minority Groups and Urban Health.- Health and Health Access Among Urban Immigrants.- The Urban Environment, Drug Use, and Health.- The Health of Children in Cities.- Older Adults: Guardians of Our Cities.- The Health of Urban Populations in Developing Countries: An Overview.- Perspectives on the Health of Urban Populations in Nepal.- Integrative Chapter: The Health of Urban Populations.- An Anthropological Perspective on Urban Health.- Epidemiology and Urban Health Research.- Design and Analysis of Group (or Neighborhood) Level Urban Studies.- Health Services Research in the City.- Urban Health in Developing Countries:Insights from Demographic Theory and Practice.- Urban Sociology and Research Methods on Neighborhoods and Health.- Bridging the Gap Between Urban Health and Urban Planning.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-85770-1
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 599
- Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés