Health-related disparities remain a persistent, serious problem across the nation's more than 60 million rural residents. Rural Populations and Health provides an overview of the critical issues surrounding rural health and offers a strong theoretical and evidence-based rationale for rectifying rural health disparities in the United States. This edited collection includes a comprehensive examination of myriad issues in rural health and rural health care services, as well as a road map for reducing disparities, building capacity and collaboration, and applying prevention research in rural areas. This textbook offers a review of rural health systems in Colorado, Kentucky, Alabama, and Iowa, and features contributions from key leaders in rural public health throughout the United States. Rural Populations and Health examines vital health issues such as: <ul>
<li>Health assessment</li> <li>Strategies for building rural coalitions</li> <li>Promoting rural adolescent health</li> <li>Rural food disparities</li> <li>Promoting oral health in rural areas</li> <li>Physical activity in rural communities</li> <li>Preventing farm-related injuries</li> <li>Addressing mental health issues</li> <li>Cancer prevention and control in rural communities</li> <li>Reducing rural tobacco use</li> </ul>
Rural Populations and Health is an important resource for students, faculty, and researchers in public health, preventive medicine, public health nursing, social work, and sociology.

Rural Populations and Health: Determinants, Disparities, and Solutions

Medical Books

Wendel, Monica L.

Crosby, Richard

Vanderpool, Robin C.

Casey, Baretta R.

Administration & Medicine Economics

Jossey-Bass

The bestselling textbook to understanding health research, updated and expanded Research Methods in Health Promotion provides students and practitioners with essential knowledge and skills regarding the design, implementation, analysis, and interpretation of research in the field of health promotion. Now in its second edition, this bestselling textbook has been updated with more recent research methodologies and additional information on sampling, participatory and survey research, and qualitative data analysis. The entire research process is covered, with specific points relating to both qualitative and quantitative research. By breaking the daunting process of research into simple and well-defined steps, this user-friendly text encourages students to think about research as a sequential process and provides explanations that facilitate better understanding of each step in the research process. A separate set of chapters cover the more quantitative methodological areas including designs, measurement, sampling, and data analysis in depth, giving readers the understanding they need to apply in practice. This book also provides applied chapters that illustrate the practical aspects of the research process, along with other critical information including grant writing and scientific writing. <ul>
<li>Evaluate the ethics, design, analysis, and interpretation of research</li> <li>Identify and understand the key components of research studies</li> <li>Analyze and interpret the results of experimental and survey research designs</li> <li>Understand the process of publishing a research report and constructing a grant proposal</li> </ul>
Research Methods in Health Promotion is ideal for both undergrad and graduate methods courses in health promotion and public health.

Research Methods in Health Promotion

DiClemente, Ralph J.

Salazar, Laura F.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

A civically minded approach to public health, perfect for students on any career path Understanding the Science and Practice of Public Health is an exciting new textbook designed specifically for introductory public health courses at the college level. In a world rapidly being challenged by climate change, starvation, water shortages, and epidemics--and in a nation plagued by obesity, diabetes, early onset cardiovascular disease, cancer, and gun violence--this book provides students with crucial information that they'll need to understand what's going on around them. Thematically, this book focuses on the viewpoint that "We the People" have the ultimate responsibility to collectively assure the conditions that allow people to successfully seek health and well-being. Public health is a public responsibility (a maxim often repeated in the book), and college and university students must be fully informed to optimally meet this vital civic obligation. Written to be accessible to students in any major, this unique text prepares students to participate in the daily actions needed (including advocacy and support of health-related regulations and policy) to become participants in public health practice, rather than passive recipients. Readers will: <ul> <li>Get an accessible introduction to the most pressing public health issues of today</li> <li>Learn how public health is promoted in society using real-world examples</li> <li>Become knowledgeable about public health so you can make informed decisions at the voting booth and in daily life</li> <li>Discover the practice of public health as it applies to pandemics, substance abuse, climate change, gun violence, and more</li> </ul> The science and practice of public health depends on a well-informed and highly engaged population of civic-minded adults. This book will enable students' enthusiastic participation in savings lives and promoting health--no matter what career path they decide to pursue.

Understanding the Science and Practice of Public Health

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