The sister cities of the southwestern United States border are
challenged by widespread environmental and health issues and
limited access to help. And while different initiatives have been
set up to improve health outcomes and lessen inequities in the
border region, evaluation data are scarce.
"Culture and Health Disparities"provides a perspective on
U.S.-Mexico border health with an evidence-based guide for
conceptualizing, implementing, and evaluating health interventions.
Taking into account the unique qualities of border life and their
influence on general wellbeing, this important volume offers
detailed criteria for creating public health programs that are
medically, culturally, and ethically sound. The book identifies
gaps in intervention research on major health concerns in the area,
relating them to disparity-reduction efforts in the rest of the
U.S. and arguing for more relevant means of data gathering and
analysis. The author also asserts that progress can be made on both
sides of the border despite concurrent social and political
problems in the region. Included in the coverage: The border region
as a social system.The development of health disparities: a
life-course model.A social systems approach to understanding health
disparities.A critique of U.S.-Mexico border health
interventions.Evaluating interventions to reduce healthcare
disparities.Ethical issues in health interventions across cultures
and contexts.
A text for researchers and practitioners working to promote
border health and reduce service inequalities, "Culture and Health
Disparities" asks pertinent questions and provides workable,
meaningful answers."
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