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This thought-provoking monograph analyzes the longstanding
political and economic structures underlying entrenched health
inequities in rural areas worldwide. Bypassing familiar data on the
subject, it critiques existing approaches to why core social
determinants of health are underrepresented in rural communities,
and synthesizes knowledge from health behaviors to spatial politics
to make creative, equitable suggestions for intervention. The
author reviews classic economic and current sociopolitical theory
to pinpoint governments' decision-making processes behind resource
allocation as they translate into poor service access, service
quality, and health outcomes. In reply, corrective policy measures
are recommended to address these conditions at the root-cause
level, in keeping with global goals of improved health for all.
Included in the coverage: * Rural health disparities: the political
economy. * Rural health disparities: the economic argument. *
Social disorganization in rural communities. * Rural health
disparities and social disorder: public policy responses. * The
political economy: an era of institutional cynicism? With its
forceful argument for dealing with a growing but often invisible
crisis, Application of the Political Economy to Rural Health
Disparities makes a significant text for graduate and undergraduate
programs in public and international affairs, planning and public
policy, public health, public administration, and economics. Public
health and advocacy organizations will also benefit from the book's
vision.
This book addresses the obesity epidemic from a political, economic
and social perspective. Examining the populations that suffer the
greatest from political and economic decision-making associated
with obesity prevalence, this book utilizes a contemporary
framework to discuss obesity. While it does examine the behavioral
risks associated with rising obesity rates, it also explores the
political level, by evaluating theories in social justice and the
political economy that foster or restrict at-risk behaviors. It
considers the economic context through rising income inequality
levels in the US. It also critiques the actions of higher
institutions, including transnational corporations, as social
contributors to this epidemic. Finally, it compares global and
national challenges of the epidemic.
This innovative resource offers a unique, multidisciplinary
approach for the utilization of planning theory to eliminate health
disparities in rural communities. The book provides tools in the
public health, policy, and planning disciplines to help resolve
significant differences in life expectancy and quality of life in
these communities, concluding with a progressive vision for
alleviating geographical health disparities on a local, national,
and global scale. Chapters highlight models and approaches best
suited to addressing this public health concern, suggesting action
strategies focused around each of the three focus areas: 1. Public
health: Elucidation of the contextual factors impacting the health
of rural communities by: reporting statistical updates on a range
of chronic and infectious diseases that disproportionately affect
rural populations both globally and in the U.S.; providing
discourse on the importance of addressing critical social
determinants (global and national) that impede optimal health
outcomes among rural populations; and, acknowledging the
compositional factors of individuals who reside in rural spaces. 2.
Public policy: Application of specific policy models to garner both
public and political will towards sustainable policy change to
improve healthy living in rural spaces. 3. Rural planning:
Identification of national and international planning models that
can be used to design strategic plans targeted to improve quality
of life, create sustainable development, and establish economic
well-being and growth in rural communities. Rural Health
Disparities: Public Health, Policy, and Planning Approaches will
find an engaged audience among non-profit organizations, planners,
public health practitioners, policy analysts, and public interest
groups, as well as rural health advocates and students enrolled in
planning, public policy, and/or public health courses.
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