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Clinical Anthropology 2.0 presents a new approach to applied
medical anthropology that engages with clinical spaces, healthcare
systems, care delivery and patient experience, public health, as
well as the education and training of physicians. In this book,
Jason W. Wilson and Robert D. Baer highlight the key role that
medical anthropologists can play on interdisciplinary care teams by
improving patient experience and medical education. Included
throughout are real life examples of this approach, such as the
training of medical and anthropology students, creation of clinical
pathways, improvement of patient experiences and communication, and
design patient-informed interventions. This book includes
contributions by Heather Henderson, Emily Holbrook, Kilian Kelly,
Carlos Osorno-Cruz, and Seiichi Villalona.
Using data collected from 105 households in Sonora, Mexico, the
author combines detailed ethnographic research with quantitative
analyses of income, diet, and nutritional status to examine the
dietary patterns of residents who "cook and cope among the cacti."
Employing a new analytical concept of "available income" - which
can differ greatly from total income and provide valuable insight
into why people eat what they do - the work explores a variety of
social and cultural factors that affect food expenditure and
consumption. Home production of food and the extent to which women
are employed outside of the home are just two of the many variables
discussed that influence available income and how it is used. But
even among groups with similar available incomes, variables of
ethnicity, prestige, nutritional knowledge, and the desire for
consumer goods come into play.
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