Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 599 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Urban health: population, methods, and practice / Sandro Galea, David Vlahov -- PART I: POPULATIONS -- Homeless people / Stephen W. Hwang, James R. Dunn -- Health of economically deprived populations in cities / Patricia O'Campo, Michael Yonas -- Racial/ethnic minority and health: the role of the urban environment / Luisa N. Borrell, Stephani L. Hatch -- Sexual minority groups and urban health / Ruth Finkelstein, Julie Netherland -- Health and health access among urban immigrants / Sana Loue, Nancy Mendez -- The urban environment, drug use, and health / Danielle Ompad, Crystal Fuller -- The health of children in cities / M. Chris Gibbons [and others] -- Older adults: guardians of our cities / Linda Fried, Jeremy Barron -- The health of urban populations in developing countries: an overview / Mark R. Montgomery, Alex C. Ezeh -- Perspectives on the health of urban populations in Nepal / Tej Kumar Karki -- Integrative chapter: the health of urban populations / The editors -- PART II: METHODS -- An anthropological perspective on urban health / Frances K. Barg, Jane Kauer -- Epidemiology and urban health research / Sandro Galea, David Vlahov -- Design and analysis of group (or neighborhood) level urban studies / Donald Hoover -- Health services research in the city / Michael K. Gusmano, Victor G. Rodwin -- Urban health in developing countries: insights from demographic theory and practice / Mark R. Montgomery, Alex C. Ezeh -- Urban sociology and research methods on neighborhoods and health / Joseph A. Soares -- Bridging the gap between urban health and urban planning / Marlon G. Boarnet, Lois M. Takahashi -- Environmental health studies: environmental health methods for urban health / Jonathan M. Samet, Joseph H. Abraham -- Cost-effectivenss analysis for urban health research / Ahmed M. Bayoumi -- Integrative chapter: multi-disciplinary work and the study of urban health / The editors -- PART III: PRACTICE -- Building healthy cities: a focus on interventions / Jan C. Semenza -- Building healthy cities: the World Health Organization perspective / Roderick J. Lawrence -- Building healthy cities: legal frameworks and considerations / Wendy C. Peraue -- Teaching urban health / Nicholas Freudenberg, Susan Klitzman -- Strategies that promote health in cities: a local health department's perspective / Mary T. Bassett [and others] -- Providing health services to marginalized urban populations / Anita Palepu, Mark W. Tyndall -- Integrative chapter: teaching and practice for promoting health in cities / The editors |
Summary |
"A unique professional idea book, research resource, and teaching text, the Handbook of Urban Health challenges readers to consider the role that cities play in shaping population health and to generate solutions that can make cities healthier places for all those who live there."--Jacket |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Springer e-books |
Subject |
Urban health -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Urban health.
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Urban Health
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Population Health
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MEDICAL -- Health Risk Assessment.
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Urban health
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Gesundheit
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Medizinsoziologie
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Stadt
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Steden.
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Gezondheid.
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Genre/Form |
handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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Electronic book
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Author |
Galea, Sandro
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Vlahov, David
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ISBN |
0387239944 |
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9780387239941 |
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0387258221 |
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9780387258225 |
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6610634211 |
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9786610634217 |
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1280634219 |
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9781280634215 |
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