Rural Populations and Health: Determinants, Disparities, and Solutions | 1 Edition

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Rural Health: Determinants, Disparities, and Solutions  is a textbook and resource for students, faculty, and researchers in public health, preventive medicine, public health nursing, social work, and sociology. This edited collection will feature contributions from key leaders in rural public health throughout the United States. While the popular urban conception of rural life is of life at a slow pace, with access to clean natural water, under clear skies, and in idyllic surroundings, the reality could not be more different. Rural America, where 60 million Americans live, is one of the least healthy places in our country, according to a wide array of evidence. The increase in the study of health disparities and vulnerable populations is throwing a spotlight on these communities for those studying public health, preventive medicine, public health nursing, social work, and sociology. This book provides an overview of rural health in a social disparities framework, providing a strong theoretical and evidence-based rationale for rectifying rural health disparities in the U.S. The book includes a comprehensive examination of critical 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. Also included are a diverse set of case studies designed to illustrate effective strategies for eliminating disparities and preventing public health problems in rural America. Table of Contents Part 1:  Rural communities in context 1: Overview of health disparities and key issues in rural public health 2:  Defining rurality: issues in demography 3:  History of public health and health care in rural communities 4: The depth of rural health disparities in the U.S. and the overlap with racial health disparities Part 2:  Rural health systems 5: Health systems, health policy, and population-level prevention in rural America 6:  Rural health systems: A view from rural Colorado 7: Rural health systems: A view from rural Kentucky 8:  Rural health systems: A view from rural Alabama 9:  Rural health systems: A view from rural Alaska Part 3:   Health partnerships in rural communities 10:  Rural coalition building 11:  Community-campus partnerships 12:  Capacity-building, infrastructure development, and leadership in rural communities Part 4:  Evidence-based practice in rural communities 13:  Promoting maternal and child health in rural communities 14: Promoting adolescent health in rural communities 15: Promoting oral health in rural communities 16:  Community food systems in rural communities 17:  Physical activity infrastructure in rural communities 18: Injury prevention in rural communities 19:  Tobacco control in rural communities