Health Equity
A Solutions-Focused Approach
K. Bryant Smalley, PhD, PsyD, MBA
Jacob C. Warren, PhD, MBA, CRA
M. Isabel Fernandez, PhD
Presenting current theoretical foundations, cultural context, and evidence-based models and interventions all in one, Health Equity: A Solutions-Focused Approach 2nd edition continues to provide students with the basis to achieve greater health equity outcomes. Edited by award-winning authors and featuring expert insights from various disciplines including public health, sociology, psychology, and medicine, this textbook transcends conventional discourse on risk factors and disparities by introducing health equity initiatives and programs that can improve public health research and practice.
This 2nd edition features new and expanded coverage on global health equity, populations experiencing homelessness, inequities in immigrant and refugee populations, lessons learned about health equity from the COVID-19 pandemic, and much more. It presents promising programs for achieving health equity in specific populations, and thoughtfully explains points of intersectionality that can produce unique lived experiences with associated inequities. Chapters are authored or co-authored by members of the community being discussed, providing relevant and authentic perspectives to current and future challenges. Purchase includes online access via most mobile devices or computers.
Key Features:
- NEW Chapters and Expanded Coverage ā Includes new chapters on global health equity and populations experiencing homelessness, and significantly updated content on cultural humility and health equity in African-American, American Indian and Alaska Native, immigrant, and refugee populations
- Diverse Population Coverage ā Provides historical context, sociocultural dynamics, and population-specific evidence-based programs from the voices of the communities being discussed
- Lessons Learned from Current Events ā Presents and discusses examples related to health equity challenges and solutions found in the news and related to disparities and inequities measured in the pandemic
- Origins and Theories ā Discusses the sociocultural and political origins of health disparities and the major theories that underlie an understanding of health equity
- Solutions-Focused ā Describes emerging models and gives best practices in designing new programs
- Intersectionality Spotlights ā Highlight the role that overlapping and interdependent identities play in promoting health equity and the interventions they inspire
- Case Studies and Real-World Examples ā Demonstrate how to apply health equity improvement approaches in different contexts
- Instructor's Packet ā Qualified instructors have access to expanded Instructor Resources featuring chapter PowerPoints, Test banks, an Instructor Manual with learning activities and discussion questions for each chapter, a Sample Syllabus, and additional resources to supplement students' dynamic learning and interaction with the text
Contributors
Preface
SECTION I. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
Chapter 1. Health Equity: Essential Concepts and Origins of the Field
Chapter 2. Prejudice, Discrimination, and Health
Chapter 3. Health Equity Frameworks and Theories
Chapter 4. Health Equity Research and Collaboration Approaches: CBPR, Mixed Methodologies, and Collective Impact
Chapter 5. The Role of Cultural Competence, Cultural Humility, and Structural Competence in Achieving Health Equity
SECTION II. POPULATION PERSPECTIVES ON HEALTH EQUITY
Chapter 6. Achieving Health Equity in the African American Community
Chapter 7. Health Equity in US Latinx Populations
Chapter 8. Asian American Health Equity
Chapter 9. American Indian and Alaska Native Health Equity
Chapter 10. Accelerating Health Equity for KÄnaka āÅiwi, the Indigenous People of HawaiŹ»i
Chapter 11. Women's Health Equity
Chapter 12. LGBTQ+ Health Equity
Chapter 13. Rural, Frontier, and Appalachian Health Equity
Chapter 14. Health Equity in Immigrant and Refugee Populations
Chapter 15. Addressing Health Equity in People Experiencing Homelessness
Chapter 16. Health Equity in Veteran Populations
Chapter 17. Health Equity in Populations with Disabilities
Chapter 18. Achieving Health Equity for Children
Chapter 19. Addressing Global Health Inequities
SECTION III. THE PATH FORWARD
Chapter 20. The Future of Health Equity
Index
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- Release Date: December 26, 2024
- Paperback / softback
- 406 Pages
- Trim Size: 7in x 10in
- Number of Illustrations: 25
- ISBN: 9780826149510
- eBook ISBN: 9780826149527