Technology, communication, disparities and government options in health and health care services /

Publisher's description: This volume includes papers related to issues of technology, communication, health disparities and government options in health and health care services. It fills an existing gap by providing a clear sociological overview and focus on these topics.

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Bibliographic Details
Group Author: Kronenfeld, Jennie J. (Editor)
Published: Emerald,
Publisher Address: United Kingdom :
Publication Dates: 2014.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: First edition.
Series: Research in the sociology of health care, volume 32
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Summary: Publisher's description: This volume includes papers related to issues of technology, communication, health disparities and government options in health and health care services. It fills an existing gap by providing a clear sociological overview and focus on these topics.
Carrier Form: xi, 303 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781783506453 :
1783506458
Index Number: RA418
CLC: R19
Call Number: R19/T255
Contents: Technology, communications, government roles and health disparities /
TECHNOLOGY:
Can information technology improve health care equity in the United States? : lessons from Taiwan /
Patterns of online health searching 2002-2010 : implications for social capital, health disparities and the de-professionalization of medical knowledge /
COMMUNICATION:
The implementation of public health communication messages to promote teenage mothers' sense of self and avert stigma /
Virtual health : the impact of health-related websites on patient-doctor interactions /
Reject, delay, or consent? : parents' Internet discussions of the HPV vaccine for children and implications for HPV vaccine uptake /
GOVERNMENT ROLES AND LESSONS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES:
Determinants in Norwegian local government health promotion : institutional perspectives /
Social implications of long term care insurance in Japan : a review /
Harm to the health of the public arising from aggressive marketing and sales of health-related products and services : another aspect of medicalization which is a cause for concern? /
Improving resident outcomes in state Medicaid nursing facility long-term care programs : augmenting CMS surveys with modest changes to a few state program features /
HEALTH DISPARITIES;
Fundamental causes of health disparities : associations between adverse socioeconomic resources and multiple measures of health /
Predictors of rural health clinic managers' willingness to join accountable care organizations /
Aging Puerto Ricans' experiences of depression treatment : a new ethnographic exploration /