Public Health Perspectives on Disability
Science, Social Justice, Ethics, and Beyond
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Beschreibung
In this new edition, the editors and contributors update and expand on the educational framework that was introduced in the first edition for rethinking disability in public health study and practice and for attaining the competencies that should accompany this knowledge.
The second edition highlights key areas of research that have emerged since the first edition was published. This edition includes new and updated chapters that have particular relevance for public health practice:
- Disability, Intersectionality, and Inequity: Life in the Margins
- Disability and Health Programs: Emerging Partners
- Children with Special Healthcare Needs
- Disasters and Disability: Rhetoric and Reality
- Inter-relationship of Health Insurance and Employment for People with Disabilities
- Public Health, Work, and Disability
- Actions to Prepare a Competent Workforce
Public Health Perspectives on Disability: Science, Social Justice, Ethics, and Beyond, 2nd Edition, is an essential resource for public health educators and practitioners as well as students in graduate schools of public health throughout the United States.
In this new edition, the editors and contributors update and expand on the educational framework that was introduced in the first edition for rethinking disability in public health study and practice and for attaining the competencies that should accompany this knowledge.
The second edition highlights key areas of research that have emerged since the first edition was published. This edition includes new and updated chapters that have particular relevance for public health practice:
- Disability, Intersectionality, and Inequity: Life in the Margins
- Disability and Health Programs: Emerging Partners
- Children with Special Healthcare Needs
- Disasters and Disability: Rhetoric and Reality
- Inter-relationship of Health Insurance and Employment for People with Disabilities
- Public Health, Work, and Disability
- Actions to Prepare a Competent Workforce
Public Health Perspectives on Disability: Science, Social Justice, Ethics, and Beyond, 2nd Edition, is an essential resource for public health educators and practitioners as well as students in graduate schools of public health throughout the United States.
Highlights disability as an emerging area of public health Supports increased momentum for inclusion of disability in public health education and practice Explains how disability cuts across major public health emphases Provides in a single volume the foundation for inclusion of people with disabilities in public health functions — assessment, policy, and assurance
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Donald J. Lollar
Themen in »Public Health Perspectives on Disability«
public health and disability cognitive disability physical disability health equity public health curriculum intersectionality work and disability epidemiology rehabilitation inclusion environmental health maternal and child health health services curriculum international health and disability ethics
Stimmen zu »Public Health Perspectives on Disability«
“The book stands out as a uniquely valuable resource on recent research that expands boundaries in exploring the impacts of systems and environments on the health and participation of persons with disabilities. … This sourcebook is highly recommended reading for students and scholars in disability and public health. … This current sourcebook launches us into the coming decade for further expansion of the field of disability in public health.” (Gloria L. Krahn, Disability and Health Journal, July 8, 2021)
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