The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care

Author: Dartmouth Medical School. Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781556481772

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The nine regional Atlases provide the data and analysis for specific hospital service areas with which these and other questions can be addressed. Strategies to address the question of the appropriate levels of supply must be developed in the absence of detailed understanding of the nature of health care needs, medical care outcomes, and what patients want. One such strategy begins by examining individual communities and comparing them to others. Such comparisons lead naturally to a search for "efficiently" operated health plans or communities--those with an adequate but not excessive supply of resources.

Our Parents, Ourselves
Our Parents, Ourselves

Author: Judith Steinberg Turiel

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2005-11-09

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 9780520938915

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The prospect of caring for elderly relatives who may be too old, fragile, or forgetful to manage on their own looms large for millions of women and men who are unprepared for the difficulties such an experience can bring. Written by a daughter of aging parents, this book takes an honest, unflinching look at aging in America, weaving together personal stories with current medical information to trace exactly how social and health care policies are affecting daily lives. Judith Steinberg Turiel addresses such topics as healthy aging and independent living; mental impairment brought on by Alzheimer's, other dementias, and depression; women as caregivers; health care rationing; the power of prescription drug makers; end-of-life care; and prospects for Medicare. Her book clearly demonstrates the pressing need for quality health care for people of all ages—through universal, publicly funded health insurance.

The Science We Have Loved and Taught
The Science We Have Loved and Taught

Author: Constance E. Putnam

Publisher: Geisel

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13:

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Full-scale history of Dartmouth Medical School, a resilient and complex contributor to medical education nationwide.

Society
Society

Author: John J. Macionis

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 9780130410481

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For one-quarter/term Introductory Sociology courses. Society: The Basics, Sixth Edition, offers a complete multimedia learning program in sociology including a carefully coordinated package that includes the textbook, a free interactive CD-ROM in every copy, and an innovative Companion Website. As in the past, it features a balanced theoretical foundation: structural-functional, symbolic-interaction, and social-conflict analysis is supplemented by cultural ecology, social exchange theory, and sociobiology. In addition, the three main themes that make up the core of the book remain: Social Diversity within the United States; a Global Perspective; and an emphasis on Critical Thinking. *NEW - A new chapter on Sexuality - Highlights the socially-constructed character of human sexuality, exploring the myths and realities surrounding sexual orientation, and then looks at sexual controversies including teen pregnancy, pornography, prostitution, and sexual violence. *NEW - A new combined chapter - Population, Urbanization, and Environment, provides an integrated discussion of three closely related issues. *NEW - Website listings - Each chapter concludes with a Sites to See section that l

Critical Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in Late Life
Critical Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in Late Life

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2004-10-16

Total Pages: 753

ISBN-13: 0309092116

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In their later years, Americans of different racial and ethnic backgrounds are not in equally good-or equally poor-health. There is wide variation, but on average older Whites are healthier than older Blacks and tend to outlive them. But Whites tend to be in poorer health than Hispanics and Asian Americans. This volume documents the differentials and considers possible explanations. Selection processes play a role: selective migration, for instance, or selective survival to advanced ages. Health differentials originate early in life, possibly even before birth, and are affected by events and experiences throughout the life course. Differences in socioeconomic status, risk behavior, social relations, and health care all play a role. Separate chapters consider the contribution of such factors and the biopsychosocial mechanisms that link them to health. This volume provides the empirical evidence for the research agenda provided in the separate report of the Panel on Race, Ethnicity, and Health in Later Life.

Guidance for the National Healthcare Disparities Report
Guidance for the National Healthcare Disparities Report

Author: Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2002-10-25

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 0309085195

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The Agency for Healthcare Research Quality commissioned the Institute of Medicine establish a committee to provide guidance on the National Healthcare Disparities Report is of access to health care, utilization of services, and the services received. The committee was asked to con population characteristics as race and ethnicity, society status, and geographic location. It was also asked to examine factors that included possible data sources and types of measures for the report.