"Lange medical book". Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Pt. I, Principles : -- Vulnerable populations and health disparities: an overview -- Health care disparities: an overview -- Financing and organization of healthcare for vulnerable populations -- Legal issues in the care of underserved populations -- Principles in the ethical care of underserved patients -- Community engagement and partnership -- A global perspective on the care of medically vulnerable and underserved populations -- Advocacy. Pt. II, Practice : -- Practical strategies in addressing social detriments of health in clinical settings -- Creating a context for effective intervention in the clinical care of vulnerable patients -- Creating the medical home for underserved patients -- Promoting behavior change -- Assessing and promoting medication adherence -- Navigating cross-cultural communication -- Improving the communication exchange: a focus on limited health literacy -- Group medical visits for underserved populations -- Applying interactive health (mHelath) technologies for vulnerable populations -- Applying principles and practice of quality improvement to better care of the underserved -- Interdisciplinary models of care for high-risk patients. Pt. III, Populations : -- Underserved children: preventing chronic illness and promoting health -- Vulnerabilities of adolescence and young adulthood -- The family as the context for care -- The hidden poor: care of the older adult -- Care of the dying patient -- Work, living environment, and health -- Care of the food insecure patient -- Clinical care for persons with a history of incarceration -- Care of the homeless patient -- Immigrant health issues -- Rural health care: communities, systems, and patient care -- Providing care to patients who speak limited English -- The care of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients -- The medical treatment of patients with psychiatric illness -- Women's health: reproduction and beyond in poor women -- Intimate partner violence -- Trauma and trauma-informed care -- Obesity as a clinical and social problem -- Chronic pain management in vulnerable populations -- Principles of caring for people who use alcohol and other drugs -- Tobacco use -- Dental care: the forgotten need -- Disability and patients with disabilities -- HIV/AIDS: impact on vulnerable populations -- Care of the socially complicated patient in the hospital -- Caring for oneself while caring for others.
Summary:
This one-of-a-kind resource teaches the core principles and skills needed to care for patients whose barriers to healthcare are due to lack of insurance and/or accessible services, or based on culture; education; age; inadequate transportation; poor English language skills; homelessness; immigrant status; chronic disease; mental illness; substance abuse; or HIV. Time-saving boxed inserts establish main points, provide practical "pearls" and help locate valuable community resources.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.