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Title:

Handbook of urban health : populations, methods, and practice / edited by Sandro Galea and David Vlahov.

Publisher:

Springer,

Copyright Date:

2005

Description:

xiii, 599 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Urban health--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Urban health.

Other Authors:

Galea, Sandro.
Vlahov, David.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Integrative chapter: teaching and practice for promoting health in cities / The editors. David Vlahov -- PART III: PRACTICE -- Homeless people / Stephen W. Hwang, James R. Dunn -- Health of economically deprived populations in cities / Patricia O'Campo, Michael Yonas -- Racial/ethnic minority and health: the role of the urban environment / Luisa N. Borrell, Stephani L. Hatch -- Sexual minority groups and urban health / Ruth Finkelstein, Julie Netherland -- Health and health access among urban immigrants / Sana Loue, Nancy Mendez -- The urban environment, drug use, and health / Danielle Ompad, Crystal Fuller -- The health of children in cities / M. Chris Gibbons ... [et al.] -- Older adults: guardians of our cities / Linda Fried, Jeremy Barron -- The health of urban populations in developing countries: an overview / Mark R. Montgomery, Alex C. Ezeh -- Perspectives on the health of urban populations in Nepal / Tej Kumar Karki -- Integrative chapter: the health of urban populations / The editors -- PART II: METHODS -- An anthropological perspective on urban health / Frances K. Barg, Jane Kauer -- Epidemiology and urban health research / Sandro Galea, David Vlahov -- Design and analysis of group (or neighborhood) level urban studies / Donald Hoover -- Health services research in the city / Michael K. Gusmano, Victor G. Rodwin -- Urban health in developing countries: insights from demographic theory and practice / Mark R. Montgomery, Alex C. Ezeh -- Urban sociology and research methods on neighborhoods and health / Joseph A. Soares -- Bridging the gap between urban health and urban planning / Marlon G. Boarnet, Lois M. Takahashi -- Environmental health studies: environmental health methods for urban health / Jonathan M. Samet, Joseph H. Abraham -- Cost-effectivenss analysis for urban health research / Ahmed M. Bayoumi -- Integrative chapter: multi-disciplinary work and the study of urban health / The editors -- PART III: PRACTICE -- Building healthy cities: a focus on interventions / Jan C. Semenza -- Building healthy cities: the World Health Organization perspective / Roderick J. Lawrence -- Building healthy cities: legal frameworks and considerations / Wendy C. Peraue -- Teaching urban health / Nicholas Freudenberg, Susan Klitzman -- Strategies that promote health in cities: a local health department's perspective / Mary T. Bassett ... [et al.] -- Providing health services to marginalized urban populations / Anita Palepu, Mark W. Tyndall -- Integrative chapter: teaching and practice for promoting health in cities / The editors.

ISBN:

9780387239941
0387239944

OCLC:

(OCoLC)56921000

LCCN:

2004062568

Locations:

O4AX446 -- Chadwick Library

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)