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245 00 $aHandbook of urban health :$bpopulations, methods, and practice / $cedited by Sandro Galea and David Vlahov.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bSpringer :$bGardners Books,$c2008, c2005.
300 $axiii, 599 p. :$bill ;$c26 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aUrban Health: Population, methods, and practice -- Part I: Populations -- Homeless people -- Health of economically deprived populations in cities -- Racial/ethnic minority and health: the role of the urban environment -- Sexual minority groups and urban health -- Health and health access among urban immigrants -- The urban environment, drug use, and health -- The health of children in cities -- Older adults: Guardians of our cities -- The health of urban populations in developing countries: an overview -- Perspectives on the health of urban populations in Nepal -- Integrative chapter: The health of urban populations -- Part II: Methods -- An anthropological perspective on urban health -- Epidemiology and urban health research -- Design and analysis of group (or neighborhood) level urban studies -- Health services research in the city -- Urban health in developing countries: insights from demographic theory and practice -- Urban sociology and research methods on neighborhoods and health -- Bridging the gap between urban health and urban planning -- Environmental health studies: Environmental health methods for urban health -- Cost-effectiveness analysis for urban health research -- Integrative chapter: Multi-disciplinary work and the study of urban health -- Part III: Practice -- Building healthy cities: A focus on interventions -- Building healthy cities: The World Health Organization perspective -- Building healthy cities: Legal frameworks and considerations -- Teaching urban health -- Strategies that promote health in cities: A local health department's perspective -- Providing health services to marginalized urban populations -- Integrative chapter: Teaching and practice for promoting health in cities.
520 $a"As more people worldwide live in cities, increasingly we need to understand how cities and city living affect population health. Does city living negatively affect health? Conversely, can city living enhance population health and well-being? Over forty experts from around the world bring a depth of ideas to the Handbook of Urban Health, making the Handbook a focused resource for a range of health disciplines. The Handbook presents: -- A discussion of the health of specific urban populations, among them immigrants, children, the elderly, racial and sexual minorities, the homeless, and the poor -- Methods relevant to the study of urban health including epidemiology, research methods, funding and policy issues, urban planning -- Practical issues for developing healthy cities including interventions, preventive strategies, providing health services, and teaching urban health -- International perspectives from developing countries and the World Health Organization -- Integrative chapters that conclude each of the book's sections, bringing together theoretical models with the big picture. A unique professional idea book, research resource, and teaching text, the Handbook of Urban Health challenges readers to consider the role that cities plays in shaping population health and to generate solutions that can make cities healthier places for all those who live there." -- Publisher's description.
650 0 $aUrban health$vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
700 1 $aGalea, Sandro.
700 1 $aVlahov, David.
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