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Culture and Health Disparities: Evaluation of Interventions and Outcomes in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region

Culture and Health Disparities: Evaluation of Interventions and Outcomes in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region

Bruhn, John G.

Paperback

Series: Springerbriefs in Public Health

Medical ReferenceGeneral SociologyImmigration & Refugees

ISBN10: 3319064614
ISBN13: 9783319064611
Publisher: Springer
Published: Jun 12 2014
Pages: 83
Weight: 0.32
Height: 0.20 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

The sister cities of the southwestern United States border are challenged by widespread environmental and health issues and limited access to help. And while different initiatives have been set up to improve health outcomes and lessen inequities in the border region, evaluation data are scarce.

Culture and Health Disparities provides a perspective on U.S.-Mexico border health with an evidence-based guide for conceptualizing, implementing, and evaluating health interventions. Taking into account the unique qualities of border life and their influence on general wellbeing, this important volume offers detailed criteria for creating public health programs that are medically, culturally, and ethically sound. The book identifies gaps in intervention research on major health concerns in the area, relating them to disparity-reduction efforts in the rest of the U.S. and arguing for more relevant means of data gathering and analysis. The author also asserts that progress can be made on both sides of the border despite concurrent social and political problems in the region. Included in the coverage:

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