Health work with the poor : a practical guide / Christie W. Kiefer.

By:

Kiefer, Christie W

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0585276269
9780585276267
0813568706
9780813568706

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Health work with the poor.DDC classification:

362.1/086/9420973 21

LOC classification:

RA418.5.P6 K54 2000eb

NLM classification:

2000 F-018
WA 30

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Contents:

Through the Telescope: Encountering Poverty -- The Poor in the Mirror -- The Poor in the Consulting Room: Healing and the Contexts of Health -- Poverty under the Microscope: Why Does It Exist? -- The Poor on the Picture Tube: The "Debates" on Welfare and Health Care Reform -- The Poor under the Stethoscope: Health and Health Care -- The Evolution and Role of Community Health Centers -- Facilitating Community Involvement -- Internet Resources for the Study of Poverty -- Some Thoughts on Teaching.

Summary: Brings home the meaning of poverty in people's lives as it examines both their access to--and their lack of--health care. It offers both health workers and activists a wealth of practical information on advocacy for the poor. Dicussion questions at the end of each chapter and appendices on Internet resources for the study of poverty and on a proposed government program insruct teachers how to foster social awareness among their students.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-231) and index.

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Brings home the meaning of poverty in people's lives as it examines both their access to--and their lack of--health care. It offers both health workers and activists a wealth of practical information on advocacy for the poor. Dicussion questions at the end of each chapter and appendices on Internet resources for the study of poverty and on a proposed government program insruct teachers how to foster social awareness among their students.

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