Appalachian Health: Culture, Challenges, and Capacity

Appalachian Health explores major challenges and opportunities for promoting the health and well-being of the people of...
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Author: F. Douglas Scutchfield
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Language: English
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Appalachian Health: Culture, Challenges, and Capacity by Scutchfield, F. Douglas

Appalachian Health: Culture, Challenges, and Capacity

CHF 92.82

Appalachian Health: Culture, Challenges, and Capacity

CHF 92.82
Author: F. Douglas Scutchfield
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Appalachian Health explores major challenges and opportunities for promoting the health and well-being of the people of Appalachia, a historically underserved population. It considers health's intersection with social, political, and economic factors to shed light on the trends affecting
mortality and morbidity among the region's residents. Editors F. Douglas Scutchfield and Randy Wykoff have assembled high-profile experts working in academia, public health, and government to offer perspectives on a wide range of topics including health behaviors, environmental justice, and pandemic
preparedness. This volume also provides updated data on issues such as opioid abuse, deaths of despair, and the social determinants of health. Together, the contributors illuminate the complex health status of the region and offer an evidenced-based programs for addressing the health problems that
have been identified.


Author: F. Douglas Scutchfield
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 05/03/2022
Pages: 254
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.31w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780813155579

About the Author

F. Douglas Scutchfield, MD, FACPM is the emeritus Peter P. Bosomworth Professor of Health Services Research and Policy at the University of Kentucky. He was responsible for establishing two new schools of public health, at San Diego State University and the University of Kentucky. He was previously the editor of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Scutchfield is coeditor of Scutchfield and Keck's Principles of Public Health Practice and Contemporary Public Health: Principles, Practice, and Policy (fourth edition) .

Randy Wykoff, MD, MPH & TM, is founding dean of the College of Public Health and professor in the Department of Health Services Management and Policy at East Tennessee State University. From 1999--2002, he served as deputy assistant secretary for health in the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, United States Department of Health and Human Services. His work has appeared in publications such as the American Journal of Public Health and Frontiers in Public Health.


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