Appalachian Health and Well-Being

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Health, Reference, History, Americas, United States
Cover of the book Appalachian Health and Well-Being by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx, Evelyn A. Knight, Joel A. Halverson, Gilbert H. Friedell, Eleanor S. Cantrell, Bruce A. Behringer, Ann L. McCracken, E. Kelly Firesheets, Sharon A. Denham, Jennifer Chubinski, Mark A. Carrozza, James L. Fisher, John M. McLaughlin, Mira L. Katz, Mary Ellen Wewers, Mark B. Dignan, Electra D. Paskett, Barbara B. Weaner, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Levi D. Procter, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney, Julia F. Costich, Susan E. Keefe, Lisa Curtin, Michael S. Dunn, Kristine H. Bowers, Daniel W. McNeil, Richard J. Crout, Mary L. Marazita, Robert L. Ludke, Phillip J. Obermiller, Eric W. Rademacher, Shiloh K. Turner, Ronnie D. Horner, Kathryn Brown, The University Press of Kentucky
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx, Evelyn A. Knight, Joel A. Halverson, Gilbert H. Friedell, Eleanor S. Cantrell, Bruce A. Behringer, Ann L. McCracken, E. Kelly Firesheets, Sharon A. Denham, Jennifer Chubinski, Mark A. Carrozza, James L. Fisher, John M. McLaughlin, Mira L. Katz, Mary Ellen Wewers, Mark B. Dignan, Electra D. Paskett, Barbara B. Weaner, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Levi D. Procter, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney, Julia F. Costich, Susan E. Keefe, Lisa Curtin, Michael S. Dunn, Kristine H. Bowers, Daniel W. McNeil, Richard J. Crout, Mary L. Marazita, Robert L. Ludke, Phillip J. Obermiller, Eric W. Rademacher, Shiloh K. Turner, Ronnie D. Horner, Kathryn Brown ISBN: 9780813140421
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky Publication: March 15, 2012
Imprint: The University Press of Kentucky Language: English
Author: Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx, Evelyn A. Knight, Joel A. Halverson, Gilbert H. Friedell, Eleanor S. Cantrell, Bruce A. Behringer, Ann L. McCracken, E. Kelly Firesheets, Sharon A. Denham, Jennifer Chubinski, Mark A. Carrozza, James L. Fisher, John M. McLaughlin, Mira L. Katz, Mary Ellen Wewers, Mark B. Dignan, Electra D. Paskett, Barbara B. Weaner, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Levi D. Procter, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney, Julia F. Costich, Susan E. Keefe, Lisa Curtin, Michael S. Dunn, Kristine H. Bowers, Daniel W. McNeil, Richard J. Crout, Mary L. Marazita, Robert L. Ludke, Phillip J. Obermiller, Eric W. Rademacher, Shiloh K. Turner, Ronnie D. Horner, Kathryn Brown
ISBN: 9780813140421
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky
Publication: March 15, 2012
Imprint: The University Press of Kentucky
Language: English

Appalachians have been characterized as a population with numerous disparities in health and limited access to medical services and infrastructures, leading to inaccurate generalizations that inhibit their healthcare progress. Appalachians face significant challenges in obtaining effective care, and the public lacks information about both their healthcare needs and about the resources communities have developed to meet those needs.

In Appalachian Health and Well-Being, editors Robert L. Ludke and Phillip J. Obermiller bring together leading researchers and practitioners to provide a much-needed compilation of data- and research-driven perspectives, broadening our understanding of strategies to decrease the health inequalities affecting both rural and urban Appalachians. The contributors propose specific recommendations for necessary research, suggest practical solutions for health policy, and present best practices models for effective health intervention. This in-depth analysis offers new insights for students, health practitioners, and policy makers, promoting a greater understanding of the factors affecting Appalachian health and effective responses to those needs.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Appalachians have been characterized as a population with numerous disparities in health and limited access to medical services and infrastructures, leading to inaccurate generalizations that inhibit their healthcare progress. Appalachians face significant challenges in obtaining effective care, and the public lacks information about both their healthcare needs and about the resources communities have developed to meet those needs.

In Appalachian Health and Well-Being, editors Robert L. Ludke and Phillip J. Obermiller bring together leading researchers and practitioners to provide a much-needed compilation of data- and research-driven perspectives, broadening our understanding of strategies to decrease the health inequalities affecting both rural and urban Appalachians. The contributors propose specific recommendations for necessary research, suggest practical solutions for health policy, and present best practices models for effective health intervention. This in-depth analysis offers new insights for students, health practitioners, and policy makers, promoting a greater understanding of the factors affecting Appalachian health and effective responses to those needs.

More books from The University Press of Kentucky

Cover of the book Freedom to Offend by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx, Evelyn A. Knight, Joel A. Halverson, Gilbert H. Friedell, Eleanor S. Cantrell, Bruce A. Behringer, Ann L. McCracken, E. Kelly Firesheets, Sharon A. Denham, Jennifer Chubinski, Mark A. Carrozza, James L. Fisher, John M. McLaughlin, Mira L. Katz, Mary Ellen Wewers, Mark B. Dignan, Electra D. Paskett, Barbara B. Weaner, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Levi D. Procter, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney, Julia F. Costich, Susan E. Keefe, Lisa Curtin, Michael S. Dunn, Kristine H. Bowers, Daniel W. McNeil, Richard J. Crout, Mary L. Marazita, Robert L. Ludke, Phillip J. Obermiller, Eric W. Rademacher, Shiloh K. Turner, Ronnie D. Horner, Kathryn Brown
Cover of the book Losing Vietnam by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx, Evelyn A. Knight, Joel A. Halverson, Gilbert H. Friedell, Eleanor S. Cantrell, Bruce A. Behringer, Ann L. McCracken, E. Kelly Firesheets, Sharon A. Denham, Jennifer Chubinski, Mark A. Carrozza, James L. Fisher, John M. McLaughlin, Mira L. Katz, Mary Ellen Wewers, Mark B. Dignan, Electra D. Paskett, Barbara B. Weaner, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Levi D. Procter, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney, Julia F. Costich, Susan E. Keefe, Lisa Curtin, Michael S. Dunn, Kristine H. Bowers, Daniel W. McNeil, Richard J. Crout, Mary L. Marazita, Robert L. Ludke, Phillip J. Obermiller, Eric W. Rademacher, Shiloh K. Turner, Ronnie D. Horner, Kathryn Brown
Cover of the book Japan in the 21st Century by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx, Evelyn A. Knight, Joel A. Halverson, Gilbert H. Friedell, Eleanor S. Cantrell, Bruce A. Behringer, Ann L. McCracken, E. Kelly Firesheets, Sharon A. Denham, Jennifer Chubinski, Mark A. Carrozza, James L. Fisher, John M. McLaughlin, Mira L. Katz, Mary Ellen Wewers, Mark B. Dignan, Electra D. Paskett, Barbara B. Weaner, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Levi D. Procter, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney, Julia F. Costich, Susan E. Keefe, Lisa Curtin, Michael S. Dunn, Kristine H. Bowers, Daniel W. McNeil, Richard J. Crout, Mary L. Marazita, Robert L. Ludke, Phillip J. Obermiller, Eric W. Rademacher, Shiloh K. Turner, Ronnie D. Horner, Kathryn Brown
Cover of the book Nothing Less Than War by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx, Evelyn A. Knight, Joel A. Halverson, Gilbert H. Friedell, Eleanor S. Cantrell, Bruce A. Behringer, Ann L. McCracken, E. Kelly Firesheets, Sharon A. Denham, Jennifer Chubinski, Mark A. Carrozza, James L. Fisher, John M. McLaughlin, Mira L. Katz, Mary Ellen Wewers, Mark B. Dignan, Electra D. Paskett, Barbara B. Weaner, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Levi D. Procter, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney, Julia F. Costich, Susan E. Keefe, Lisa Curtin, Michael S. Dunn, Kristine H. Bowers, Daniel W. McNeil, Richard J. Crout, Mary L. Marazita, Robert L. Ludke, Phillip J. Obermiller, Eric W. Rademacher, Shiloh K. Turner, Ronnie D. Horner, Kathryn Brown
Cover of the book Ida Lupino by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx, Evelyn A. Knight, Joel A. Halverson, Gilbert H. Friedell, Eleanor S. Cantrell, Bruce A. Behringer, Ann L. McCracken, E. Kelly Firesheets, Sharon A. Denham, Jennifer Chubinski, Mark A. Carrozza, James L. Fisher, John M. McLaughlin, Mira L. Katz, Mary Ellen Wewers, Mark B. Dignan, Electra D. Paskett, Barbara B. Weaner, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Levi D. Procter, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney, Julia F. Costich, Susan E. Keefe, Lisa Curtin, Michael S. Dunn, Kristine H. Bowers, Daniel W. McNeil, Richard J. Crout, Mary L. Marazita, Robert L. Ludke, Phillip J. Obermiller, Eric W. Rademacher, Shiloh K. Turner, Ronnie D. Horner, Kathryn Brown
Cover of the book William Wyler by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx, Evelyn A. Knight, Joel A. Halverson, Gilbert H. Friedell, Eleanor S. Cantrell, Bruce A. Behringer, Ann L. McCracken, E. Kelly Firesheets, Sharon A. Denham, Jennifer Chubinski, Mark A. Carrozza, James L. Fisher, John M. McLaughlin, Mira L. Katz, Mary Ellen Wewers, Mark B. Dignan, Electra D. Paskett, Barbara B. Weaner, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Levi D. Procter, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney, Julia F. Costich, Susan E. Keefe, Lisa Curtin, Michael S. Dunn, Kristine H. Bowers, Daniel W. McNeil, Richard J. Crout, Mary L. Marazita, Robert L. Ludke, Phillip J. Obermiller, Eric W. Rademacher, Shiloh K. Turner, Ronnie D. Horner, Kathryn Brown
Cover of the book Joan Crawford by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx, Evelyn A. Knight, Joel A. Halverson, Gilbert H. Friedell, Eleanor S. Cantrell, Bruce A. Behringer, Ann L. McCracken, E. Kelly Firesheets, Sharon A. Denham, Jennifer Chubinski, Mark A. Carrozza, James L. Fisher, John M. McLaughlin, Mira L. Katz, Mary Ellen Wewers, Mark B. Dignan, Electra D. Paskett, Barbara B. Weaner, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Levi D. Procter, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney, Julia F. Costich, Susan E. Keefe, Lisa Curtin, Michael S. Dunn, Kristine H. Bowers, Daniel W. McNeil, Richard J. Crout, Mary L. Marazita, Robert L. Ludke, Phillip J. Obermiller, Eric W. Rademacher, Shiloh K. Turner, Ronnie D. Horner, Kathryn Brown
Cover of the book Kentucky Hauntings by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx, Evelyn A. Knight, Joel A. Halverson, Gilbert H. Friedell, Eleanor S. Cantrell, Bruce A. Behringer, Ann L. McCracken, E. Kelly Firesheets, Sharon A. Denham, Jennifer Chubinski, Mark A. Carrozza, James L. Fisher, John M. McLaughlin, Mira L. Katz, Mary Ellen Wewers, Mark B. Dignan, Electra D. Paskett, Barbara B. Weaner, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Levi D. Procter, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney, Julia F. Costich, Susan E. Keefe, Lisa Curtin, Michael S. Dunn, Kristine H. Bowers, Daniel W. McNeil, Richard J. Crout, Mary L. Marazita, Robert L. Ludke, Phillip J. Obermiller, Eric W. Rademacher, Shiloh K. Turner, Ronnie D. Horner, Kathryn Brown
Cover of the book Kentucky Bourbon Country by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx, Evelyn A. Knight, Joel A. Halverson, Gilbert H. Friedell, Eleanor S. Cantrell, Bruce A. Behringer, Ann L. McCracken, E. Kelly Firesheets, Sharon A. Denham, Jennifer Chubinski, Mark A. Carrozza, James L. Fisher, John M. McLaughlin, Mira L. Katz, Mary Ellen Wewers, Mark B. Dignan, Electra D. Paskett, Barbara B. Weaner, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Levi D. Procter, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney, Julia F. Costich, Susan E. Keefe, Lisa Curtin, Michael S. Dunn, Kristine H. Bowers, Daniel W. McNeil, Richard J. Crout, Mary L. Marazita, Robert L. Ludke, Phillip J. Obermiller, Eric W. Rademacher, Shiloh K. Turner, Ronnie D. Horner, Kathryn Brown
Cover of the book The War That Never Ends by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx, Evelyn A. Knight, Joel A. Halverson, Gilbert H. Friedell, Eleanor S. Cantrell, Bruce A. Behringer, Ann L. McCracken, E. Kelly Firesheets, Sharon A. Denham, Jennifer Chubinski, Mark A. Carrozza, James L. Fisher, John M. McLaughlin, Mira L. Katz, Mary Ellen Wewers, Mark B. Dignan, Electra D. Paskett, Barbara B. Weaner, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Levi D. Procter, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney, Julia F. Costich, Susan E. Keefe, Lisa Curtin, Michael S. Dunn, Kristine H. Bowers, Daniel W. McNeil, Richard J. Crout, Mary L. Marazita, Robert L. Ludke, Phillip J. Obermiller, Eric W. Rademacher, Shiloh K. Turner, Ronnie D. Horner, Kathryn Brown
Cover of the book The Essential Science Fiction Television Reader by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx, Evelyn A. Knight, Joel A. Halverson, Gilbert H. Friedell, Eleanor S. Cantrell, Bruce A. Behringer, Ann L. McCracken, E. Kelly Firesheets, Sharon A. Denham, Jennifer Chubinski, Mark A. Carrozza, James L. Fisher, John M. McLaughlin, Mira L. Katz, Mary Ellen Wewers, Mark B. Dignan, Electra D. Paskett, Barbara B. Weaner, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Levi D. Procter, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney, Julia F. Costich, Susan E. Keefe, Lisa Curtin, Michael S. Dunn, Kristine H. Bowers, Daniel W. McNeil, Richard J. Crout, Mary L. Marazita, Robert L. Ludke, Phillip J. Obermiller, Eric W. Rademacher, Shiloh K. Turner, Ronnie D. Horner, Kathryn Brown
Cover of the book Living Sustainably by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx, Evelyn A. Knight, Joel A. Halverson, Gilbert H. Friedell, Eleanor S. Cantrell, Bruce A. Behringer, Ann L. McCracken, E. Kelly Firesheets, Sharon A. Denham, Jennifer Chubinski, Mark A. Carrozza, James L. Fisher, John M. McLaughlin, Mira L. Katz, Mary Ellen Wewers, Mark B. Dignan, Electra D. Paskett, Barbara B. Weaner, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Levi D. Procter, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney, Julia F. Costich, Susan E. Keefe, Lisa Curtin, Michael S. Dunn, Kristine H. Bowers, Daniel W. McNeil, Richard J. Crout, Mary L. Marazita, Robert L. Ludke, Phillip J. Obermiller, Eric W. Rademacher, Shiloh K. Turner, Ronnie D. Horner, Kathryn Brown
Cover of the book American Culture in Peril by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx, Evelyn A. Knight, Joel A. Halverson, Gilbert H. Friedell, Eleanor S. Cantrell, Bruce A. Behringer, Ann L. McCracken, E. Kelly Firesheets, Sharon A. Denham, Jennifer Chubinski, Mark A. Carrozza, James L. Fisher, John M. McLaughlin, Mira L. Katz, Mary Ellen Wewers, Mark B. Dignan, Electra D. Paskett, Barbara B. Weaner, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Levi D. Procter, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney, Julia F. Costich, Susan E. Keefe, Lisa Curtin, Michael S. Dunn, Kristine H. Bowers, Daniel W. McNeil, Richard J. Crout, Mary L. Marazita, Robert L. Ludke, Phillip J. Obermiller, Eric W. Rademacher, Shiloh K. Turner, Ronnie D. Horner, Kathryn Brown
Cover of the book Contemporary Public Health by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx, Evelyn A. Knight, Joel A. Halverson, Gilbert H. Friedell, Eleanor S. Cantrell, Bruce A. Behringer, Ann L. McCracken, E. Kelly Firesheets, Sharon A. Denham, Jennifer Chubinski, Mark A. Carrozza, James L. Fisher, John M. McLaughlin, Mira L. Katz, Mary Ellen Wewers, Mark B. Dignan, Electra D. Paskett, Barbara B. Weaner, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Levi D. Procter, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney, Julia F. Costich, Susan E. Keefe, Lisa Curtin, Michael S. Dunn, Kristine H. Bowers, Daniel W. McNeil, Richard J. Crout, Mary L. Marazita, Robert L. Ludke, Phillip J. Obermiller, Eric W. Rademacher, Shiloh K. Turner, Ronnie D. Horner, Kathryn Brown
Cover of the book US Presidential Elections and Foreign Policy by Carol S. Baugh, Melanie F. Myers, Michael S. Hendryx, Evelyn A. Knight, Joel A. Halverson, Gilbert H. Friedell, Eleanor S. Cantrell, Bruce A. Behringer, Ann L. McCracken, E. Kelly Firesheets, Sharon A. Denham, Jennifer Chubinski, Mark A. Carrozza, James L. Fisher, John M. McLaughlin, Mira L. Katz, Mary Ellen Wewers, Mark B. Dignan, Electra D. Paskett, Barbara B. Weaner, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Levi D. Procter, Andrew C. Bernard, Paul A. Kearney, Julia F. Costich, Susan E. Keefe, Lisa Curtin, Michael S. Dunn, Kristine H. Bowers, Daniel W. McNeil, Richard J. Crout, Mary L. Marazita, Robert L. Ludke, Phillip J. Obermiller, Eric W. Rademacher, Shiloh K. Turner, Ronnie D. Horner, Kathryn Brown
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy