Health Care Disparities and the LGBT Population
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (626 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1498536050 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 254 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Five Stars" according to Elaine Ickes. Book is just as described. Would do business again.. "Five Stars" according to NDO76. Purchased on the strength of a colleague's recommendation: "A must read for someone teaching about diversity in health education."
Vickie L. Harvey is professor of communication studies at California State University, Stanislaus.Teresa Heinz Housel is associate professor of communication at Hope College.
This comprehensive volume will be an essential resource for researchers and policy-makers, as well as health care providers and consumers, who are interested in understanding and ultimately reducing health disparities for the LGBT community. (Robin Lewis, Old Dominion University) . The book explicitly frames its engagement with LGBT health issues through the framework of the unprecedented progress in public policy that has been achieved over the last five years. This collection particularly underscores the importance of two major health pol
Health Care Disparities and the LGBT Population addresses a people whose lack of health care access, including mistreatment and refusal of services, are often omitted from discussions about health care and insurance reform. With its diverse perspectives, this book will not only benefit LGBT people, but will also more broadly improve the lives of entire communities, medical care, and prevention programs and services. The dearth of data collection on sexual orientation and identity in state and federal health care surveys has led to inadequate information about LGBT populations, and has impeded the establishment of health programs and public policies that benefit them. This research provides a better understanding of the social and structural inequalities that LGBT populations experience. Research suggests that LGBT people experience worse health outcomes than their heterosexual counterparts. Improvements to our country’s health care system should go beyond just providing universal insurance and should ensure equitable health care for all.. Low rates of health insurance coverage, high rates of stress due to systematic harassment, stigma, discrimination, and lack of cultural competency in the health care system frequently manifest in negative health-related behaviors