Urban health : combating disparities with local data / by Steven Whitman, Ami M. Shah, Maureen Benjamins.

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Whitman, Steven

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: xiv, 354 p. 24 cmISBN:

9780199731190 (hbk.)
0199731195 (hbk.)

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DDC classification:

362.1042 WHI

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	362.1042 WHI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100476598

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The 1980s opened a discussion of the varying nature of health in different segments of the United States. Falling under the rubric of "health disparities," a great deal of research has been published demonstrating the substantial differences in health status within a population. The causes of health disparities are varied and not always clear but most researchers agree that disparities are a reflection of social and economic inequities and political injustice. One of the obstacles to addressing disparities is the lack of meaningful health data especially for vulnerable populations, which is often nonexistent despite being a critical factor for informing health programs and policies at the local level. This book provides a model for combating health disparities by describing how the authors gathered local health information, engaged the community at every step of the process, and created movement toward evidence-based sustainable change. This book describes how a landmark health survey in Chicago generated dramatic data that are allowing investigators throughout the city to move from data to action and from observation to intervention. In providing a detailed description of how the community-focused collection and analysis of health data can serve as an impetus for improved well-being, Urban Health is an invaluable resource for researchers, community groups, students and professionals.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Contributors (p. xiii)
Section 1 Setting the Stage
1 Introducing the Sinai Model for Reducing Health Disparities and Improving Health (p. 3)
2 A History of the Movement to Address Health Disparities (p. 8)
Section 2 The Importance of Local Data
3 Sinai's Improving Community Health Survey: Methodology and Key Findings (p. 37)
4 The Jewish Community Health Survey of Chicago: Methodology and Key Findings (p. 69)
5 The Chicago Asian Community Surveys: Methodology and Key Findings (p. 98)
6 Comparing the Health Status of Ten Chicago Communities (p. 125)
Section 3 Translating Data into Community Action
7 Working Together to Live Tobacco-Free: Community-Based Smoking Cessation in North Lawndale (p. 151)
8 Combating Childhood Obesity through a Neighborhood Coalition: Community Organizing for Obesity Prevention in Humboldt Park (p. 171)
9 Fighting Childhood Obesity in a Jewish Community (p. 197)
10 Disproportionate Impact of Diabetes in a Puerto Rican Community of Chicago (p. 225)
11 Pediatric Asthma in Black and Latino Chicago Communities: Local Level Data Drives Response (p. 247)
12 Humboldt Park: A Community United to Challenge Asthma (p. 285)
Section 4 Implications
13 Community-Based Health Interventions: Past, Present, and Future (p. 309)
14 The Future Holds Promise (p. 355)
Index (p. 371)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Steven Whitman, PhD, is Director, Sinai Urban Health Institute, Chicago, IL. Ami M. Shah, MPH, is Senior Epidemiologist at Sinai Urban Health Institute, Chicago, IL. Maureen Benjamins, PhD, is Senior Epidemiologist at Sinai Urban Health Institute, Chicago, IL.