1st ed. 2019 Edition
by Dula F. Pacquiao (Editor), Marilyn "Marty" Douglas (Editor)
Primarily intended for DNP and PhD students in nursing and health
care who are expected to design research to identify health-related
problems and solutions, this book focuses on the concepts, theories and
processes of how social determinants affect the health of populations.
Using specific social determinants as an organizing framework, it
presents ample scientific evidence from health and social disciplines of
the universal processes that produce the social patterning of health
inequities.
This book is organized into three major parts,
beginning with the social pathways to health vulnerability, followed by
research methods and subsequently frameworks for action. The methods
section provides selected research approaches suitable for studying the
impact of social variables on population health, as well as the outcomes
of multilevel interventions. Each chapter provides an in-depth
presentation of relevant theoretical knowledge and research-based
examples of work conducted in the area. The book addresses the specific
implications for health professional leaders such as nurses or health
policy makers, highlighting their role in achieving macrosocial changes
to promote health among specific vulnerable populations.
Both of
the book’s editors are prominent and highly respected scholars in their
field. The team of authors is highly multidisciplinary, including
experts from the fields of medicine, public health, education and
epidemiology who have conducted research on the social determinants of
population health. Combining their varied perspectives, this book offers
a valuable resource for graduate students (PhD, MD, DNP, MSN, etc.),
faculty, researchers and clinicians in health professions.
