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Book SynopsisThis volume includes papers related to issues of technology, communication, health disparities and government options in health and health care services. It fills an existing gap by providing a clear sociological overview and focus on these topics. Technology is considered from the perspectives of providing healthcare equity, health disparities and the impact on doctor-patient relationships. The topic of communication is addressed in the format of public health messages and the use of internet chat rooms for discussions about health care services. Government roles and responsibilities are reflected upon in terms of health promotion, marketing and sales of health-related products and improving long-term care programs. Particular mention is made to learning lessons from the experiences and perspectives of other countries. Finally, health disparities are considered in socioeconomic terms, with particular reference to aging, depression, measures of health and healthcare in rural locations.
Table of ContentsCan Information Technology Improve Health care Equity in the United States? Lessons from Taiwan. Technology, Communications, Government Roles and Health Disparities. Copyright page. Technology, Communication, Disparities and Government Options in Health and Health Care Services. List of Contributors. Research in the sociology of health care. Technology, Communication, Disparities and Government Options in Health and Health Care Services. The Implementation of Public Health Communication Messages to Promote Teenage Mothers’ Sense of Self and Avert Stigma. Patterns of Online Health Searching 2002–2010: Implications for Social Capital, Health Disparities and the De-Professionalization of Medical Knowledge. Virtual Health: The Impact of Health-Related Websites on Patient-Doctor Interactions. Reject, Delay, or Consent? Parents’ Internet Discussions of the HPV Vaccine for Children and Implications for HPV Vaccine Uptake. Determinants in Norwegian Local Government Health Promotion – Institutional Perspectives. Social Implications of Long Term Care Insurance in Japan: A Review. Improving Resident Outcomes in State Medicaid Nursing Facility Long-Term Care Programs: Augmenting CMS Surveys with Modest Changes to a Few State Program Features. Fundamental Causes of Health Disparities: Associations between Adverse Socioeconomic Resources and Multiple Measures of Health. Predictors of Rural Health Clinic Managers’ Willingness to Join Accountable Care Organizations. Aging Puerto Ricans’ Experiences of Depression Treatment: A New Ethnographic Exploration. Harm to the Health of the Public Arising from Aggressive Marketing and Sales of Health-Related Products and Services: Another Aspect of Medicalization Which is a Cause for Concern?. Can Information Technology Improve Health care Equity in the United States? Lessons from Taiwan. Technology, Communications, Government Roles and Health Disparities. Copyright page. Technology, Communication, Disparities and Government Options in Health and Health Care Services. List of Contributors. Research in the sociology of health care. Technology, Communication, Disparities and Government Options in Health and Health Care Services. The Implementation of Public Health Communication Messages to Promote Teenage Mothers’ Sense of Self and Avert Stigma. Patterns of Online Health Searching 2002–2010: Implications for Social Capital, Health Disparities and the De-Professionalization of Medical Knowledge. Virtual Health: The Impact of Health-Related Websites on Patient-Doctor Interactions. Reject, Delay, or Consent? Parents’ Internet Discussions of the HPV Vaccine for Children and Implications for HPV Vaccine Uptake. Determinants in Norwegian Local Government Health Promotion – Institutional Perspectives. Social Implications of Long Term Care Insurance in Japan: A Review. Improving Resident Outcomes in State Medicaid Nursing Facility Long-Term Care Programs: Augmenting CMS Surveys with Modest Changes to a Few State Program Features. Fundamental Causes of Health Disparities: Associations between Adverse Socioeconomic Resources and Multiple Measures of Health. Predictors of Rural Health Clinic Managers’ Willingness to Join Accountable Care Organizations. Aging Puerto Ricans’ Experiences of Depression Treatment: A New Ethnographic Exploration. Harm to the Health of the Public Arising from Aggressive Marketing and Sales of Health-Related Products and Services: Another Aspect of Medicalization Which is a Cause for Concern?.
