Health Work With the Poor
Subtitle: A Practical Guide
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: May 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780813527765
Subjects: Health systems & services; Poverty; Social welfare & social services; Sociology; Poor; Social Work Practice; Social Science; Medical / Nursing; USA; Health Care Delivery; Social Work; Human Services; United States; Health and hygiene; Medical care; Medical personnel and patient
First sentence: For at least a century, the word poor, referring to economic status, offers English speakers a double set of images and standards: On the one hand we have the deserving poor, people who simply do not have the freedom or ability to work.
Description: Brings home the meaning of poverty in people's lives as it examines both their access to--and their lack of--health care. It offers both health workers and activists a wealth of practical information on advocacy for the poor. Dicussion questions at the end of each chapter and appendices on Internet resources for the study of poverty and on a proposed government program insruct teachers how to foster social awareness among their students.