Rural women's health
Subtitle: mental, behavioral, and physical issues
By: editors Raymond T. Coward ... [et al.].
Contributors: Coward, Raymond T.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
Subjects: Rural women -- Health and hygiene -- United States; Rural women -- Medical care -- United States; Rural Health; Women's Health; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Socioeconomic Factors
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Behavioral health of rural women: challenges and stressors; title: Policy issues for the success of a rural women's health agenda; title: Differences in mental health indicators and psychotropic drug use between rural and non-rural older women; title: Obesity in rural women: emerging risk factors and hypotheses; title: Preterm and low birthweight outcomes among rural women: the importance of preconceptual physical and mental health status; title: Mental health parity still evading rural women; title: Mental health care utilization and expenditures among rural women; title: Understanding mental health service use among rural women; title: Behavioral risk factors, chronic diseases, health care access and health status of rural American Indian women in Oklahoma; title: The role of resources in the emotional health of African American women: rural and urban comparisons; title: Effects of race and poverty on perceived stress among rural women; title: Evaluation of nutrition education and exercise in a health promotion and wellness program for older adults; title: Providing education and health care to rural communities using telehealth; title: Summary and conclusions: linking the mental, behavioral and physical health of rural women: a research agenda for the future.