Communities, neighborhoods, and health

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Charles E. Rosenberg

Historian of medicine Rosenberg presents an analysis of the current tensions in American medicine. Situating these tensions within their historical and social contexts, Rosenberg investigates the fundamental characteristics of medicine: how we think about disease, how the medical profession thinks about itself and its moral and intellectual responsibilities, and what prospective patients--all of us--expect from medicine and the medical profession. He explores the nature and definition of disease and how ideas of disease causation reflect social values and cultural negotiations. His analyses of alternative medicine and bioethics consider the historically specific ways in which we define and seek to control what is appropriately medical. At a time when clinical care and biomedical research generate as much angst as they offer cures, this volume provides valuable insight into how the practice of medicine has evolved, where it is going, and how lessons from history can improve its prognosis.--From publisher description.

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William Jack

Health indicators in developing countries have shown impressive improvements in the past 50 years. But the health status of individuals in these countries remains well below its potential level, and many people lack access to suitable health care and health-promoting services. This book attempts to provide a suitable economic framework that will foster an understanding of the allocation of broadly defined health care resources, and to aid the design and analysis of policies that affect health outcomes. It addressed both positive and normative issues in the economics of health, and in this sense is similar in approach, if not in scope, to public finance texts. Indeed, in many respects, the book represents an application of public economics, including developments in the past 20 years in the economics of information and incentives, to the analysis of health care resource allocations. Part I focuses on health outcomes and the relationships between such outcomes and orthodox variables that measure macroeconomic performance. Part II adopts a more macroeconomic focus in analyzing demand and supply in health care markets. Part III takes on a more normative approach, reviewing both projects and policies. An attempt to address some broad issues in the design and implementation of national health systems can be found in the last chapter.

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John P. Geyman

"This pragmatic, objective approach to the complex issues surrounding the U.S. health care system successfully bridges the world of health economists/health analysts/policy makers with that of clinicians. Focusing on the main problems-escalating costs, limitations of access, and a wide variety of quallity care-this unique book helps you better understand the rapidly changing and complex world of health care"--Back cover.

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Laura N. Gitlin, Kevin J. Lyons

Designed for health and human service professionals in academic and practice settings, this book will assist inexperienced grant writers as well as those who have had some success but would like to expand their knowledge of grantsmanship. Organized into five parts, the book includes effective strategies and work models that are appropriate for professionals who have different growth needs and opportunities for funding. The appendixes contain helpful materials, including a list of key acronyms, examples of time lines, and sample budget sheets. The strategies in this volume will be beneficial to individuals and departments in academic, clinical, or community-based settings.