Families and Health
Volume III in the "Families in the 21st Century Series"
Published on 28. December 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-205-62720-2 (ISBN)
Description
This interdisciplinary text examines five different components of family health--biology, behavior, social-cultural circumstances, the environment, and health care--and the ways they affect the abilities of family members to perform well in their homes, workplaces, and communities.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 178 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-205-62720-2 (9780205627202)
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Persons
Janet R. Grochowski is the Endowed Professor of Education and Department Chair at the College of St. Benedict-St. John's University, Professor Emerita of Health Studies at the University of St. Thomas, and former Chair of Health and Human Development and Director of Family Studies at University of St. Thomas. Her professional interest in family health springs from a long career devoted to interdisciplinary study of complex communities, such as families, and the interactive impacts of complex health determinants on individuals and their families. She has taught numerous courses on health and well-being from a variety of perspectives--personal, family, consumer, environmental, national, and global-and is the co-author (with Meg Wilkes Karraker) of Families with Futures: A Survey of Family Studies for the Twenty-First Century (Routledge).
The "Families in the 21st Century" Series Editor is Susan Ferguson, Associate Professor of Sociology at Grinnell College. Her own research interests include the never-married and women's health issues.
The "Families in the 21st Century" Series Editor is Susan Ferguson, Associate Professor of Sociology at Grinnell College. Her own research interests include the never-married and women's health issues.
Content
IN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1 Introduction: Families and Their Health
Chapter 2 Biology and Family Health: Beyond Genomics
Chapter 3 Behavior Patterns: Families' Health Choices
Chapter 4 Social Determinants and Family Health
Chapter 5 Environmental Exposures and Global Family Health
Chapter 6 Health Care and Families
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1 Introduction: Families and Their Health
Family Health: Definitions and Determinants
Figure 1.1 Family Health Determinants Model
Case 1.1 Tyra: Influences on Family Health
The Status of American Families' Health
Overweight and Obese
Access to Health Care
Uninsured and Underinsured
Case 1.2 Trent: Uninsured Young Adults
Family Health Concept: From Insularism to Interdisciplinary
Reconnecting Mind-Body-Spirit in Health Care
The Biopsychosocial Model and Beyond
General Systems and Related Family Health Theories
Conclusion and Book Organization
Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 2 Biology and Family Health: Beyond Genomics
Genome-Based Research and Family Health
Multifactorial Inheritance Disorders
Race-ethnicity and Genetics in Health Disparities
Family Health Histories
Case 2.1 Victoria and Hope: Breast Cancer in the Family
Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI)
Families' Adaptations to Chronic Illnesses
Family Health and Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
Case 2.2 Hank and Lily: A Time of Loss and Love
Family Caregivers
Loss, Dying, and Death - Part of Family Health
Case 2.3 Noah and Maria: Gone Without Goodbye
Case 2.4 Josh: Dying Well
Conclusion
Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 3 Behavior Patterns: Families' Health Choices
Interactive Nature of Family Health Behaviors
Case 3.1 Alicia: No Vaccinations for My Kids
Family Health Promotion - "Health Work"
An Ecological Approach
Health Behavior Theories and Models
Intrapersonal Models
Case 3.2 Simone: Sex and the Heart
Interpersonal Approaches
Cigarette Smoking is Addictive, But Stopping Can Be Contagious
Case 3.3 Julio: Childhood Obesity - Beyond Family Concern
Community-Based Approaches
Conclusion
Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 4 Social Determinants and Family Health
Case 4.1 Yourtown: The Injustice of Health Disparities
Health Disparities Among Families
Infant Mortality
Cardiovascular Disease CVD
Diabetes
Cancers
HIV Infection and AIDS
Immunizations
Mental Illness
Discrimination, Stigmatization, and Health
Family Relationships and Mental Health
Families: Overcoming Mental Illness Stigma and Discrimination
Case 4.2 Sarah: What a Depressed Teenage Wished She Could Say
Health Education: Families, Schools, and Communities Collaborations
Case 4.3 Mia: The High Price of Ignorance
Conclusion
Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 5 Environmental Exposures and Global Family Health
The Global Burden of Infectious Disease
Case 5.1 Aisha: Malaria-A Disease of Poverty
The HIV/AIDS Pandemic
Case 5.2 Mandisa: The Youthful, Feminine Face of HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma and Discrimination
The Global Reach of Pollution
Case 5.3 Leon: Uneasy Breaths of Pediatric Asthma
Internal Environmental Exposures: Imbalances in Biological Flora
External Environmental Exposures: The Global Tobacco Epidemic
Deeper Health Impacts: Air Pollution and DNA
Work Environments and Global Family Health
Women in the Workplace
Psychosocial Work Environment
Case 5.4 Theresa and David: Stress...At Work
Work-to-Family and Family-to-Work Conflicts
Smart Workplaces: Just for the Health of It
Conclusion
Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 6 Health Care and Families
Case 6.1 Ed: Medical Tourism and American Health Care
Underinsured Families: Paying Too Much and Getting Too Little
Dental Health Coverage, Not a Frill
Globalization of Health Care and Medical Travel
An Ailing Health System
Case 6.2 Isabella: Unhealthy Health Care
Healthy Lives
Access
Equity
Quality
Efficiency
Health Care Reform and Redesign
Affordable and Equitable Access
Higher Quality and Efficiency in Delivery Performance
Greater Accountability, Leadership, and Reorganization in Health Care
Geisinger-Like Health System: Translating Knowledge into Action
Case 6.3 Kaela: Creating a Patient-Centered Primary Home
Conclusion
Critical Thinking Questions
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1 Introduction: Families and Their Health
Chapter 2 Biology and Family Health: Beyond Genomics
Chapter 3 Behavior Patterns: Families' Health Choices
Chapter 4 Social Determinants and Family Health
Chapter 5 Environmental Exposures and Global Family Health
Chapter 6 Health Care and Families
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1 Introduction: Families and Their Health
Family Health: Definitions and Determinants
Figure 1.1 Family Health Determinants Model
Case 1.1 Tyra: Influences on Family Health
The Status of American Families' Health
Overweight and Obese
Access to Health Care
Uninsured and Underinsured
Case 1.2 Trent: Uninsured Young Adults
Family Health Concept: From Insularism to Interdisciplinary
Reconnecting Mind-Body-Spirit in Health Care
The Biopsychosocial Model and Beyond
General Systems and Related Family Health Theories
Conclusion and Book Organization
Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 2 Biology and Family Health: Beyond Genomics
Genome-Based Research and Family Health
Multifactorial Inheritance Disorders
Race-ethnicity and Genetics in Health Disparities
Family Health Histories
Case 2.1 Victoria and Hope: Breast Cancer in the Family
Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI)
Families' Adaptations to Chronic Illnesses
Family Health and Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
Case 2.2 Hank and Lily: A Time of Loss and Love
Family Caregivers
Loss, Dying, and Death - Part of Family Health
Case 2.3 Noah and Maria: Gone Without Goodbye
Case 2.4 Josh: Dying Well
Conclusion
Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 3 Behavior Patterns: Families' Health Choices
Interactive Nature of Family Health Behaviors
Case 3.1 Alicia: No Vaccinations for My Kids
Family Health Promotion - "Health Work"
An Ecological Approach
Health Behavior Theories and Models
Intrapersonal Models
Case 3.2 Simone: Sex and the Heart
Interpersonal Approaches
Cigarette Smoking is Addictive, But Stopping Can Be Contagious
Case 3.3 Julio: Childhood Obesity - Beyond Family Concern
Community-Based Approaches
Conclusion
Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 4 Social Determinants and Family Health
Case 4.1 Yourtown: The Injustice of Health Disparities
Health Disparities Among Families
Infant Mortality
Cardiovascular Disease CVD
Diabetes
Cancers
HIV Infection and AIDS
Immunizations
Mental Illness
Discrimination, Stigmatization, and Health
Family Relationships and Mental Health
Families: Overcoming Mental Illness Stigma and Discrimination
Case 4.2 Sarah: What a Depressed Teenage Wished She Could Say
Health Education: Families, Schools, and Communities Collaborations
Case 4.3 Mia: The High Price of Ignorance
Conclusion
Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 5 Environmental Exposures and Global Family Health
The Global Burden of Infectious Disease
Case 5.1 Aisha: Malaria-A Disease of Poverty
The HIV/AIDS Pandemic
Case 5.2 Mandisa: The Youthful, Feminine Face of HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma and Discrimination
The Global Reach of Pollution
Case 5.3 Leon: Uneasy Breaths of Pediatric Asthma
Internal Environmental Exposures: Imbalances in Biological Flora
External Environmental Exposures: The Global Tobacco Epidemic
Deeper Health Impacts: Air Pollution and DNA
Work Environments and Global Family Health
Women in the Workplace
Psychosocial Work Environment
Case 5.4 Theresa and David: Stress...At Work
Work-to-Family and Family-to-Work Conflicts
Smart Workplaces: Just for the Health of It
Conclusion
Critical Thinking Questions
Chapter 6 Health Care and Families
Case 6.1 Ed: Medical Tourism and American Health Care
Underinsured Families: Paying Too Much and Getting Too Little
Dental Health Coverage, Not a Frill
Globalization of Health Care and Medical Travel
An Ailing Health System
Case 6.2 Isabella: Unhealthy Health Care
Healthy Lives
Access
Equity
Quality
Efficiency
Health Care Reform and Redesign
Affordable and Equitable Access
Higher Quality and Efficiency in Delivery Performance
Greater Accountability, Leadership, and Reorganization in Health Care
Geisinger-Like Health System: Translating Knowledge into Action
Case 6.3 Kaela: Creating a Patient-Centered Primary Home
Conclusion
Critical Thinking Questions