Poverty and Health: A Crisis Among America's Most Vulnerable [2 volumes]

A Crisis among America's Most Vulnerable

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology

• ISBN: 9781440802645
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication: October 28, 2013
• Imprint: Praeger
• Language: English

A collection of in-depth essays focused on the health issues facing the poorest populations in the United States as it relates to the common good of all Americans.

• Covers the plight of those most vulnerable in our current health care system, including the elderly, homeless people, and low-income minority youth

• Brings together an interdisciplinary group of authors with diversified views on the relationship between health and poverty

• Provides comprehensive coverage of both physical and mental health issues affecting Americans today

• Details the causes of poor health for America's poverty-stricken infants, children, adolescents, and adults