The Safety-Net Health Care System

Health Care at the Margins

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Patient Care, Health Care Delivery, Reference, Public Health
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Author: Gunnar Almgren, MSW, PhD, Taryn Lindhorst, MSW, PhD ISBN: 9780826105721
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company Publication: December 21, 2011
Imprint: Springer Publishing Company Language: English
Author: Gunnar Almgren, MSW, PhD, Taryn Lindhorst, MSW, PhD
ISBN: 9780826105721
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Publication: December 21, 2011
Imprint: Springer Publishing Company
Language: English

"This is the only book currently available that fully addresses all aspects of the safety net for healthcare." Score: 96, 4 Stars--Doody's Medical Reviews

"[T]his complex treatment of a complex topic represents a valuable contribution to the health services literature."--INQUIRY

"The Safety-Net Health Care System offers a road map to help safety-net providers overcome personal prejudices, understand why certain patients become ìdifficultî or fail to adhere to treatment, and deal with the stress of working in safety-net environments."--Health Affairs

A unique and authoritative guide to the US safety-net health care system, this book addresses how various populations and their difficult health and socio-economic issues are dealt with and impacted by the system. Drs. Gunnar Almgren and Taryn Lindhorst, experts in the fields of social work and public health, provide critical, much-needed insight into the safety-net system and how the recession, unemployment, and reform have accelerated its growth.

Ideal for graduate students and early professionals in the health professions, this textbook:

  • Includes narratives from patients and caregivers that help readers understand and empathize with the poor, homeless, and other vulnerable populations affected by the safety-net system
  • Discusses various health issues, including: violence, chronic diseases, mental illness, victimization, and substance abuse/addiction
  • Examines overlaps in US public health, social work, nursing, and medical education
  • Analyzes the differences between the populations that depend on safety-net system providers and more advantaged populations that have access to the mainstream health care system
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"This is the only book currently available that fully addresses all aspects of the safety net for healthcare." Score: 96, 4 Stars--Doody's Medical Reviews

"[T]his complex treatment of a complex topic represents a valuable contribution to the health services literature."--INQUIRY

"The Safety-Net Health Care System offers a road map to help safety-net providers overcome personal prejudices, understand why certain patients become ìdifficultî or fail to adhere to treatment, and deal with the stress of working in safety-net environments."--Health Affairs

A unique and authoritative guide to the US safety-net health care system, this book addresses how various populations and their difficult health and socio-economic issues are dealt with and impacted by the system. Drs. Gunnar Almgren and Taryn Lindhorst, experts in the fields of social work and public health, provide critical, much-needed insight into the safety-net system and how the recession, unemployment, and reform have accelerated its growth.

Ideal for graduate students and early professionals in the health professions, this textbook:

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