Rural health disparities : public health, policy, and planning approaches / Monica M. Taylor

Includes index.

National and Global Rural Health Crisis: Spatial Injustice ; --Heart Disease ; Unintentional Injuries ; --Cancer ; --Conclusion ; --References ; --Environmental Injustices in Rural America ; --Fracking Technology: Justice for Rural Areas or an Environmental Nightmare? ; --References
Public Health Solutions to Rural Health Disparities ; --Social Determinants of Health and Rural Populations ; --SDH: Segregation in Rural Schools ; --SDH: Toxic Exposure ; --SDH: Food Insecurity ; --SDH: Digital Technology ; --Public Health Solutions ; --References
Rural Health Disparities: The Policy Perspective ; --Policy Approaches ; --Policy Logic Model for Rural Communities ; -- Health in All Policies Approach for Rural Communities ; --Concluding Remarks for Policy Models for Rural Health Disparities ; --References
Rural Health Disparities: The Planning Perspective ; --Rural Planning ; --Theory ; --Approaches ; --Concluding Remarks on Planning Goals for Rural Health Disparities ; --References; --Conclusion: A Progressive Vision ; --Index

This innovative resource offers a unique, multidisciplinary approach for the utilization of planning theory to eliminate health disparities in rural communities. The book provides tools in the public health, policy, and planning disciplines to help resolve significant differences in life expectancy and quality of life in these communities, concluding with a progressive vision for alleviating geographical health disparities on a local, national, and global scale. Chapters highlight models and approaches best suited to addressing this public health concern, suggesting action strategies focused around each of the three focus areas: 1. Public health: Elucidation of the contextual factors impacting the health of rural communities by: reporting statistical updates on a range of chronic and infectious diseases that disproportionately affect rural populations both globally and in the U.S.; providing discourse on the importance of addressing critical social determinants (global and national) that impede optimal health outcomes among rural populations; and, acknowledging the compositional factors of individuals who reside in rural spaces. 2. Public policy: Application of specific policy models to garner both public and political will towards sustainable policy change to improve healthy living in rural spaces. 3. Rural planning: Identification of national and international planning models that can be used to design strategic plans targeted to improve quality of life, create sustainable development, and establish economic well-being and growth in rural communities. Rural Health Disparities: Public Health, Policy, and Planning Approaches will find an engaged audience among non-profit organizations, planners, public health practitioners, policy analysts, and public interest groups, as well as rural health advocates and students enrolled in planning, public policy, and/or public health courses.