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This volume deals with the topic of health inequalities and health disparities. The volume is divided into five sections. The first section includes an introductory look at the issue of health care inequalities and disparities and also an introduction to the volume. One of the backdrops to this topic in the United States was The National Healthcare Disparities Report and its focus on the ability of Americans to access health care and variation in the quality of care. Disparities related to socioeconomic status were included, as were disparities linked to race and ethnicity and the report also tried to explore the relationship between race/ethnicity and socioeconomic position, as explained in more detail in the first article in the book.The second article discusses a newer overall approach to issues related to health inequalities and health disparities. The remaining four sections of the book address more specific topics relating to inequalities and disparities. The second section examines racial and ethnic inequalities and disparities. The third section includes articles that address the issue from the perspective of research about health care providers and health care facilities. The last two sections of the book focus on consumers and topics of health care disparities, with Section 4 focused on issues related to substance abuse, mental health and related concerns.Section 5 includes articles looking at issues of vulnerable women, women with breast cancer and people with colorectal cancer. "Inequalities and Disparities in Health Care and Health" is important reading for medical sociologists and people working in other social science disciplines studying health-related issues. The volume also provides vital information for health services researchers, policy analysts and public health researchers. It is a great resource for health services researchers, policy analysts and public health researchers. It offers an in-depth look at bioethics, focusing on health inequalities and disparities.

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Argues convincingly, if counterintuitively, that modern medicine has little impact on longevity or mortality.

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Concepts and Practice of Humanitarian Medicine Edited by S. William A. Gunn and Michele Masellis, International Association for Humanitarian Medicine, Switzerland As major events like war, epidemics, and climate change continue to push global health issues to the fore, the international medical community is called upon more than ever to address the needs of the most vulnerable. Concepts and Practice of Humanitarian Medicine brings public health and human rights concerns together, uniting medical, scientific, sociopolitical, and historical perspectives to reaffirm this vision. Forty-one essays from 33 international contributors set out the principles of humanitarian medicine, beginning with the concept of health as a human right, and examining topics such as quality of life, torture, and nuclear conflict. The book draws on important treaties and conventions throughout the history of the United Nations and the World Health Organization, and pays tribute to the efforts of individuals and organizations working to correct health inequities worldwide. A sampling of the topics: The potential of humanitarian medicine in torture prevention and intervention. The varied roles of international and nongovernmental agencies in humanitarian medicine. Critical issues specific to women, children, migrants, refugees, and the poor. Health effects in an increasingly nuclear world. Applications of humanitarian medicine in specialized areas such as heart surgery and trauma. Already acclaimed when first published as the pioneering book, Humanitarian Medicine, this new edition includes 14 additional thought-provoking chapters. The contributors are all major world figures in health and human rights, including Nobel Laureates Kofi Annan and Sir Joseph Rotblat. For those committed to the new health frontiers around the world—particularly researchers, professionals, social scientists, and policymakers in public health, global health, and human rights—Concepts and Practice of Humanitarian Medicine is both informative and empowering reading. Reviews of the first edition: "Challenging… Providing much food for thought. The prestigious authors add to the uniqueness of the publication." –WHO, Health Action in Crises "A galaxy of authors that includes three Nobel Laureates, two Secretaries-General of the United Nations, and two Directors-General of the World Health Organization promises a book of the highest interest. The result fully justifies the promise." –Journal of Humanitarian Medicine "A remarkable array of chapters of prime importance, and a complete view of the technical, philosophical, ethical, and humanist issues to inspire reflection." –Prof. Baron Michel Lechat, Centre de Rechèrches en Epidémiologie des Désastres, Belgium.

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Il paziente dei nostri servizi sanitari è una persona o un numero? Un soggetto o un oggetto? Una persona sofferente o un insieme di meccanismi da aggiustare in una catena di montaggio di tanti specialisti? A ragione si parla oggi di umanizzazione della medicina e di demedicalizzazione dei servizi. Ci sono oltre venti lauree sanitarie ognuna delle quali dovrebbe comportare una professione diversa da quella del medico, e "più umana": nel percorso formativo di queste lauree sono previste diverse discipline psicologiche e sociali. Ma l’impresa è difficile. Giustamente definite sanitarie, anziché mediche, anzi meglio "della salute", o "di aiuto", queste professioni dovrebbero essere diverse da quella medica: sono di fatto diventate altrettante "altre" professioni mediche. La "mente medica", nel collettivo delle Organizzazioni si è appropriata di queste professioni come fossero "sue". Le diverse scienze psicologiche in primis la Psicologia Clinica e la Psicosomatica, dovrebbero essere al centro della formazione, anzi di una nuova forma mentis, di questi nuovi operatori. Ma come viene applicato l’intento del legislatore nell’Università Italiana e nella cultura sanitaria? Il grande mantello della medicina, di una certa medicina, copre gli scopi che erano stati intuiti come necessari per le differenti professione della Salute. Il presente testo intende chiarire misconoscimenti e riduzionismi che paralizzano il pur auspicato mutamento della medicina e le sue articolazioni in differenti professionalità. La Psicologia Clinica si pone come chiave per leggere la mentalità collettiva che sottende l’attuale cultura sanitaria medicalizzante, che si scontra con le esigenze della persona umana, negando, oltretutto, quanto la psicosomatica oggi ci dice circa la costante modulazione psichica di tutti i processi organici, nella salute così come in tutte le malattie. L’umanizzazione della medicina non è un surplus eticamente giusto per il malato: è un indispensabile agente terapeutico. La sua mancanza è iatrogena.

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