Authors:Leiyu Shi, Gregory D. Stevens,
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: vulnerable, populations, health, public, united, states
Number of Pages: 312
Published: 2004-11-10
List price: $75.00
ISBN-10: 0787969583
ISBN-13: 9780787969585

" . . . an excellent primer for undergraduates and graduate students interested in vulnerable populations and health disparities." -- New England Journal of Medicine, July 7, 2005 "I have reviewed a number of books looking for meaningful content to help my students understand and work with vulnerable populations. This is the most comprehensive, yet understandable book on the topic." -- Doody’s Reviews, 2005 ". . .combines thoughtful, coherent theory with a large amount of information available in a single source. It will prove to be a valuable resource for policymakers, res

Authors:Leiyu Shi, Gregory D. Stevens,
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: vulnerable, populations, health, public, united, states
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2010-12-21
List price: $80.00
ISBN-10: 0470599359
ISBN-13: 9780470599358

Based on the authors’ teaching and research at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, the second edition of this landmark text offers a general framework for students, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers for learning about vulnerable populations. It contains in-depth data and information on major health and health care disparities by race or ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and health insurance coverage. It is thoroughly updated to include the latest data and trends and provides a detailed syn

Authors:Barbara A. Anderson, Mary de Chesnay,
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Pub
Keywords: caring, vulnerable, research, chasnay, practice, nursing, perspectives, theory
Number of Pages: 582
Published: 2007-12-06
List price: $79.95
ISBN-10: 076375109X
ISBN-13: 9780763751098

Within an expanding field of study in both undergraduate and graduate nursing curricula, Caring for the Vulnerable explores vulnerability from the perspective of individuals, groups, communities and populations, and addresses the implication of that vulnerability for nurses, nursing, and nursing care. Organized into six units, the text presents a basic structure for caring for the vulnerable, and forms a theoretical perspective on caring for doing so within a cultural context, with the ultimate goal of providing culturally competent care. Theoretical and research chapters advance to chapters o

Author: William C. Placher
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Keywords: god, vulnerable, narratives
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 1994-01-01
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 0664255345
ISBN-13: 9780664255343

"This is a book we urgently need!...Those who cling to the notion that theology is dull and remote must be warned away form Placher’s lively prose"......Beverly R. Gaventa, Associate Professor of New Testament, Prinction Theological Seminary.

Author: David P.H. Jone
Publisher: RCPsych Publicatio
Keywords: children, vulnerable, communicating
Number of Pages: 188
Published: 2003-01-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1901242919
ISBN-13: 9781901242911

Communicating with Vulnerable Children provides a wealth of practical suggestions for all professionals who work with children and young people. It explains how best to communicate when the child has suffered adversity, such as experiences of harm and abuse, or witnessing violence or other distressing events. The focus is on helping children provide full and accurate accounts of their experiences without suggestion from an adult.Each chapter sets out the relevant policy and procedural context and reviews the available evidence, then gives recommendations and practical advice about how best to

Author: Michael Mandelstam
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Keywords: law, adults, vulnerable, safeguarding
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2008-11-15
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 1843106922
ISBN-13: 9781843106920

Author: Amy Lane
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Keywords: goddess, series, little, book, first, vulnerable
Number of Pages: 278
Published: 2005-02-04
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 0595337465
ISBN-13: 9780595337460

Working graveyards in a stop & rob seemed a small price for Cory to pay in order to get her degree and get the hell out of Nor-Cal. She was terrified of disappearing into the aimless vortex that awaited the lost and the young that haunted her neck of the woods. Until the night she actually stopped looking at her books and looked up. What awaited her was a world she had only read about—one filled with fantastical creatures that she was sure she could never be. And then Adrian walked in—and she discovered that risking your life was nothing compared to facing who you really were. And