Health Disparities in the US and China
Spatial, Social, and Environmental Dimensions
- English
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About this book
This book provides a comprehensive insight into health disparities in both the United States and China. It offers valuable perspectives on public health and policy through an examination of the spatial, social, and environmental dimensions of health disparities.
Through comparative analysis of two distinct healthcare systems, economic conditions, and cultural contexts, the book offers a thorough assessment of how policies and social structures influence public health outcomes. It examines factors such as socioeconomic status, social capital, community, social and physical environments, healthcare systems, and health policies. The book adopts an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on key theoretical frameworks such as socio-ecological model, social determinants of health (SDOH), and social capital theory. It integrates geospatial, statistical, and survey analyses and includes a series of case studies to explore health disparities.
This book will be of interest to students and researchers in medical geography, medical sociology, and public health, as well as professionals and policy makers who address spatial, social, and environmental disparities.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of illustrations
- List of acronyms and abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Literature review and analytical framework
- 3 Social disparities in COVID-19 outcomes in the United States
- 4 Multilevel analysis of China’s health disparities: Social capital and community factors
- 5 Geospatial analysis of community food environments and obesity in the United States
- 6 Social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable groups in the United States
- 7 Healthcare and health disparities in China
- 8 Conclusions
- Index