Integrative health services [electronic resource] : ethics, law, and policy for the new public health workforce / Heather Mullins-Owens.
2016
RA427
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Title
Integrative health services [electronic resource] : ethics, law, and policy for the new public health workforce / Heather Mullins-Owens.
ISBN
9783319298573 (electronic book)
3319298577 (electronic book)
9783319298559
3319298577 (electronic book)
9783319298559
Published
Switzerland : Springer, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vii, 63 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-29857-3 doi
Call Number
RA427
Dewey Decimal Classification
614.4
Summary
This readable overview offers a public health framework for integrating medical and alternative care to improve health outcomes in patients with chronic illnesses. It details the promise, potential, and challenges of holistic services as patients seek diverse treatment options and health care systems address the demand for more affordable, accessible, and effective care. The book's integrative model describes the process in theory and practice, from cost and reimbursement issues and turf wars between providers to expanding on traditional concepts of illness and wellness. Learning objectives, case studies, discussion questions, and other helpful features make this a vital student text. The book's concentrated coverage: Introduces concepts of integrative health services. Applies integrative health concepts to public health areas, e.g., prevention. Contrasts integrative models of health with the traditional biomedical model. Describes health care systems, use, and disparities in integrative health services. Outlines the scope of integrative health practice. Reviews implications for the public health workforce. Integrative Health Services benefits public health students, pre-med students, and those with an interest in health policy and health trends. Additionally, public health educators, practitioners, and scholars who may not be familiar with integrative health services and conflicts related to their increased use in health care will find it a helpful tool to quickly bring them up to date.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 5, 2016).
Series
SpringerBriefs in public health
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Print version: 9783319298559
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Table of Contents
Introduction to Concepts of Health Services
Application to Public Health
Health Care System Use and Disparities in Integrative Health Services
Scope of Practice
Integrative Health as a Primary Care Model (Case Study)
Public Health Workforce Implications
Conclusions.
Application to Public Health
Health Care System Use and Disparities in Integrative Health Services
Scope of Practice
Integrative Health as a Primary Care Model (Case Study)
Public Health Workforce Implications
Conclusions.