Population Health Intervention Research: Geographical perspectives (Geographies of Health Series)

By: Susan J. Elliott and Daniel W. Harrington and Sara McLafferty

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Synopsis: Health geographers are well situated for undertaking population health intervention research (PHIR), and have an opportunity to be at the forefront of this emerging area of inquiry. However, in order to advance PHIR, the scientific community needs to be innovative with its methodologies, theories, and ability to think critically about population health issues. For example, using alternatives (e.g. community-based participatory research) to traditional study designs such as the randomised control trial, health geographers can contribute in important ways to understanding the complex relationships between population health (both intended and unintended consequences), interventions and place. Representing a diverse array of health concerns ranging across chronic and infectious diseases, and research employing varied qualitative and quantitative methodologies, the contributions to this book illustrate how geographic concepts and approaches have informed the design and planning of intervention(s) and/or the evaluation of health impacts. For example, the authors argue that geographically targeting interventions to places of high-need and tailoring interventions to local place contexts are critically important for intervention success. Including an afterword by Professor Louise Potvin, this book will appeal to researchers interested in population and public/community health and epidemiology as well as health geography.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 206 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781317077824
Related ISBNs:: 9780367668198, 9781315601502, 9781472457257
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 07/10/23
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial material, Daniel W. Harrington, Sara McLafferty and Susan J. Elliott
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Earth Sciences
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Daniel W. Harrington
Edited by:: Sara McLafferty
Edited by:: Susan J. Elliott