Poverty and Health [2 volumes]: A Crisis among America's Most Vulnerable [2 volumes]

By: A. B. Mayfield-Clarke and Adrienne L. Riegle and Akilah Dulin Keita and Allison A. Appleton and Andrew S. London and Augustine J. Kposowa and Barbara J. Zappia and Brian Joseph Gillespie and Chantell B. Frazier and Darlene M. Jenkins and David S. Kirk and Debarashmi Mitra and Deborah L. Puntenney and Donna D. Mcalpine and Ernesto CastañEda and Georgiana Bostean and Hanna Jokinen-Gordon and Jacob Avery and Jeffrey M. Timberlake and Jessica Bauer Walker and John J. Green and Josué Gilberto Lachica and Karen T. Van Gundy and Kathleen T. Grimm and Kathryn Strother Ratcliff and Kevin M. Fitzpatrick and Krysia N. Mossakowski and Lauren Kay Brinkley-Rubenstein and Lonnie Hannon and Margaret Hardy and Mary T. Lewis and Maura Nsonwu and Meghan L. Mills and Michel Boudreaux and Nicholas Gibson and Peggy Kahn and Raleigh Bailey and Sharon Warren Cook and Susan D. Stewart and Timothy Stablein and Travis P. Baggett and William Lofton Turner and Yolanda Mcdonald

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Synopsis: A collection of in-depth essays focused on the health issues facing the poorest populations in the United States as it relates to the common good of all Americans.Despite living in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, far too many low-income and no-income men, women, and children in this nation are without health insurance or health care. More than half of those financially bereft have a serious health problem, with poor children three to five times more likely to experience chronic health issues than their more affluent peers. This set is a compilation of writings that address the complex problem of poverty and health across location and population. Through two informative volumes, the authors examine key issues including health care delivery, access, and disparities among various disenfranchised populations. Leading experts explore the reciprocal relationship between economic disadvantage and poor health, and ponder potential solutions to cope with these challenges.