Women and Health Services

Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-0-335-20136-5
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company

Buch, Englisch, 0 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 367 g

In recent years women's issues have begun to move higher up the health services agenda. However, there have been few attempts to set out the rationale for this, or to document the good practice initiatives that have resulted. This unique book undertakes both these tasks. The first part examines the theoretical, conceptual and empirical underpinning of current arguments for greater gender awareness in health planning; while the second explores a variety of schemes designed to put these new ideas into practice. The aim of these case studies is to show what can be done, but also to identify the many challenges and pitfalls involved.

As the first book of its kind, Women and Health Services will be useful to teachers and students on a wide range of both professional and academic courses. It will also be an important resource for policy makers and practitioners, offering a rationale for change as well as concrete examples of what has been achieved within the current structure of health services.

Features
* two-part structure provides a combination of theory and practice in one volume
* tackles key issues of central concern to target audience
* each section features an introductory overview by Lesley Doyal
* topic-based approach makes it ideal for use on courses with students
* written and edited by leading authorities in the field

Autoren/Hrsg.

Doyal

Doyal, N/A

Doyal, Lesley

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete AINS Notfallmedizin & Unfallmedizin (inkl. Notdienste)
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Fragen & Probleme

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part one: Defining the problems
Women and the NHS
is there a case for change?
Health at risk
poverty and national health strategies
Reproductive health needs across the lifespan
Health, ageing and older women
Meeting the health needs of women from black and minority ethnic communities
"Hit and miss"
the success and failure of psychiatric services for women
Gender issues in the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease
Cause for concern
women and smoking
Part two: Principles into practice
Maternity and health links
an advocacy service for Asian women and their families
The establishment of a women-centred gynaecology assessment unit
Gender, sexuality and health care
improving services
The care of women with breast cancer
research, policy and practice
Women, low income and smoking
developing a 'bottom up' approach
Gender and health promotion in two different settings
Women and collective general practice
the Hoxton experience
Involving women as consumers
the Oxfordshire health strategy
From theory to practice
the Glasgow experience
Conclusions
the ways forward
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Lesley Doyal is Professor in Health and Social Care at the School for Social Policy Studies, University of Bristol.