{"product_id":"appalachian-health-culture-challenges-and-capacity-understanding-and-improving-health-for-minority-and-disadvantaged-populations-9780813155579","title":"Appalachian Health: Culture, Challenges, and Capacity (Understanding and Improving Health for Minority and Disadvantaged Populations)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppalachian Health: Culture, Challenges, and Capacity (Understanding and Improving Health for Minority and Disadvantaged Populations)\u003c\/strong\u003e by Scutchfield, F. Douglas. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780813155579.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppalachian Health explores major challenges and opportunities for promoting the health and well-being of the people of Appalachia, a historically underserved population. It considers healths intersection with social, political, and economic factors to shed light on the trends affecting mortality and morbidity among the regions residents.\n\nEditors F. Douglas Scutchfield and Randy Wykoff have assembled high-profile experts working in academia, public health, and government to offer perspectives on a wide range of topics including health behaviors, environmental justice, and pandemic preparedness. This volume also provides updated data on issues such as opioid abuse, \"deaths of despair,\" and the social determinants of health. Together, the contributors illuminate the complex health status of the region and offer evidence-based programs for addressing the health problems that have been identified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"University Press of Kentucky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985939787829,"sku":"ByrdShop_0813155576","price":55.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780813155579_a3c21567-56b0-48ee-a136-6c77670a3e08.jpg?v=1778660937","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/appalachian-health-culture-challenges-and-capacity-understanding-and-improving-health-for-minority-and-disadvantaged-populations-9780813155579","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}