Poverty and place : cancer prevention among low-income women of color

Wells, Anjanette (author.). Thompson, Vetta L. Sanders, (author.).

Summary: This book examines ways in which cancer health disparities exist due to class and context inequalities. The volume demonstrates that poverty is a health issue because it erodes the social, political, and economic support systems that enhance well-being and healthy lifestyles necessary for human development and human betterment.

Record details

ISBN: 1498521991
ISBN: 9781498521994
ISBN: 1498522009
ISBN: 9781498522007
Physical Description: 1 online resource
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:july.22 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: cancer in the face of race, poverty, and place: an introduction -- Social determinants of health and their influence on health disparities in the St. Louis metropolitan area -- Cancer disparities by site -- Health behaviors, lifestyles, and prevention -- From theories to practice, into feasible solutions -- Conclusion: poverty and public health -- References -- About the authors.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.