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Introduction
The resources on this page have been compiled in support of the Urban Health Scholars program. Resources marked with the open lock symbol are open access, which means they are freely available to anyone online and thus can be shared with patients.
Journals
- Journal of Urban HealthThe Journal of Urban Health is the premier and authoritative source of rigorous analyses to advance the health and well-being of people in cities.
Web Resources
- International Society for Urban HealthISUH serves as a global crucible for thought leadership, interactive discussion forums, collaborative networks, dynamic conferences, and scholarly publications on urban health and urban health environments.
- MedlinePlus SpanishMedlinePlus, a source of health information for patients and consumers, in Spanish
Books
Dying at the Margins by
Dying at the Margins: Reflections on Justice and Healing for Inner-City Poor gives voice to the most vulnerable and disempowered population-the urban dying poor- and connects them to the voices of leaders in end-of-life-care. Chapters written by these experts in the field discuss the issues that challenge patients and their loved ones, as well as offering insights into how to improve the quality of their lives. In an illuminating and timely follow up to Dancing with Broken Bones, all discussions revolve around the actual experiences of the patients previously documented, encouraging a greater understanding about the needs of the dying poor, advocating for them, and developing best practices in caring. Demystifying stereotypes that surround poverty, Moller illuminates how faith, remarkable optimism, and an unassailable spirit provide strength and courage to the dying poor.Dying at the Margins serves as a rallying call for not only end-of-life professionals, but compassionate individuals everywhere, to understand and respond to the needs of the especially vulnerable, yet inspiring, people who comprise the world of the inner city dying poor.
Call Number: Baker-Berry Stacks HV4045.D95 2019ISBN: 9780199760145Publication Date: 2018
Life-Styled: Health and Places by
The built environment and public health have a close history of association: from the earliest considerations by Hippocrates of the role of place for human health to the influence of the hygiene movement on architecture, landscape and urban planning. Today global developments such as chronic (or lifestyle) diseases, aging populations and a heavily burdened environment have lent a new urgency to the question of the influence of architecture and urban planning on lifestyles and health. Lifestyled, created as part of the Health and Places Initiative at Harvard University, shows by means of detailed graphics how public health issues can be incorporated into the planning of the built environment and how lifestyles can be shaped accordingly. Taking greater account of health aspects when designing (public) space represents not simply an obligation, but also a means to rethink the disciplines of architecture and design. SELLING POINT: * Re-examination of the relationship between the built environment and lifestyles and health 155 colour images
Call Number: Sherman Art Library Stacks NA9053.H76 M34x 2016ISBN: 9783868594225Publication Date: 2016
Urban Health by
An essential collection that advances our understanding of how cities influence our healthMore than half the world's population lives in cities - a figure that will grow to two-thirds by 2030. As global populations rapidly consolidate around urban centers, the scientific understanding of what this means for human health faces a new and greater urgency.Urban Health connects urban exposures - the experiences, choices, and behaviors shaped by living in a city - to their impact on population health. By using the ubiquitous aspects of the urban experience as a lens to study these exposures across borders and demographics, it offers a new, scalableframework for understanding health and disease. Its applications to public health, epidemiology, and social science are virtually unlimited.Enriched with case studies that consider the state of health in cities all over the world, this book does more than capture the state of a nascent field; it holds a critical mirror to itself, considering the next decade and arming a new generation with the tools for research and practice.
Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780190915841Publication Date: 2019
