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| Vulnerable Populations in the United States (Public Health/Vulnerable Populations) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Leiyu Shi, Gregory D. Stevens
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
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Customer Ratings:  8 comments
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
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Pages: 312
Shipping Weight (pounds): 1.2
Dimensions (inch): 9.2 x 7 x 1
ISBN: 0787969583
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.10869420973
EAN: 9780787969585
Publication Date: November 10, 2004
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 Do not use a cannon to kill a mosquito... June 11, 2007
Am I missing something here? What is with all these positive reviews? This is the most laborious book I have ever let grace my senses. It is required reading for one of my classes, but there is absolutely NO in depth analysis of the statistical data presented. It is a VERY pedestrian and pedantic review of some very real common sense. Here is the whole book in a nutshell: The worse off you are in society, the worse your health is in this country. Now if you feel like you need 300 pages of graphs you'll probably never look at (because they are painstakingly described in text anyways), or you really want to know exactly how much more likely you are to have chronic illness if you are black, poor, and uninsured, then be my guest and buy this book. Just don't say you weren't warned. This book is only useful if you need a large source of recompiled stats and data on the topic.
 an unbiased textbook that politicians who care about health care should read June 24, 2006
2 out of 2 found this comment useful.
The authors make a great point that poverty rates are increasing in this country, companies are fast dropping health insurance coverage for their employees, and immigration continues to be on the rise. These facts make this book applicable to almost everyone...since there is no guarantee that the middle and upper classes will have health insurance in the next few years. Remember how Starbucks became famous for offering health insurance to all employees, but the points raised in this book were echoed just a few months back, when Starbucks stood on the steps of Congress and said they soon would no longer be able to offer this coverage because of the huge increases in price. This book prepares you for what's to come and offers some GREAT tips on what needs to be done to help make sure that these problems don't tear apart this country. It's a great read...Shi and Stevens should really be commmended.
A BRILLIANTLY Written Classic!! June 18, 2006
3 out of 4 found this comment useful.
What else is there to say...this is a winner by far. It covers issues in health care for the poor and underserved so solidly, that this might well be considered the defining book on the issue. Considering how much it has to say, and how deep the theory goes, its amazing that it can also be SO UNDERSTANDABLE. If you need a good primer in health care for the "vulnerable" in this world (well, primarily the U.S. in this case), this is your book. I would only recommend that they cover international issues more...but that's probably something they could write an entire other book about.
Smart book, clear explanations, very comprehensive. June 18, 2006
4 out of 4 found this comment useful.
I bought this book for a class on health care in the U.S. and it was the only book in my entire year of school that I actually kept! The others I sold back for $10 each, but this one is a keeper. In particular, I liked that it gives step-by-step instructions for people and organizations to use to solve the problem of health disparities. Also, very clearly written!
 Great for the public health nurse! September 11, 2005
4 out of 4 found this comment useful.
I am not a public health nurse, I am an ICU nurse at heart. However as doctoral student, this text was required for a course I am currently taking. It truly opened my eyes to vulnerability even within the US. With the recent and current national crisis and disasters, the concepts discussed are brought home.
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