{"product_id":"health-work-with-the-poor-christie-w-kiefer-9780813527772","title":"Health Work with the Poor: A Practical Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristie Kiefer vividly brings home the meaning of poverty in peoples' lives as he examines both their access to--and their lack of--health care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Aimed at both students and professionals in the field, this book argues that individuals serving the poor have the means and obligation to address the root causes of ill health of the poor, not just the symptoms. These causes, Kiefer argues, are overwhelmingly social and political. In a ringing indictment of the factors that perpetuate poverty, he declares that the work of healing at its best must include advocacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Health Work with the Poor \u003c\/i\u003eoffers to both health workers and activists a wealth of practical information. Kiefer's trenchant analysis of the factors that help cause and perpetuate poverty offers students the needed intellectual framework not only to accomplish short-term change but also to strive toward long-term social advocacy. Each chapter ends with a set of discussion questions--a real boon for instructors. Appendices on Internet resources for the study of poverty and on a proposed program detailing how to teach health workers in a way that promotes social awareness make this book a valuable resource for courses on poverty and health. It will also be an indispensable manual for all those who work with the poor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christie W. Kiefer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813527775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813527772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.55w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2000 pg. 66","brand":"Christie W. Kiefer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448980877567,"sku":"9780813527772","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f9f8d3f-5dca-4321-8073-353c60f8ff65.jpg?v=1777261431","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/health-work-with-the-poor-christie-w-kiefer-9780813527772","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}