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Equity in healthcare services
Published in Songül Çınaroğlu, Equity and Healthcare Reform in Developing Economies, 2020
Countries with high levels of social expenditure have significantly better health outcomes (Bardley et al., 2011). Although the interrelationship between social spending and health outcomes are of great interest to researchers, studies of the association between social service and health outcomes within developed countries are limited; for example, in the United States, it is difficult to compare data on social services spending across states (Bradley et al., 2016).
Theoretical underpinnings of state institutionalisation of inclusion and struggles in collective health in Latin America
Published in Emily E. Vasquez, Amaya Perez-Brume, Richard G. Parker, Social Inequities and Contemporary Struggles for Collective Health in Latin America, 2020
Qamar Mahmood, Carles Muntaner
The neoliberal agenda globally took stronger hold during the Raegan and Thatcher eras (Navarro, 2007). Latin America was a foremost region affected by the neoliberal onslaught and the underlying social cleavages based along class lines and the autocratic regimes provided fertile ground for neoliberalism to prosper on the continent (Goodale & Postero, 2013). The impact of neoliberalism was across all social and economic sectors of the economy and healthcare was not spared resulting in worsening inequalities, social exclusion, and denial of basic social services like healthcare (Silva, 2009). In response to the consequences of neoliberal policies social movements arose throughout the continent that comprised mainly of these socially excluded groups which demanded state provision of social services such as health but also the inclusion of socially excluded population groups and ensure their rights as citizens (Petras & Veltmeyer, 2005). Brazil and Venezuela stand out as countries that embarked on changing their state–society interface with mechanisms to promote citizen engagement across the economy including health.
Experiences of Reproductive and Sexual Health And Health Care Among Women with Disabilities
Published in Jane M. Ussher, Joan C. Chrisler, Janette Perz, Routledge International Handbook of Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2019
Heather Dillaway, Brianna Marzolf, Heather Fritz, Wassim Tarraf, Catherine Lysack
It is well documented that significant physical, political and social barriers limit access to health and social services as well as job and educational opportunities among people with disabilities (WHO, 2011). As such, individuals with disabilities have lower educational achievement, lower labor force participation, and greater risk of poverty relative to those without disabilities. Overall, they also receive substandard health care, have lower levels of basic or preventive health services utilization, report higher dissatisfaction with health care providers, and have poorer health outcomes (McColl, 2002; Pharr & Chino, 2013; WHO, 2011).
Implementing a hospital-based violence intervention program for assault-injured youth: implications for social work practice
Published in Social Work in Health Care, 2023
Michael A. Mancini, Kristen L. Mueller, Vicki Moran, Victoria Anwuri, Randi E. Foraker, Kateri Chapman-Kramer
When strategically deployed over time in the community, social workers represent an important potential resource to many youth and their families experiencing community violence. Social workers are trained to recognize and understand how social factors can impact health and mental health and are best positioned to provide direct services or assist families to access the help they need. For instance, social workers can provide case management services to help families access health and mental health resources and to social services related to youth development, housing, employment, education, income support, food and other basic resources. Social workers can also directly provide mental health counseling, family therapy and mentoring support to youth and their families. Access to these services can reduce reinjury and involvement in the criminal justice system and enhance the ability to persons to achieve recovery (Becker et al., 2004; Bell et al., 2018; Cooper et al., 2006; Lumba-Brown et al., 2020; Purtle et al., 2013).
The Role of Trust in Older Adult Service Provision at the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Published in Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 2023
Natalie R. Turner, Callie Freitag, Ian Johnson, Carolyn M. Parsey, Magaly Ramirez, Clara Berridge
Gaining trust of service users in social service and healthcare settings can improve health outcomes and life satisfaction (Duckett, 2020; NCOA, 2015). Hupcey et al. (2001) wrote the following on trust, “Trust emerges from the identification of a need that cannot be met without the assistance of another and some assessment of the risk involved in relying on the other to meet this need” (p. 290). Trust emerges from interactions and is developed over time as individuals become comfortable with an organization (Best et al., 2021; Koehn et al., 2022; Thiede, 2005). It is relational, existing at both an interpersonal and community level as it spreads through networks (Thiede, 2005). Trust can influence information and service utilization and enhance communication between parties (Thiede, 2005; Yang & Hwang, 2016).
Provider perceptions of medication for opioid used disorder (MOUD): A qualitative study in communities with high opioid overdose death rates
Published in Substance Abuse, 2022
Nicole Paul, Amy J. Kennedy, Simone Taubenberger, Judy C. Chang, Karen Hacker
We contacted initial participants in each community using contacts provided by the parent study leadership team, and chain referral was used to expand the sample. Chain referral is a type of “snowball sampling” method that focuses on strategies to safely contact those working with sensitive, stigmatized, or illegal topics. This process asks participants to assist in passing along study information and contacts to others they perceive to be good candidates for study participation.23,24 Interviews took place between March 7, 2018 and March 5, 2019. Participants self-identified in one or more of the following stakeholder categories: person who uses or used illicit opioids in the present or past, family member of a person who uses illicit opioids, government official, law enforcement official, school official, community member, or healthcare/social service provider. Among interview participants who identified as “healthcare/social service provider” were individuals who had medical, nursing, behavioral, social service, counseling, advocacy or other treatment/intervention expertise. These professionals worked in a variety of settings: hospital-based clinics and inpatient services, community addiction treatment centers, primary care practices, and public services embedded within the communities. Our analysis focused on interviews from this set of participants.