Handbook of Families and Health: Interdisciplinary Perspectives presents state-of-the-art summaries of research related to couple, marital, and family influences on health. Editors D. Russell Crane and Elaine S. Marshall, along with a distinguished group of contributors across various disciplines, bring complementary perspectives to a wide range of families and health issues. A major goal of this Handbook is to highlight common issues, concerns, and goals across diverse fields and the benefits of bringing multiple perspectives to these issues. A significant portion of the book is devoted to interventions to improve family health.

Family-Centered Health Policy Analysis

Family-centered health policy analysis
Sven E.Wilson

Acommon feature of much public policy analysis is methodological individualism, meaning that individuals are the primary unit of analysis. Health policy analysis, in particular, focuses on individuals because so many health variables—blood pressure, life expectancy, disease status, body mass, smoking ...

  • Loading...
locked icon

Sign in to access this content

Get a 30 day FREE TRIAL

  • Watch videos from a variety of sources bringing classroom topics to life
  • Read modern, diverse business cases
  • Explore hundreds of books and reference titles