Yingru Li

Health Disparities in the US and China

Spatial, Social, and Environmental Dimensions

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a comprehensive insight into health disparities in both the United States and China. It offers valuable perspectives on public health and policy through an examination of the spatial, social, and environmental dimensions of health disparities

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. August 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 411g
• ISBN-13: 9781032464435
• ISBN-10: 1032464437
• Artikelnr.: 73777655

Autorenporträt

Yingru Li, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Central Florida. She earned her Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Utah and has comprehensive training in human geography and GIS. Her research focuses on using GIS, statistical, and survey methods to understand socio-environmental disparities and their impact on health and investigate health disparities from various dimensions. She has published articles in geography, health, nutrition, and environment journals.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Literature Review and Analytical Framework 3. Social
Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes in the United States 4. Multilevel
Analysis of China's Health Disparities: Social Capital and Community
Factors 5. Geospatial Analysis of Community Food Environments and
Obesity in the United States 6. Social Impacts of the COVID-19
Pandemic on Vulnerable Groups in the United States 7. Health Care and
Health Disparities in China 8. Conclusions