LibGuides: DHA-7000 v4: Week 4 Resources

Week 4 Resources

Essentials of the U. S. Health Care System by Leiyu Shi; Douglas A. Singh
ISBN: 9781284156720
Publication Date: 2018-09-20
Access your Redshelf book in the Getting Started module of the course.
Read Chapter 11. Chapter 11 discusses populations with special health needs, including a framework to study vulnerable populations, predisposing characteristics, enabling characteristics, eliminating socioeconomic disparities, and need characteristics.

Coordination of services for people with serious mental illness and general medical conditions: Perspectives from rural northeastern United States
Storm, M., Fortuna, K. L., Gill, E. A., Pincus, H. A., Bruce, M. L., & Bartels, S. J. (2020). Coordination of services for people with serious mental illness and general medical conditions: Perspectives from rural northeastern United States. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal.

This article investigates providers’ perspectives on how medical, mental health, and social services are coordinated for people with serious mental illnesses and general medical conditions in two predominantly rural New England states.
Asian American and Pacific Islander military veterans in the United States: Health service use and perceived barriers to mental health services
Tsai, J., Whealin, J. M., & Pietrzak, R. H. (2014). Asian American and Pacific Islander military veterans in the United States: Health service use and perceived barriers to mental health services. American Journal of Public Health, 104(S4), S538-S547.

This article compared the use of various health services nationally between Asian American and Pacific Islander (AA/PI) veterans and veterans of other racial/ ethnic groups in the U.S. and compared perceived barriers and stigma related to mental health services.