Health It as a Tool for Prevention in Public Health Policies

ISBN-13: 9781138431744 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Divya Srinivasan Sridhar

Opis

Innovative and practical, this text helps prepare teachers to support the literacy learning needs of all children in grades K-6, including academically, linguistically, and culturally diverse students. It features original teaching cases written by preservice teachers enrolled in field-based reading/language arts methods courses, accompanied by commentaries written by experienced teacher educators and skilled classroom teachers. High-interest content and a reader-friendly format encourage critical and reflective thinking about topics important to effective literacy instruction. By promoting reflection about case issues, the text helps prepare future teachers to respond to teaching narratives presented on the practical applications section of the PRAXIS II, an examination required in most states for teacher licensure. The authentic cases candidly and poignantly describe preservice teachers' plans, problems, hopes, disappointments, dilemmas, and reflective thinking as they address the multilayered complexities and ambiguities associated with learning to teach reading and language arts in elementary classrooms. These teaching stories reveal glimpses of literacy instruction and allow us to enter real classrooms and experience the wide varieties of situations that reading/language arts teachers encounter daily. Although the cases are grouped according to specific dimensions of literacy theory and pedagogy, just as in real classrooms, other issues are woven through each case as well. The commentaries provide scholarly, and sometimes contrasting, perspectives and approaches through which readers might consider the issues presented in the cases. The commentaries represent only particular perspectives, but readers are encouraged to explore and consider as many perspectives and issues as possible regarding each case. Each chapter includes helpfulpedagogical features: * New or critical concepts and terms listed at the beg

Recenzje

"There are many books on health systems and information technology, but none that are so easy to read. The illustrations/case studies add life to the book. The link with community health centers, which are growing in prominence in the U.S., is a unique feature of this book and is especially important as one considers health disparities and patient outcomes. The last section that compares and contrasts the use of technology in healthcare in the U.S. and the U.K. is important as some of the U.K.'s accomplishments may help the U.S. move forward in this area. The book concludes with a quick synopsis of each chapter, again helping readers understand key messages or decide which chapter is most pertinent for their work. This is a very good addition to health policy and healthcare systems books."
—Carole A. Kenner, PhD, RN, FAAN, Council of International Neonatal Nurses, writing in Doody’s Book Reviews

Spis treści

Introduction. Theoretical Underpinnings: Comparing the PPACA and HITECH Acts. Government and Technology Policies. Impact of E-Government on Electronic Health Literacy. Financial, Social, and Environmental Impact of Government HIT Adoption Policies. Individualized Technological Prevention Strategies for Chronic Conditions. Self-Management Technologies and Type 2 Diabetes. Individualized Prevention Solutions to Childhood Obesity. National and International Impacts of HIT on the Community. Health Information Technology in Community Health Centers. Small-Practice Physicians and HIT. The Micro, Meso, and Macro Perspectives of HIT Adoption. International Comparisons: Differences in U.K. and U.S. Preventive Health.

O autorze

Divya Srinivasan Sridhar