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Just Don't Get Sick
Seccombe, Karen; Hoffman, Kim A.
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Description for Just Don't Get Sick
Paperback. The ability to obtain health care is fundamental to the security, stability, and well-being of poor families. Drawing upon statistical data and interviews with over five hundred families in Oregon, this work assesses the ways in which welfare reform affects the well-being of adults and children who leave the program for work. Series: Critical Issues in Health and Medicine Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 figures, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; MBP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
The ability to obtain health care is fundamental to the security, stability, and well-being of poor families. Government-sponsored programs provide temporary support, but as families leave welfare for work, they find themselves without access to coverage or care. The low-wage jobs that individuals in transition are typically able to secure provide few benefits yet often disqualify employees from receiving federal aid.
Drawing upon statistical data and in-depth interviews with over five hundred families in Oregon, Karen Seccombe and Kim Hoffman assess the ways in which welfare reform affects the well-being of adults and children who leave the program for ... Read more
The ability to obtain health care is fundamental to the security, stability, and well-being of poor families. Government-sponsored programs provide temporary support, but as families leave welfare for work, they find themselves without access to coverage or care. The low-wage jobs that individuals in transition are typically able to secure provide few benefits yet often disqualify employees from receiving federal aid.
Drawing upon statistical data and in-depth interviews with over five hundred families in Oregon, Karen Seccombe and Kim Hoffman assess the ways in which welfare reform affects the well-being of adults and children who leave the program for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Critical Issues in Health and Medicine Series
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813540917
SKU
V9780813540917
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About Seccombe, Karen; Hoffman, Kim A.
Karen Seccombe is a professor at the School of Community Health at Portland State University. Kim Hoffman is a Ph.D. candidate in the College of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University.
Reviews for Just Don't Get Sick
Any consideration of health reform should start with this cautionary tale.
Jeffery Levi, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Trust for America's Health
Jeffery Levi, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Trust for America's Health